Toronto Harbour Light

The Toronto Harbour Light is an automated lighthouse at Vicki Keith Point on the Leslie Street Spit in Toronto, Ontario, Canada.

Toronto Harbour Light

The Toronto Harbour Light
Location	Tommy Thompson Park, Toronto
Coordinates	43°36′49″N 79°20′36″W
Tower
Constructed	1974
Construction	Concrete and steel
Height	12 metres (39 ft)
Shape	Octagonal
Markings	Bright white lower, dotted by graffiti, dull reddish-orange upper
Operator	PortsToronto
Light
Focal height	22 metres (72 ft)
Lens	Lexan circular lens
Characteristic	Fl R 10s.

Construction

The concrete structure was completed in 1974 by the Toronto Harbour Commission. It is now operated by the Toronto Port Authority. The lighthouse is powered by a solar panel and directs shipping traffic along the Eastern Channel into the Toronto Inner Harbour. The light replaced the outer and inner pier lights on the east side of the Eastern Gap from 1906. The larger tower was relocated to Monica Cruising Club in 1981 and smaller one to Etobicoke Yacht Club.^[1]

Maintenance on the property is limited and methods of power have varied over the years. A generator is on site, but is not used and is in disrepair. The site is fenced off yet prone to vandalism and graffiti. Various structures sit idle at the site, such as a ground-mounted solar panel in disrepair, a satellite dish, an unoccupied hut, and a separate hut containing a visibly arson-damaged diesel generator, along with control equipment.

See also

• List of lighthouses in Ontario
• List of lighthouses in Canada

Further reading

• Crompton, Samuel Willard & Michael J. Rhein. The Ultimate Book of Lighthouses (2002) ISBN 1-59223-102-0; ISBN 978-1-59223-102-7.
• Jones, Ray, & Roberts, Bruce (Photographer). Eastern Great Lakes Lighthouses (Lighthouse Series) (Paperback) (Old Saybrook, CN: The Globe Pequot Press) ISBN 1-56440-899-X.
• Jones, Ray.The Lighthouse Encyclopedia, The Definitive Reference (Globe Pequot, January 1, 2004, 1st ed.) ISBN 0-7627-2735-7; ISBN 978-0-7627-2735-3.
• Oleszewski, Wes. Great Lakes Lighthouses, American and Canadian: A Comprehensive Directory/Guide to Great Lakes Lighthouses, (Gwinn, Michigan: Avery Color Studios, Inc., 1998) ISBN 0-932212-98-0.
• Penrose, Laurie & Penrose, Bill T., (1994-05) A Traveler's Guide to 100 Eastern Great Lakes: Lighthouses (Paperback), Friede Publications, 125 pages ISBN 0-923756-09-4, p. 79.
• Wright, Larry and Wright, Patricia. Great Lakes Lighthouses Encyclopedia Hardback (Erin: Boston Mills Press, 2006) ISBN 1-55046-399-3