good morning EVE ,
i forgot to mention that lighthouse keeper’s are on duty from 3am until 10 and sometime 11 pm everyday 7 days a week all year long, they all have pay holidays every year , how long depend on how many years they have been working as lighthouse keeper, when a lighthouse keeper go on holiday the coast guard bring what they call a ” relief assistant , the relief assistant can be from a other lighthouse or sometime a person that did apply to be a lighthouse keeper but dint get the job because there were no position available at the time they apply,

Thanks for sharing this Serge – what an amazing experience!

I am a daughter to Lyle and Velma…one of the adopted twins. I just saw this and would love to make contact. Yes we lives at Green Island when Roy and Marion Cook lived there. My first fleeting memory of Christmas there still flits through my mind every Christmas. I remember getting my own little child sized broom and dustpan and thought I’d received the best gift ever! Still can feel the glow of excitement I felt all these many years after!

Hi Barney.Thanks for replying to my comment I posted September 11th 2017.I was excited to read your comments on Green Island.A couple questions for you. Is there a dock there that a 42 foot boat could tie up to? Does the Coast guard allow people besides the light house keepers on the Island?Would one be able to land on the Island for a quick look around if I was to get one out of Rupert.My mom will be 91 years old this year and is still fit to make the trip and I would love to fulfill her 80 year old dream of returning to Green Island one more time before her health fails or before she dies. Much appreciate yours and Eva’s interest in this request. Thanks again and hope to hear from you soon. Yours truly
Norman Larson

Norm, hi I am Barney Hynes, I am the present Principal Lightkeeper at Green Island. My tenure here started on 02 May 2016. You can believe every story that grand Parents have told you about Green. Summers can be beautiful with highs around 22 or 23 degrees Celcius, winters on the other hand can be quite frightening, we go weeks with sustained winds of 90 to 100km and hour. we have waves crashing on the rocks and the water freezes before it hits the ground. We get snow, wet heavy snow, which must be cleared as soon as possible. the Helipad must always be clear should an emergency arrive.

This past April, on the 10th we had a storm that blew from wayy down south by the time it came up north to us the gusts of wind were measured at 138km yet we still go outside and provide weather info for mariners every 3 hours. It as someone earlier stated a unique lifestyle. I hope you mother can make the visit, we would be glad to have her for a visit.

The solitary men who manned, ha ha, these lighthouses are variants of the “lonesome prospectors” studied in BC academic history

ACADEMICS…..SERIOUSLY….they still believe that the Indigenous Cultures GLOBALLY, have been honest and shared EVERYTHING WITH THEM! I am Indigenous…to Canada…I took classes in Canada…in Anthropology….AFTER….I travelled the globe and shared my family history with TRIBES…who in turn shared stories….ANTHROPOLOGY…is a joke! Indigenous cultures…will share…only the most base facts of their history….because…most INDIGENOUS CULTURES…share an ORAL HISTORY!!!!!

I WORKED…with Lighthouse Keepers…for 17 years. THESE people, these FAMILIES…do not take anything for granted!!! I have met young…rock it on and party when you are off the station…or those that only take vacation when they are told to…IT IS A LIFESTYLE!!!! CHOSEN…by a very few…ENDURED…by very few….I liked…a few of them…but I have to be honest…when I saw them..they talked a mile a minute and segweyed into other avenues of their time off Island.

Thanks for this Michael Kluckner. Donald Graham did bring the lighthouse stories to the BC historical foreground. And his work is deep,y appreciated.