Hon. Pat Carney helps to unveil the plaque designating Sheringham Point Lighthouse a “National Heritage Lighthouse” On behalf of all the members of the Sheringham Point Lighthouse Preservation Society, we want to express our sadness, and offer our condolences, on hearing that our friend Pat Carney has passed away. Since…
A view of the Lighthouse from the new Eastern Viewpoint. The Eastern Spur Trail crosses the marshy terrain in the lower field The Western Spur Trail winds among the trees at the western edge of the site During the late fall and early winter of 2022, the Sheringham Point Lighthouse…
When Sheringham Point Lighthouse was first illuminated, in September of 1912, Eustace Arden lit an oil lamp to provide the light source for the 3rd Order Fresnel Lens that had been installed in the lantern room. The Fresnel Lens focused the light into a powerful beam that could be seen…
This week’s selected image… Photo by: Ian Fawcett The Fresnel Lens – Side View Last week’s selected image… Photo by: Ian Fawcett The Lighthouse late afternoon November
We are delighted to announce the winners of our recent “Light Up 2021” photo contest. The photograph with the most votes (as chosen by the public voting through our website) receives 1st Prize and the Peoples Choice Award. This photograph will be featured on the cover of our…
Planted over 50 years ago by the lightkeeper’s family, the daffodils at Sheringham Point Lighthouse continue to thrive – just like the lighthouse itself – and herald the coming of spring. Check them out by visiting the lighthouse. (And to mark the season, we have just moved our open hours…
Member of Parliament Praises Lighthouse Restoration August 24, 2019 – Randall Garrison, MP for Esquimalt-Saanich-Sooke has nothing but good things to say about the restoration work recently completed at Sheringham Point Lighthouse. In his first tour of the Lighthouse Site since the restoration work was completed, Garrison praised the work…
“EXPLORING THE LIGHTHOUSE” SCHOOL PROGRAM WINS INTERNATIONAL AWARD OF EXCELLENCE Our school program, “Exploring the Lighthouse”, has won an international award of excellence. For the past three years, the Sheringham Point Lighthouse Preservation Society has partnered with the National Trust for Land and Culture (BC) Society and Change…
It pays to keep a cell phone in your pocket. When Shane Burkett was up at the top of the Lighthouse a few days ago, working on the restoration of the lantern room, some movement out on the water caught his attention. He was able to capture this video of…
On March 20, 2016 the Sheringham Point Lighthouse began a new phase of its long and illustrious life, as it was dedicated a Canadian Heritage Lighthouse. In a ceremony attended by many community residents, neighbours, dignitaries, Lighthouse Society members and friends, the heritage plaque was unveiled by retired Senator…
