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Race Rocks Light stands on islets off the southern tip of Vancouver Island near Victoria, British Columbia. Illuminated in 1860, it was one of the first two lighthouses built on Canada’s west coast with British government funding and entered service on 26 December 1860 after construction by the crew of HMS Topaze and hired laborers under John Morris. Unique on that coast for its rock construction, the cylindrical tower of granite and sandstone is marked with black and white bands. Staffed by resident keepers until automation in 1997, it was restored in 2009 and also serves as a scientific station recording coastal water temperature and salinity.
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