Carmanah Point Light Station

Carmanah Point Light Station stands on the southwest coast of Vancouver Island in British Columbia, marking the entrance from the Strait of Juan de Fuca into the Pacific Ocean and serving as a vital aid along an exposed and difficult coast. Established in 1891, it first used a wooden light attached to the keeper’s dwelling; the current concrete tower was built in 1920 and remains in operation. For well over a century, a succession of keepers staffed the station, from William Phillip Daykin to Justine J. Etzkorn. In 2024, after officials declared the site seismically unstable, the station was destaffed, prompting strong local and Indigenous criticism.