Cape Breton Heritage Reception Set for Dec. 7

People of Cape Breton Island can learn how to register their homes as heritage properties and hear presentations about historic places, at a public heritage reception on Wednesday, Dec. 7, in the Cape Breton Regional Municipality (CBRM).

Representatives from the Department of Tourism, Culture and Heritage and municipal heritage planners will be on hand to provide information about registering properties and municipal heritage conservation districts.

Richard MacKinnon of Cape Breton University will speak about the architecture of company housing and a brief video documentary will be presented on the traditional craftsmanship of wooden window making.

Guests will also learn about the Nova Scotia Historic Places Initiative and some of the Cape Breton properties on a new online register on the website at www.NShistoricplaces.ca .

The heritage reception is sponsored by the Nova Scotia Historic Places Initiative, which operates under the Nova Scotia Department of Tourism, Culture and Heritage and is part of Canada's Historic Places Initiative, a nationwide program working to preserve, protect and promote our built heritage.

The heritage reception begins at 7:30 p.m. at the Cape Breton Centre for Heritage and Science in the Lyceum at 225 George St. in CBRM.