Dear BCLG Members and Friends,
Today, a bill to protect Canada's heritage lighthouses is to receive second
reading in parliament. Below are details on conveying your support of this
Bill to your MP.
If you plan to act, please do so today!
David Auger
Beach Canal Lighthouse Group
(905) 681-6233
_________________________________________________________________
From: "Murray, Barbara J. (MOH)" <Barbara.Murray@ontario.ca>
Date: Mon, 26 Mar 2007 17:37:58 -0400
David:
As discussed at the March 11 general membership, here courtesy of "Built
Heritage News" (http://list.web.net/lists/listinfo/cnarchitect-heritage)
is an update on the progress of the Bill and the lobbying requirements
and details.
19. Support Bill to Protect Canada's Lighthouses
Phillip Pacey, President Nova Scotia Heritage Trust
On March 27, the House of Commons is scheduled to give second reading
for Bill S-220, An Act to Protect Heritage Lighthouses. This is a
once-in-a-lifetime opportunity to get some protection for these
buildings.
The Bill was initiated by the late Sen. Michael Forrestall. It is
supported by the Nova Scotia Lighthouse Preservation Society and by
Heritage Canada. It was championed in the Senate by Sen. Pat Carney and
was passed by the Senate in December. It was given first reading in the
Commons on motion by Gerald Keddy, MP for South Shore-St. Margarets. A
similar bill had been presented earlier in the Commons by Peter Stoffer,
MP for Sackville-Eastern Shore.
This is the time to indicate clearly to the politicians that there is
public support for protecting our heritage lighthouses. Nova Scotia's
oldest wooden lighthouse, the Seal Island Light, dating from 1831, was
placed on Heritage Canada's list of most endangered places on Heritage
Day. Canada is the only G-8 nation that does not have legislation to
protect its lighthouses.
The Bill is at
http://www2.parl.gc.ca/content/Senate/Bills/391/public/S-220/S-220_1/S-220_text-e.htm
There is lots of information on the web site of the Nova Scotia
Lighthouse Preservation Society htttp://www.nslps.com
Please write federal politicians about this issue. Any MP or minister
can be reached by sending a letter without postage to the name of the
MP, House of Commons, Ottawa, K1A 0A6. Their electronic mail addresses
are available at www.parl.gc.ca.
Here are some useful addresses:
Hearn.L@parl.gc.ca (Hon. Loyola Hearn (St. John's South-Mount Pearl) is
the Minister of Fisheries and Oceans, in charge of the Coast Guard that
runs the lighthouses);
Baird.J@parl.gc.ca (Hon. John Baird, Minister of the Environment and
responsible for the Historic Sites and Monuments Board);
Keddy.G@parl.gc.ca,Stoffer.P@parl.gc.ca, carnep@sen.parl.gc.ca;
fopo@parl.gc.ca (Standing Committee on Fisheries and Oceans);
chpc@parl.gc.ca (Standing Committee on Canadian Heritage).
And of course our own MPs at the Head of the Lake:
- Allison.D@parl.gc.ca, Dean Allison (Con), Niagara West-Glanbrook
- Charlton.C@parl.gc.ca, Chris Charlton (NDP), Hamilton Mountain
- Christopherson.D@parl.gc.ca, David Christopherson (NDP), Hamilton Centre
- Dykstra.R@parl.gc.ca, Richard Dykstra (Con), St. Catharines
- Finley.D@parl.gc.ca, Diane Finlay (Con), Haldimand-Norfolk
- Marston.W@parl.gc.ca, Wayne Marston (NDP), Hamilton East - Stoney Creek
- Sweet.D@parl.gc.ca, David Sweet (Con), Ancaster- Dundas-
Flamborough-Westdale
- Turner.G@parl.gc.ca, Garth Turner (Lib), Halton
- Wallace.M@parl.gc.ca, Mike Wallace (Con), Burlington
Today, a bill to protect Canada's heritage lighthouses is to receive second
reading in parliament. Below are details on conveying your support of this
Bill to your MP.
If you plan to act, please do so today!
David Auger
Beach Canal Lighthouse Group
(905) 681-6233
_________________________________________________________________
From: "Murray, Barbara J. (MOH)" <Barbara.Murray@ontario.ca>
Date: Mon, 26 Mar 2007 17:37:58 -0400
David:
As discussed at the March 11 general membership, here courtesy of "Built
Heritage News" (http://list.web.net/lists/listinfo/cnarchitect-heritage)
is an update on the progress of the Bill and the lobbying requirements
and details.
19. Support Bill to Protect Canada's Lighthouses
Phillip Pacey, President Nova Scotia Heritage Trust
On March 27, the House of Commons is scheduled to give second reading
for Bill S-220, An Act to Protect Heritage Lighthouses. This is a
once-in-a-lifetime opportunity to get some protection for these
buildings.
The Bill was initiated by the late Sen. Michael Forrestall. It is
supported by the Nova Scotia Lighthouse Preservation Society and by
Heritage Canada. It was championed in the Senate by Sen. Pat Carney and
was passed by the Senate in December. It was given first reading in the
Commons on motion by Gerald Keddy, MP for South Shore-St. Margarets. A
similar bill had been presented earlier in the Commons by Peter Stoffer,
MP for Sackville-Eastern Shore.
This is the time to indicate clearly to the politicians that there is
public support for protecting our heritage lighthouses. Nova Scotia's
oldest wooden lighthouse, the Seal Island Light, dating from 1831, was
placed on Heritage Canada's list of most endangered places on Heritage
Day. Canada is the only G-8 nation that does not have legislation to
protect its lighthouses.
The Bill is at
http://www2.parl.gc.ca/content/Senate/Bills/391/public/S-220/S-220_1/S-220_text-e.htm
There is lots of information on the web site of the Nova Scotia
Lighthouse Preservation Society htttp://www.nslps.com
Please write federal politicians about this issue. Any MP or minister
can be reached by sending a letter without postage to the name of the
MP, House of Commons, Ottawa, K1A 0A6. Their electronic mail addresses
are available at www.parl.gc.ca.
Here are some useful addresses:
Hearn.L@parl.gc.ca (Hon. Loyola Hearn (St. John's South-Mount Pearl) is
the Minister of Fisheries and Oceans, in charge of the Coast Guard that
runs the lighthouses);
Baird.J@parl.gc.ca (Hon. John Baird, Minister of the Environment and
responsible for the Historic Sites and Monuments Board);
Keddy.G@parl.gc.ca,Stoffer.P@parl.gc.ca, carnep@sen.parl.gc.ca;
fopo@parl.gc.ca (Standing Committee on Fisheries and Oceans);
chpc@parl.gc.ca (Standing Committee on Canadian Heritage).
And of course our own MPs at the Head of the Lake:
- Allison.D@parl.gc.ca, Dean Allison (Con), Niagara West-Glanbrook
- Charlton.C@parl.gc.ca, Chris Charlton (NDP), Hamilton Mountain
- Christopherson.D@parl.gc.ca, David Christopherson (NDP), Hamilton Centre
- Dykstra.R@parl.gc.ca, Richard Dykstra (Con), St. Catharines
- Finley.D@parl.gc.ca, Diane Finlay (Con), Haldimand-Norfolk
- Marston.W@parl.gc.ca, Wayne Marston (NDP), Hamilton East - Stoney Creek
- Sweet.D@parl.gc.ca, David Sweet (Con), Ancaster- Dundas-
Flamborough-Westdale
- Turner.G@parl.gc.ca, Garth Turner (Lib), Halton
- Wallace.M@parl.gc.ca, Mike Wallace (Con), Burlington