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Pair of Cape Breton lighthouses given protection as federal heritage properties

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Two lighthouses in Cape Breton are now protected with a federal government heritage designation. Margaree Harbour Front and Rear Range lighthouses were built in 1900 to guide vessels entering Margaree...

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People of Collingwood:
Eleanor Burke, retired teacher, wood carver, playwright and fundraiser
Question:
You also do a lot of fundraising for the Nottawasaga Lighthouse Preservation Society (NLPS). What makes you want to donate your time toward that cause specifically?
Answer:
Well, I live in Lighthouse Point. Without a lighthouse, what’s the point?
When I moved here in 1995, the lighthouse was still working. I loved to see it at night.
I heard about the NLPS within the last few years. I’d like to see the lighthouse continue and not crumble and fall into the lake.
So I was helping out in their fundraising booths at first. Somebody mentioned to me that someone else in town as collecting used beer bottles and cans and using the money for charity.
I thought that would be a good idea here, especially since there are about 500 condos, and there’s a lot of weekenders and skiers.
About five times a week I check the bins, load up my car and take them to The Beer Store. I’ve been doing that for two years now, and we’re up to $9,400 for the lighthouse.
My car is really stinky, and I am too sometimes. (laugh) ... See MoreSee Less

Carving out a life in Collingwood

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