The fog alarm building, the most photographed building in all of the Gulf Islands, now a multi-use community-operated centre, almost became a pile of wood and nails in the back of a garbage truck.

The story of how the Fog Alarm Building was saved and rehabilitated by the community, speaks not just to how Saturna Islanders tackled this particular project, but to how they tackle so many projects on their island, as a cohesive, well-knit community that consistently takes on tasks much larger communities would struggle with, with examples ranging from their innovative recycling system, to the Ecological Education Centre (EEC) and, of course, the Fog Alarm Building.