Masons Island
Property:
The MICA Board of
Directors is very pleased to announce that an agreement
of purchase and sale has been signed by the Mahone
Islands Conservation Association (MICA) and
the Municipality of the District of Lunenburg (MODL) for
the partnership acquisition of significant property on
Masons Island.
This property totaling
approximately 13 acres in the middle of the island joins
to the existing MODL property in the big cove on the
eastern side and with several adjacent lots on the
western side of the island.
Masons Island Plot
Plan
The property will complement the
northern end which was jointly acquired by
MICA
and MODL in 2008. It is the intention and desire of both
MICA and MODL that the closing will occur by this
summer. Upon closing, the entire very popular big cove
on Masons will be conserved, protected and available for
traditional public use.
Masons Island from the air
showing the big cove and the northern endIf you would like to
donate toward this exciting acquisition on Masons
Island, or renew your membership, you may do so by
cheque to MICA, PO Box 427, Mahone Bay, NS B0J
2E0, or online at www.mahoneislands.ns.ca
through PayPal or CanadaHelps.org.
This property will then
join Andrews, Backman, Covey, the northern end of
Masons, Sacrifice and Shag Islands that MICA has
jointly acquired in partnership since its beginnings
over 10 years ago. This is in addition to the donation
of Long, Dry, Centre and Snipe Islands.
MICA extends a
sincere and hearty 'thank you' to all our
members, our private supporters, our corporate
supporters, our partners the Municipality of the
District of Lunenburg and the Province of Nova Scotia
and our countless volunteers who have enabled the
association to be so successful with these acquisitions.
Together we are creating a legacy.
11th Annual MICA Gala
Dinner and Auction:
We are also very excited to announce that the 11th
Annual MICA Gala Dinner and Auction (GDA) has
been set for November 1, 2013 at the Atlantica Hotel,
Oak Island. The committee is working on making this
year's event even more memorable. The wheels are in
motion on our Corporate Sponsorship Committee who have
set a goal of 50 Corporate Sponsors for the GDA. If you
wish to enquire about becoming a corporate sponsor,
please contact anyone on the committee.
Corporate Sponsorship
Committee:
Martin Balcome: mar...@bmiltd.ca
902-543-2446
Georg Ernst ger...@GrantThornton.ca
902-521-1140
David Nicholson rdnic...@eastlink.ca
902-627-2800
John Meisner jo...@abco.ca
902-634-2104
Lunenburg Hardware a long
time MICA supporter has facilitated the donation
of the first auction item - a Napoleon Gourmet Grill
valued at $2200 donated by Lunenburg Hardware, BMR and
Napoleon Gourmet Grills. Thank you to Lunenburg
Hardware for this very generous donation – a great start
to our collection of auction items!
Brom Hart, Co Chair of the
MICA Gala Dinner and Auction
Committee
accepting the BBQ from Bill Towndrow of
Lunenburg Hardware
“Lunenburg
Hardware, BMR and Napoleon Gourmet Grills are pleased to
donate this BBQ
as an auction item at November's
Gala. The fundraising and awareness work performed by
the
volunteers of MICA to bring islands in Mahone Bay
into the public domain for all to enjoy
is
commendable. Together, communities accomplish
great things! Congratulations on the
acquisition of
the Masons Island property”….. Bill
Towndrow
The MICA Gala
Dinner and Auction is our major fundraiser. The
overwhelming support for this event has been
instrumental in allowing us to continue with our island
acquisitions.
Sincere thank
you,
MICA Board of
Directors
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