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     The East Point Lighthouse was moved to its present location 
     
    
   
   
    
     in 1908. The contractor employed to supervise the moving of the 
     
     v~~ucture was Bernard Creamer of Souris. 
     
    
   
   
    
     Lighthouse Keepers were: 
     
    
   
   
    
     Alexander Beaton 
     
    

    
     Lauchlan MacDonald 
     
    

    
     Angus MacIntyre 
     
    

    
     Stewart MacIntyre, son of Angus 
     
     Harry Harris, at present 
     
    
   
   
    
     The first fog horn building was made into a stable and a 
     
     vow Beacon House was built in 1908. It was run by compressed 
     
     air at first and at the present time by amplifiers. 
     
    
   
   
    
     Radio Equipment — D. F. (Direction Finder) 318 kilocycles, 
     
     transmits 24 hours a day every 6 minutes. 
     
    
   
   
    
     Weather Observations are given twice a day; radioed to 
     
     Halifax for computing purposes. 
     
    
   
   
    
     ther Radio Equipment is the radio frequency 1792 used by 
     
     the attendants for their own marine purposes. 
     
    
   
   
    
     Search and Rescue Agent is Harry Harris. 
     
    
   
   
    
     The Director System switches on and off automatically. 
     
     It senses for any change in atmospheric conditions. 
     
    
   
   
    
     The station is completely self—powered in event of power 
     
     failure as battery supply is at hand. 
     
    
   
   
    
     Aids to Navigation have what is called a "Character". 
     
    
   
   
    
     Fog Horn blows for 6 seconds every 56 seconds. 
     
    
   
   
    
     Lighthouse flashes every 5 seconds. 
     
    
   
   
    
     Radio transmits every 12 seconds, followed by the letter 
     
     N—3 times. 
     
    
   
   
    
     Beacon operators were: 
     
    
   
   
    
     Donald MacIntyre 
     
     Philip Ritcie 
     
     Jack Wilmhurst 
     
     Les. Peppin 
     
     Phil. Johnston 
     
     Steve A. Hearn 
     
    
   
   
    
     Stewart Maclntyre retired in 1962.