BILL S-215, AN ACT TO PROTECT HERITAGE LIGHTHOUSES
The Saturna Island Fog Alarm Building
 Photo by Louise Gardner |
Welcome to the Fog Alarm Building in the new Gulf Islands National Park Reserve located at the site of the famous East Point Lightstation over-looking the boundary waters between Canada and the United States.
FAB is the future site of the Saturna Island Discovery Centre, which will be operated by volunteers from the .Saturna Heritage Committee who are interested in our island and marine heritage. The site is leased from Parks Canada by the Capital Regional District under the auspices of the Saturna Parks and Recreation Commission.
Volunteers hope to restore the unique fog horn facility, built in l938 and scheduled for demolition, for community use and exhibit space featuring the rich local and maritime history of this southern-most Canadian Gulf Island.
Saturna Island was named for the Spanish schooner Santa Saturnina under the command of Spanish navigator Jose Maria Narvaez y Gervete who was the first European to explore these waters in l791, a year before British surveyor Captain George
Vancouver aboard the HMS Discovery charted the site of Canada’s third largest city.
The East Point Lightstation was built in 1888 when the barque John Rosenfeld, carrying a large shipment of coal ran aground on Boiling Reef off East Point. The lightstation operates as an important part of our marines safety net but the original tower has been removed and replaced with an automatic light tower .
DONATIONS
We need your help to achieve our goal by either donating funds and/or signing up for work parties. Donations are tax deductible. The Saturna Heritage Committee welcomes donations of all sizes towards the development of the Discovery Centre in the Fog Alarm Building.
Donations can be made in two ways;
1. Direct donations not wishing a tax receipt can be made via the Saturna Island Community Club
Fog Alarm Building /Saturna Community Club
P.O. Box 9, Saturna Island, BC VON 2Y0
2. Donations over $50 are eligible for a tax receipt (issued after the end of the year) if submitted via the Capital Regional District.
Fog Alarm Building /CRD/SIPRC
P.O. Box 58, Saturna Island, BC V0N 2Y0
Prepared by Saturna Island Heritage Committee
Photo by
Louise Gardner