0026. Canada - Louisbourg Lighthouse

Louisbourg Lighthouse is a historic Canadian Lighthouse at Louisbourg - Nova Scotia.  It is the site of the First Lighthouse in Canada.  This Canada's oldest Light Station, built by France during the period when Cape Breton Island was a French colony.  

Nova Scotia is the province at the extreme South-Eastern corner of Canada. The Southern and Eastern parts of the province lie on a peninsula facing the Atlantic to the East and the Bay of Fundy to the West.

Canada commemorated the Lighthouse in the Nova Scotia Province with the release of stamp on 21-Sep-1984.

Built in the year 1734, the LOUISBOURG Lighthouse:

• Tower is OCTAGONAL concrete
• Tower painted WHITE
• Lantern painted RED
• Height is 17 meters
• Colour scheme of the LIGHT is WHITE
• LIGHT character is a FLASH every 10 seconds

0025. Canada - Ile Verte Lighthouse

The Ile Verte Lighthouse is located in the Quebec (Eastern) region of Canada.  

Canada commemorated the Third Oldest Lighthouse with the release of stamp on 21-Sep-1984.

Built in 1809, the Ile VERTE Lighthouse:

• Tower is CYLINDRICAL stone
• Tower painted WHITE
• Lantern painted RED
• Height is 40 meters
• Colour scheme of the LIGHT is WHITE
• LIGHT character is a FLASH every 5 seconds

0024. Canada - Gibraltar Point Lighthouse

The Gibraltar Point Lighthouse is a Lighthouse located on the Toronto Islands in Toronto - Ontario.   Ontario has a tremendous width East to West, including the entire Canadian side of the Great Lakes.  This is the Oldest Lighthouse in Ontario and Second Oldest in Canada.

Canada commemorated the reputed to be the Oldest existing Lighthouse on the either side of Great Lakes with the release of stamp on 21-Sep-1984.

Built in 1808, the GIBRALTAR POINT Lighthouse:

• Tower is HEXAGONAL stone
• Tower is UNPAINTED gray stone
• Lantern painted RED
• Height is 25 meters
• Colour scheme of the LIGHT is GREEN
• LIGHT character is CONTINUOUS

0023. Canada - Fisgard Lighthouse

The Fisgard Lighthouse was the First Lighthouse on Canada's West Coast.  A 19th century Light, the Light here was automated in the year 1929.

Built by the British in 1860, when Vancouver Island was not yet part of Canada, Fisgard's White Tower has stood faithfully at the entrance to Esquimalt Harbour. Once a beacon for the British Royal Navy's Pacific Squadron, today Fisgard still marks home base for the Royal Canadian Navy.

Canada commemorated the Lighthouse in the British Columbian region with the release of stamp on 21-Sep-1984.

Built in 1860, the FISGARD Lighthouse:

• Tower is CIRCULAR brick
• Tower is painted WHITE and Lantern is painted RED
• Height is 21 meters
• Colour scheme of the LIGHT is WHITE and RED (depending on direction)
• LIGHT character is 2 seconds ON, 2 seconds OFF