What We Love: Chrome Island Lighthouse

Since 1891, the lighthouse has navigated boats around Deep Bay, Denman Island, and Hornby Island

VanIsle.News Staff

Chrome Island lighthouse is a light station established in 1891 that assists traffic in the region of Deep Bay, Denman Island, and Hornby Island
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One of the few remaining manned lighthouses along the BC coast, the resident lightkeeper has saved many a distressed mariner over the years.

Lately, the Light Station faces a storm of its own, as the Canadian Coast Guard has repeatedly threatened to de-staff it.

However, public pressure from mariners, floatplane operators, and those boaters has so far kept this from occurring.