Staffing Canada’s lighthouses a costly anachronism
The lights themselves were long ago automated and do not require a human for operation despite the 51 locations in question. They are powered by low-maintenance solar panels, like the thousands of other navigational aids maintained by the Canadian Coast Guard along our coastlines.
Who doesn’t love a lighthouse? There’s something about the idea of a beacon of light in the darkness of the storm, showing the way to safety, that is immensely evocative—not to speak of the romance associated with life on a lonely rock by the ocean.
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