"First, it tells me that they don't really value what we as a community value in our local history. A spokesperson for Parks Canada says it is currently reviewing the nomination. The Friends of Shipwreck Point Lighthouse have also submitted an application to Parks Canada to have the building designated under the Heritage Lighthouse Protection Act. The Friends of Shipwreck Point Lighthouse committee has also been waiting almost 10 years, waiting for news from the Department of Fisheries and Oceans on their application for the lighthouse in Naufrage, P.E.I.Īfter forming in 2013, the group submitted its plan to DFO. Whyte also has advice for other groups that are still waiting to take over lighthouses in their communities. "But we had the community support behind us, and we had events that proved that the community was behind us and we raised money as we went along." "It was a labour of love is what it was, but it was tough," Whyte said. Whyte said taking over the ownership has been a long time coming, and a lot of work. "When we found out that if no one stepped up, then it was going to be torn down, we said no and we contacted people in the community." It was a labour of love is what it was, but it was tough. -Elizabeth Whyte, Friends of the Seacow Head Lighthouse And I played around this lighthouse when I was little, and it just came to mean a lot to me," Whyte said. "My uncle, his father and grandfather were part of this lighthouse. The chairperson for the lighthouse group, Elizabeth Whyte, also has a personal connection to the lighthouse. The group that now owns it hopes to have it open to the public next summer, including displays on all four levels of the lighthouse. The view from the top of Seacow Head Lighthouse.
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