As George captures Grace with his brushes, she in turn captures his heart, but as the accounts of her heroism escalate, Grace wonders if she has the courage to endure the relentless glare of fame.ġ938: Newport, Rhode Island. As her renown grows, so does her friendship with George Emmerson, an artist visiting the lighthouse. But her solitude is interrupted when she and her father rescue survivors of a shipwreck in a furious storm and Grace becomes celebrated throughout England, a heroine of her time. Grace Darling enjoys her quiet island life at Longstone Lighthouse, at one with nature and the wild sea breezes. The Lighthouse Keeper’s Daughter by Hazel GaynorĮngland Ireland Rhode Island, United StatesįROM THE BESTSELLING AUTHOR OF THE GIRL WHO CAME HOME AND THE GIRL FROM THE SAVOY COMES A NOVEL INSPIRED BY THE EXTRAORDINARY STORY OF A REMARKABLE YOUNG WOMAN.ġ838: Northumberland, England. I finally bought the audiobook version of it recently and decided now was a great time to revisit Hazel Gaynor’s work. One of her publications since then was The Lighthouse Keeper’s Daughter. In summer 2016, I loved The Girl From the Savoy, and I’ve collected a few of her books since then and added the rest to my “to buy” list. "We now have dozens of new applicants, and there is a hope that the tide has turned," said the Coast Guard statement.It’s been more than five years since I read my first Hazel Gaynor book. The Coast Guard says it continues to adjust recruiting efforts and has made improvements to pay to attract new lightkeepers. The situation also poses more of safety risk with the winter storm season approaching, Tchir said, adding bush pilots often call light stations for weather reports ahead of flights to remote areas.
"The members who are out there on the lights are taking less vacation than they should just because they know there is no one to replace them and they don't want that light station to be closed down for any length of time." Out-of-service weather sites put pilots in 'dangerous position,' says float plane operator.lighthouses have remained operational to provide navigational aids to mariners, the statement said.īut the lack of available lightkeepers to fill in for leave is putting extra stress and strain on those who work in the remote, isolated locations, Tchir said. It declined to identify the affected lighthouses for security reasons.ĭespite the lightkeeper shortage, all B.C. In a statement, the agency said no light stations are currently vacant, but there has been a recurring staffing gap at one site and a short-term gap in staffing at another location. The Canadian Coast Guard confirms it is dealing with a staffing shortage for B.C. There's an aging workforce here at the light stations." "It's coming to a critical mass point here where we are losing bodies. More retirements are coming. Lighthouses on the East and West Coasts were almost de-staffed entirely eight years ago, but the federal government opted to keep the positions in the name of maritime safety.īut since then, Tchir says the Canadian Coast Guard has not effectively recruited to deal with retirements and attrition. Lighthouse de-staffing program cancelled by DFO."We do have one station right now that is temporarily closed, because they can't staff it." "At this point, there are rotational closures because of staffing levels," said Berry Tchir, regional vice-president for the Pacific region. The Union of Canadian Transportation Employees says more than a dozen of the 54 permanent lightkeeping positions at B.C.'s 27 lighthouses are vacant, and a relief pool designed to fill in staffing gaps is empty. coast is calling on the Canadian Coast Guard to deal with what it describes as "critical" staffing shortages. The union that represents lighthouse keepers on the B.C.