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Lunenburg, N.S. Council worries about Lighthouse Route without lighthouses

Posted Fri, 2010-09-17 21:18
Date Published: 
2010-09-17
Source: 
Halifax Chronicle Herald

The Municipality of the District of Lunenburg, home to the Lighthouse Route, is alarmed over Ottawa’s plan to divest itself of lighthouses across the province.

There are 12 lighthouses in Lunenburg County.

Mayor Don Downe said municipalities across Nova Scotia should work with the province to see what they can do to save some of these lighthouses.

"None of us have any money," Downe said, who described the divestiture process as disjointed.

"Maybe there’s something we can do collaboratively."

For Sale: 1,000 Lighthouses

Posted Fri, 2010-07-09 07:02
Date Published: 
2010-07-09
Source: 
Joan Delaney: Epoch Times

Almost 1,000 lighthouses across Canada, including the iconic Peggy’s Cove in Nova Scotia and Race Rocks in British Columbia, have been declared surplus property.

In May, Fisheries and Oceans Canada (DFO) announced that under the new Heritage Lighthouse Protection Act, 480 active and 490 inactive lighthouses—not including staffed light stations—are “surplus to its needs.”

This means that the lighthouses can be purchased by individuals, municipalities, or non-profit groups wishing to take advantage of their heritage designation or tourism potential.

Ottawa’s position on lighthouses not very bright

Posted Sun, 2010-06-13 21:09
Date Published: 
2010-06-12
Source: 
Marilla Stephenson, Halifax Chronicle-Herald

When it comes to lighthouses, the federal Conservatives’ lights are on, but nobody’s home.

We should have suspected something was up with the government’s position on lighthouses when it was so tough to get the landmark beacon at Peggys Cove painted last year.

But instead of being up front about the change in policy that has been announced for nearly 1,000 of the federally owned properties across the country, Ottawa opted for a sneaky method of slipping an information item onto the Fisheries and Oceans Canada website last month.