ONLY 13 PETITIONS HAVE BEEN SUBMITTED
FOR NOVA SCOTIAN LIGHTHOUSES
UNDER THE HERITAGE LIGHTHOUSE PROTECTION ACT
January, 26, 2012
The deadline for application under the HERITAGE LIGHTHOUSE PROTECTION ACT is fast approaching. In order to have YOUR lighthouse considered for heritage protection, a petition signed by 25 residents of Canada, 18 years or older, must be received by Parks Canada on or before May 29, 2012. Once a petition has been received by Parks Canada, the petitioning Group has until the early Spring of 2015 to submit a business plan to Fisheries and Oceans Canada (it is advisable to submit a business plan as soon as possible). To date, only 13 lighthouses in Nova Scotia have been petitioned, leaving approximately 59 facing an uncertain future. If they are not protected under the Act they can be sold ot the highest bidder or simply left to rot adn fall down.
Why designate and acquire a lighthouse under the Heritage Lighthouse Protection Act?
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Sambro Est. 1758 - not yet petitioned! | A heritage designation can be viewed as an expression by the community of its appreciation for the value of a lighthouse. Canadians who acquire a lighthouse designated under the Act are helping to build a national system of protected heritage lighthouses. Their contributions together with those of other government or community group owners will help to ensure that these heritage buildings are conserved.
A “heritage lighthouse” designation may prove useful as a promotional and marketing tool, leading to increased tourism or economic opportunities. A heritage designation may also help secure funding in the future for the conservation and/ or promotion of the lighthouse property.
A lighthouse designated under the Act will have its heritage character protected in the future in accordance with the type of protection applicable in the jurisdiction where the lighthouse property is located. To the extent custodians adopt the Standards and Guidelines to guide their conservation efforts; they will belong to a national community of practice for the conservation and protection of heritage lighthouses.
The following is a list of lighthouses not yet petitioned:
1) Cape D'Or 21) Cape Negro 41) Canso Ranges
2) Cape Sharp 22) Cape Roseway 42) Cape George
3) Parrsboro 23) Gull Rock 43) Gillis Point
4) Horton Bluff 24) Spectacle Island 44) Jerome Point
5) Margarettsville 25) Western Head 45) Guyon Island
6) Prim Point 26) Battery Point 46) Gabarus
7) Annapolis 27) Indian Harbour 47) Scatterie Island
8) Boars Head 28) Peggy’s Point 48) Flint Island
9) Grand Passage 29) Sambro 49) Low Point
10) Brier Island 30) Bull Point 50) Black Rock Point
11) Peter Island 31) Chebucto Head 51) Bras D’or Ranges
12) Beliveau Cove 32) Maugher’s Beach 52) St. Paul N/E
13 Cape St. Mary 33) George’s Island 53) Caveau Point
14) Tusket River 34) Sheet Harbour Passage 54) Enragee Point
15) Whitehead 35) Beaver Island 55) Cape George
16) Bon Portage 36) Liscomb Island 56) Pictou Island South
17) Wood’s Harbour 37) Country Island 57) Caribou Point
18) Cape Sable 38) Isaac’s Harbour 58) Pugwash
19) Baccaro 39) Whitehead Island 59) Coldspring Head
20) Salvages 40) Cranberry Island
For information on the petitioning process, go to Parks Canada’s website.
http://www.pc.gc.ca/eng/progs/lhn-nhs/pp-hl/index.aspx
For information on submitting a business plan, go to DFO’s website:
http://www.dfo-mpo.gc.ca/media/infocus-alaune/2010/02/lighthouse-phare-inactive-eng.htm
Please contact NSLPS through this website if we can be of assistance.
Barry MacDonald
President, NSLPS
www.nslps.com
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