Paisley Point


Paisley Point (53˚45'00" 129˚02'00" SW entrance to Drumlummon Bay, Douglas Channel, SW of Kitimat). Paisley is a town in Scotland, now part of Greater Glasgow, where the Canadian government lighthouse tender Quadra was built in 1891 by the engineering and shipbuilding firm Fleming & Ferguson. The company operated from 1886 to 1969, manufacturing steam engines and a variety of specialized vessels, including dredgers, floating cranes, small warships, coasters and harbour craft. The town of...

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