A note from Pat Carney:
I would appreciate it if those of you who are interesting in saving our B.C. lighthouses would sign the petition below to send to the federal government. Heritage Canada Foundation, Canada’s largest heritage NGO has worked with me for 12 years to save our marine heritage, Please note no money pledges are involved! Our East Point Fog Alarm Building [on Saturna Island] has been petitioned! Take care, Pat Carney
From:
Heritage Canada Foundation /
La fondation Héritage Canada
Communiqué
Canadas lighthouses are at risk!
Sign the petition to help save Canada’s historic lighthouses
Ottawa, ON, February 7, 2012 — The Heritage Canada Foundation (HCF) is urging Canadians to sign the petition to help save Canadas historic lighthouses.
The Government of Canada owns hundreds of iconic lighthouses. Earlier this year, it declared more than 500 of themincluding many of the most historic onesas surplus. That means many of these important local landmarks and historic icons are at risk. Already neglected, starved for essential maintenance and care, and often located on remote, weather-ravaged sites, Canada’s historic maritime symbols face an uncertain future.
Local groups want to help. But, they are under pressure to find the money and the means to save these iconic structures. HCF is launching a campaign to get the word out, including an information website, and an online petition encouraging the Federal Government to invest in the efforts of local groups and communities to save their lighthouses.
You can help: Sign the petition to help protect Canadas historic lighthouses. Then, share the petition on Facebook and Twitter.
http://www.savecanadaslighthouses.ca/
Thank you for taking action to save Canadas lighthouses.
For further information contact:
Carolyn Quinn, Director of Communications, cquinn@heritagecanada.org
Telephone: 613-237-1066 ext. 229; Cell: 613-797-7206
www.heritagecanada.org
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