Fisgard lighthouse was the first on Canada’s west coast and it’s still in operation today, marking a passage through the Stait of Juan de Fuca. Built by the British in 1860, when Vancouver Island was not yet part of Canada, Fisgard’s red brick house and 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.

More photos on the lighthouse’s own web site here here.