Lighthouses of Canada: Saskatchewan

The nation of Canada was created by the British North America Act in 1867 with Ontario, Québec, New Brunswick, and Nova Scotia as the four original provinces. Today Canada is a federation of ten provinces and three large federal territories in the far north of the country.

In 1870 the Hudson's Bay Company ceded to Canada its huge holdings in the midwest and north of the modern country. In 1882 district administrations were established, including the Assiniboia District that included the southern portions of modern Saskatchewan and the Saskatchewan District (named for the Saskatchewan River) that included the central and northern portions of the modern province. Saskatchewan, with its present boundaries, became a province in 1905. Saskatchewan is near the center of the country, bordering Manitoba to the east, Alberta to the west, and the U.S. states of North Dakota and Montana to the south.

Saskatchewan is landlocked and has no officially maintained lighthouses. The province does have many lakes and reservoirs. Even though they are unofficial, the Directory lists lighthouses if they stand beside navigable water, have some plausible navigational value, and are active during the local boating season.

General Sources
Lighthouses in Saskatchewan
Photos by various photographers available from Wikimedia.

Lighthouse
** Cochin
1989. Active (privately maintained); focal plane about 48 m (155 ft); flashing white light. 11.5 m (38 ft) hexagonal wood tower with lantern and gallery. Joyce Andre's photo is at right, Sergio Gaggero has a closeup 2021 photo, Lighthouse Digest has a photo by Amy Chang, Michelle Paul has a 2012 photo, Natasha Starchief has an evening photo of the lighthouse in action, and Google has a street view and a satellite view. Built as a tourist attraction, the lighthouse overlooks both Cochin and Jackfish Lakes from the narrow isthmus between the two. It stands on Pirot Hill, a site donated by Don and Hilda Pirot. The lighthouse was restored and repainted in 2017. Located on the SK 4 highway just north of Cochin, Saskatchewan. Site open, tower apparently open in season (details are needed). Owner/site manager: Village of Cochin. .

Information available on lost lighthouses:

Notable faux lighthouses:


Cochin Light, Cochin, July 2018
Google Plus photo by Joyce Andre

Adjoining pages: North : Northwest Territories | East: Manitoba | West: Alberta

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Posted November 25, 2007. Checked and revised September 24, 2023. Lighthouses: 1. Site copyright 2023 Russ Rowlett and the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill.