[sust-mar] Friends of McNabs Annual Meeting APRIL 12

[Cathy McCarthy]

MEDIA RELEASE

McNabs Island Stands on Guard -
Friends of McNabs Island Annual Meeting - April 12, 2017

(April 10, 2017) Join the Friends of McNabs Island Society for our 27th ANNUAL GENERAL MEETING and presentation on Wednesday, April 12 at 6:30 pm in the Small Craft Gallery of the Maritime Museum of the Atlantic, 1675 Lower Water Street, on the Halifax waterfront.

Special guest speaker will be historian Dr. Jay White, who will look at the important role that McNabs Island has played in Canadian military history from Confederation to the Cold War.

As Canada celebrates its 150th birthday, Professor White's talk will reflect on the pivotal role McNabs Island played in the defence of Canada in two World Wars and in peacetime. He will also connect developments on McNabs Island to larger events on the world stage.

"McNabs is really a linchpin in Halifax's defence matrix, right up until the Cold War. Removing McNabs from the equation would have made the task of defending the Port of Halifax more difficult," says Jay White.

Around the time of Confederation, the island's Sherbrooke Tower lighthouse served as a sentry for those entering Halifax Harbour. Later, the many fortifications on McNabs equipped with powerful guns, searchlights and anti-submarine nets guarded the city during the two World Wars. After the war years and right up until the 1990s, the island played an important military role by monitored ship traffic in Halifax Harbour from the listening station at Hugonin Battery.

This presentation is free and open to the public.

To learn more about McNabs Island read the latest edition of our Rucksack newsletter http://mcnabsisland.ca/sites/default/files/MARCH-2017-Rucksack_0.pdf

MEDIA CONTACT:
Cathy McCarthy, President
Friends of McNabs Island Society
info at mcnabsisland.ca
mcnabsisland.ca
facebook.com/McNabsIsland
@McNabsIsland
902-434-2254 or 902-456-9167

Friends of McNabs Island Society is a volunteer-driven, registered charity dedicated to preserving and protecting McNabs and Lawlor Island Provincial Park. Since 1990, the Friends of McNabs have improved the trails and park facilities, organized community beach cleanups and offered guided tours to island visitors - making McNabs Island a welcoming park for everyone.
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