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Trial Island

Lighthouse keepers gain Senate support

Posted Sun, 2011-01-02 20:52
Date Published: 
2011-01-02
Source: 
Oak Bay News

Trial Island lightkeeper breathes a sigh of relief

Lightkeeper Meredith Dickman was a bit nervous when five senators landed in a helicopter on Trial Island in November.

She knew they were part of a Senate standing committee studying whether to destaff Canadian lighthouses, but she wondered what questions they would have. She was quickly put at ease.

“They were really very professional and had a lot of excellent questions,” said Dickman, the primary lightkeeper at Trial Island for the past six years. “They wanted to understand the issue from all sides.”

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Iconic, isolated – and endangered

Posted Mon, 2010-06-14 06:45
Date Published: 
2010-06-12
Source: 
Justine Hunter, Globe & Mail

Climbing a tight spiral of 37 steps to her cupola overlooking the eastern entrance to Juan de Fuca Strait, Meredith Dickman is rewarded with a 360-degree view unrivalled by the million-dollar waterfront homes in nearby Oak Bay.

From here, at the top of her lighthouse, Ms. Dickman keeps an eye on the massive cargo vessels, ferries, fish boats and kayakers that test the inconsistent waters of the strait.