The keepers are being replaced by automatic equipment. Concern for the future of this environmentally sensitive area draws noted marine scientist Dr. Joe MacInnis. He is working with students from a nearby college to maintain a human presence at Race Rocks. It's also kind of a reminder of the human frailties. Only 11 nautical miles from Victoria, Race Rocks is a place of convergence.
Deep currents sweep the rocks and clash as they meet the inland waters of Georgia Strait.
In 1860 the British Admiralty established the lighthouse in recognition of the dangerous currrents that claimed many ships and dozens of lives. Race Rocks is a paradox, a place with a history of tragedy, it is also a place of refuge and hope. I feel that if the station is not maintained , what Pearson College has done here since 1980 will be destroyed and there will be people in here to rape the bottom. We can't underestimate the importance of protecting areas like this. The new eyes and conscience of Race Rocks are literally the youth of the world.