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Summerside

Future of local lighthouses uncertain.

Date Published: 
2012-01-11
Source: 
Summerside, PEI Journal- Pioneer

Several groups in West Prince have come forward with proposals to save local lighthouses, but two historic ones in the Summerside area are still up for grabs.

The federal Department of Fisheries and Oceans is divesting of the lighthouses it owns across the country, and interested groups have until the end of May to apply to take over the buildings.

But so far according to its website, Parks Canada has received applications from just five P.E.I. groups seeking to designate a heritage lighthouse.