7. Why was the lighthouse sold?
In 2008, the federal government passed the Heritage Lighthouse Protection Act, which allowed the acquisition of lighthouses that were declared surplus by DFO. Such lighthouses could be given heritage status, and the protection it affords, if a petition was made to the government and approved by a Parks Canada advisory committee. Approval required that the petition be accompanied by a business plan that would assure the site’s maintenance in a manner consistent with established conservation practices. In May 2010, the Métis lighthouse, along with 900 other Canadian lighthouses, was designated surplus, and a two-year period for petitioning ensued. The municipality of Métis-sur-Mer in collaboration with the ARPP and HLSL applied to the program in 2011 and five years later, the site was given heritage status and acquired by the municipality .
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In 2008, the federal government passed the Heritage Lighthouse Protection Act, which allowed the acquisition of lighthouses that were declared surplus by DFO. Such lighthouses could be given heritage status, and the protection it affords, if a petition was made to the government and approved by a Parks Canada advisory committee. Approval required that the petition be accompanied by a business plan that would assure the site’s maintenance in a manner consistent with established conservation practices. In May 2010, the Métis lighthouse, along with 900 other Canadian lighthouses, was designated surplus, and a two-year period for petitioning ensued. The municipality of Métis-sur-Mer in collaboration with the ARPP and HLSL applied to the program in 2011 and five years later, the site was given heritage status and acquired by the municipality .
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