A Celebration of Norah
On a cold, wet July 14 that felt more like autumn about a hundred people crossed the waters of Kennisis Lake to join a celebration on Norah's Island. The occasion was the signing of an agreement between the Haliburton Highlands Land Trust and the Kennisis Lake Cottage Owners' Association (KLCOA) to manage the island, which was donated to the Land Trust by Bruce Carruthers to honour his late wife. Some of the scenes from that day:
Bruce Carruthers (yellow life-jacket in the stern) arrives with a boatload of celebrants
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Bruce Carruthers chats with KLCOA lands committee chair Jeff Pinkney, who was point man for the cottagers in the transaction
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The Carruthers family on the island Norah loved: her son David and his wife Gail, granddaughter Meg Curtis and her fiancee Mike Artymko, and Bruce, with granddaughters Katie and Zoe in front
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Cottagers and their guests listen to remarks from Land Trust chair Ian Daniel
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The celebrants gather behind the ribbon that was joined to signify the partnership between the Land Trust and the KLCOA
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Trust chair Ian Daniel signs the management agreement, held by Bruce Carruthers, while KLCOA president Duncan McCallum awaits his turn
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Part of the crowd greeting the boats arriving for the trip back to the mainland
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Last Updated: May 23 2009 2:44:41 am.
Photo: Lyn Winans
Did You Know...
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