Pachena Point Light

Pachena Point Light

Location	Pachena Point Vancouver Island British Columbia Canada
Coordinates	48°43′19.6″N 125°05′51.2″W
Tower
Construction	wooden tower
Height	66 feet (20 m)
Shape	octagonal tower with balcony and lantern
Markings	white tower, red lantern
Operator	Canadian Coast Guard[1]
Heritage	recognized federal heritage building of Canada, heritage lighthouse
Light
First lit	1908
Focal height	154 feet (47 m)
Lens	First order Fresnel lens
Range	14 nautical miles (26 km; 16 mi)
Characteristic	Fl (2) W 7.5 seconds

Pachena Point Lighthouse is located on Vancouver Island, 13 kilometres (8.1 mi) south of Bamfield, British Columbia, in Pacific Rim National Park. The octagonal wooden tower is maintained by the Canadian Coast Guard who employ lighthouse keepers at the station. In Summer of 2024, it was announced that Pachena Point Light (along with nearby Carmanah Point Light) would be destaffed before the end of the year.[2] On October 26 of the same year, the lightkeepers departed the station, leaving it unstaffed.[3] This change was not well received and was met with heavy criticism.[4]

Keepers

• John S. Richardson 1907 – 1908
• William Robinson Pillar 1908 – 1913
• Richard Clark 1913 – 1919
• G. Allan Couldrey 1919 - 1923
• Art Gorden 1923 – 1924
• James W. Davis 1925 – 1930
• Guy Clear 1930 – 1931
• John Alfred Hunting 1924, 1931 - 1958
• Gerald Wellard 1957 – 1959
• William Milne 1969
• F. Bergthorson 1969 – 1973
• Robert W. Noble 1973 – 1976
• Tom E. Carr 1977 – 1983
• Edward J. Ashe 1983 – 1985
• Ian Crocker 1985 – 1991, 1996 – 1998
• Iain Colquohuon 1988 – 1991
• Peter Redhead 1991 – 1992, 1998 – 2004
• Calvin Martin 2005 – Present[5]

See also

• List of lighthouses in British Columbia
• List of lighthouses in Canada

References

1. Rowlett, Russ. "Lighthouses of Canada: Southern British Columbia". The Lighthouse Directory. University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill. Retrieved December 27, 2015.
2. Guard, Canadian Coast (2024-07-31). "Canadian Coast Guard to cease light keeper functions at Carmanah Point and Pachena Point light stations due to safety concerns". www.canada.ca. Retrieved 2024-10-26.
3. Stoltz, Dean (2024-10-26). ""Tough day": Two island lighthouses close after seismic report". CHEK. Retrieved 2024-10-26.
4. "MSN". www.msn.com. Retrieved 2024-10-26.
5. "Pachena Point Lighthouse". LighthouseFriends. Retrieved 9 August 2023.

External links

• Aids to Navigation Canadian Coast Guard
• Fogwhistle Website
• Lighthouse Depot Database, Pachena Point Archived 2007-03-11 at the Wayback Machine
• Rowlett, Russ. "Lighthouses of Canada: Southern British Columbia". The Lighthouse Directory. University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill. Retrieved 8 September 2008.
• "Pachena Point". BC Geographical Names.