Pachena Point Lighthouse is located on Vancouver Island, 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. On October 26 of the same year, the lightkeepers departed the station, leaving it unstaffed. This change was not well received and was met with heavy criticism.
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 2005–2021 Lance McNichol 2022–2024
See also List of lighthouses in British Columbia List of lighthouses in Canada
References
External links Aids to Navigation Canadian Coast Guard Fogwhistle Website Lighthouse Depot Database, Pachena Point