Carmanah Point Light Station is a lighthouse on the southwest coast of Vancouver Island at the entrance to the Pacific Ocean from the Strait of Juan de Fuca in the Salish Sea.
History The Carmanah Point Light Station was established in 1891. The first light was built of wood and was attached to the keeper's housing. The present tower was built in 1920 of concrete and remains in operation. The area is said to be named for the upstream Nitinaht village. It is said the name means "thus far upstream".
In the summer of 2024, Fisheries and Oceans along with the Coast Guard announced that the light station was seismically unstable and would be destaffed before the end of the year. On October 25, the lightkeepers were removed from the station. The decision to destaff the station has been met with heavy criticism from various local authorities, including local governments, indigenous leadership, and industry leaders.
Keepers William Phillip Daykin 1891–1912) George Woodley 1912 Robert S. Daykin 1912–1917 James W. Davies 1917–1924 Thomas A. McNabb 1924–1930, 1944 John Alfred Hunting 1930–1931 Henry Seymour Briggs 1931–1934 Henry I. McKenzie 1935 G.M. Clark 1935 William Charles Copeland 1935–1940 Walter Calverly, 1940–1941 F.A. Mountain 1941–1946 Francis George Copeland 1946–1952 G.D. Wellard 1952–1958 Bert Pearce 1964–1969 Arthur Britton 1970–1976 Robert W. Noble 1976–1979 Don DeRousic 1979–1983 Dieter Losel 1983–1986 Jerry K. Etzkorn 1986–2016 Justine J. Etzkorn 2016-
See also List of lighthouses in British Columbia Gibbs, Jim, Lighthouses of the Pacific, Philadelphia 1986 Schiffer List of lighthouses in Canada
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Aids to Navigation Canadian Coast Guard