Wreckhouse, located on the island's west coast near the Codroy Valley, is notorious for the very strong winds created as they are funneled between two mountain ranges. In days past, the railway had an employee and his family living in a house in the pass whose job it was to warn trains when the winds were too strong to go thru; his wife continued in this role after his death.
While the trains are gone, the winds remain; today, flashing lights on the Trans Canada Highway alert tractor trailers that they're likely to be blown off the road when the wind's up. Even on a 'civil' day, kayakers are well advised to make sure everything is well lashed down as they go thru Wreckhouse.
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