Safety concerns have prompted the Canadian Coast Guard to make what is says is the 害羞草研究所渄ifficult decision害羞草研究所� to end staffing at two lighthouses along British Columbia害羞草研究所檚 coast.

Fisheries and Oceans Canada says 害羞草研究所渁ids to navigation害羞草研究所� will continue operating at both the Carmanah Point and Pachena Point light stations located along the Vancouver Island coast that害羞草研究所檚 also home to the famed West Coast Trail.

The light keepers will move out of the buildings before winter weather arrives.

The department says a geotechnical investigation and hazard assessment found the land beneath 害羞草研究所渕any害羞草研究所� of the buildings at the two stations is not stable enough to meet the coast guard害羞草研究所檚 requirements and some facilities are no longer safe to use.

It says the federal government is looking at long-term possibilities, including the potential costs of stabilizing the sites or moving buildings to safer ground, but those options are expected to be complex and may be cost-prohibitive.

The department says in a statement that the coast guard will continue to operate navigational aids at both sides using solar power and automated technologies.

The light keepers will be offered positions at other sites or within the coast guard.

There are 25 other staffed lighthouses along B.C.害羞草研究所檚 coast.

The Canadian Press