Founded in 2010, the Canadian Lightkeepers Association promotes awareness and understanding of Canada's requirements for staffed lightstations. Specifically, we aim to: [more]
CANADA'S LIGHTKEEPERS NEED YOUR SUPPORT
The Canadian Coast Guard wants to get rid of Canada's 51 staffed Lightstations.
Last September, Federal Fisheries Minister Gail Shea announced yet another round of lightstation destaffing. After massive public outcry, Shea asked the Senate Fisheries Committee to come up with recommendations on further destaffing. The Senate Committee is scheduled to hold hearings in BC this autumn.
It is crucial that the Senate hear from all of us that we need staffed lightstations for the continued safety of all who live on the coast.
Send your letters of support to the Senate Committee today. Just email: fish-peche@sen.parl.gc.ca
And please feel free to cc us so we can share our common concerns with all those who know that keeping staffed lighthouses is vital to the integrity of what makes Canada's waterways unique.
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