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Dark days for Canada's lighthouses.

Posted Fri, 2011-03-04 19:38
Date Published: 
2011-03-04
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Capital News Online: Ottawa, by Ainslie Cruickshank

Gary Troake was 40 years old when he drowned off the coast of Twillingate Island, N.L. in 2000. His father, a local fisherman, found his body.

“He drowned right under the lighthouse, less than 500 yards [from it],” says Jack Troake.

He believes his son’s death could have been prevented. “If there was a lighthouse keeper, doing his job like was required of him years ago, he’d be doing his walk about and he would have seen the minute that boat capsized.”

Someone could have been on scene within 10 or 15 minutes, he says

Coast Guard cost-cutting

International Lighthouse Weekend: 2010

Posted Tue, 2010-08-10 21:47
Date Published: 
2010-08-08
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National Association for Amateur Radio

Almost 300 lighthouses in more than 40 countries and territories -- from Argentina to Wales -- will be on the air for 2010 International Lighthouse/Lightship Weekend (ILLW), organized by Scotland’s Ayr Amateur Radio Group (AARG). The event, held for the 12th year in a row, takes place Saturday, August 21 0001 UTC through Sunday, August 22 2359 UTC. While not a contest, the ILLW is more of a QSO Party and Amateur Radio demonstration.