Mont-Blanc, April 17, 2023 – CONSERVATION MANITOU is pleased to announce that it has acquired 110 acres of forested land in the area of Lac Brazeau, just west of Lake Manitou from the Fred Barker Family. The land was gifted by Aileen Frances Cagney, who passed away shortly afterwards and weeks before her 101st birthday. Aileen was the widow of Fred Barker who acquired the property in the 1960’s from Telesphore Brazeau. The property contains a wide variety of topography from wetlands and numerous streams to hilltops and mountain ridges. Several scenic trails cross the property including the historic Laurentian cross-country ski trail still indicated by the occasional old rusty metal marker.
“This significant gift from the family of the late Fred Barker marks the 15th land donation received by Conservation Manitou in its 10 years of existence and boosts our total holdings to 1,738 acres. We are grateful and honored to be given the role of protector and steward of this beautiful property.” states Stephen Takacsy, Chair of Conservation Manitou. “On this important anniversary of our founding, it bears reiterating our community’s heartfelt thanks to all of our other land donors and their families: Doreen Adams, David Culver, Tony Dobell, Shirley (McCall) Stikeman, David McCall, Aaron Remer, Jennifer Patton, John & Dinah Patton, Ken Hague, John & Marie Tremble, Ann (Bushell) & David Johnson, the McCall Island Foundation, and the Barbara Richardson Wildlife Foundation.”
CONSERVATION MANITOU is a registered charity and qualified recipient of Environment and Climate Change Canada’s Ecological Gifts Program. Its mission is to preserve and protect the ecosystem and natural environment of Lake Manitou and its surroundings, by acquiring land and conservation easements, either donated or purchased, and providing stewardship in perpetuity. It is one of the leading organizations dedicated to the preservation of natural areas in the Laurentians with 1,738 acres of conservation lands under ownership located in the municipalities of Ivry-sur-le-Lac, Sainte-Agathe-des-Monts and Mont-Blanc (formerly Saint-Faustin-Lac-Carré). To learn more or donate, please visit: www.conservationmanitou.ca.
Enquiries:
Stephen Takacsy
President and Chair, Conservation Manitou
info@conservationmanitou.ca
