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  • Mack Laing Heritage Society issues special brochure

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    The attached information brochure outlines some of the history of the Baybrook property, Baybrook house, the MLHS proposal and the mission of the MLHS. Download it here: MLHSBrochureSeptember 2014

  • Preserving house preserves Mack Laing’s vision too

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    CBC radio played Stan Rogers sea shanty the other day about the “Northwest Passage to the Beaufort sea”. The song is about the Franklin expedition and the news story was the discovery of Sir Franklin’s ship on the sea bottom. The expedition to discover the northwest passage left England in 1845. The hope was that…

  • Baybrook could be lasting legacy

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    I am writing to express my support for the establishment of the Nature Centre at Baybrook House in Comox. I have some experience in the various factors involved as I have degrees in Environmental Studies & in Architecture from the University of Waterloo in Ontario, where I worked for a prominent restoration architect before moving…

  • Baybrook could be a hub for Comox parks

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    Dear Mayor Ives and Councillors, We are writing as recent residents of Comox, parents and grandparents, having raised our children and now participating in the life and education of our grandchildren.  We recognise the value in developing Baybrook as a “Nature House”, a centre for education and enjoyment for all. We would like to preserve…

  • Baybrook is a win-win

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    I support the preservation of Baybrook and its use for nature education. Just as Filberg is highly cherished by residents, and used to attract visitors to a festival, Baybrook would compliment our shoreline preserved areas with a legacy to a great Canadian naturalist, and attract both residents of the Comox Valley and visitors. It is…

  • Baybrook would be a priceless gift to families

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    To Whom it May Concern, Please allow Baybrook to be restored as a nature house. The setting makes it an ideal teaching tool, with rich variety of flora and fauna in Mack Laing park, a front door to the ocean, and numerous fruit and nut trees on the Baybrook property. I have been on a…

  • Baybrook will offer valuable experience to preschoolers

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    Re: Nature Pre-school Mack Laing Baybrook House in Comox August 25, 2014 Dear Mayor Ives and Councillors, I am writing in support of the citizens’ proposal to establish a Nature Pre-school at Baybrook House in their community of Comox. A Nature pre-school educational program acknowledges the importance of developing the “whole” child and the need…

  • Baybrook restoration supported

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    Dear Mayor and Council: We are writing to express our support for the Mack Laing Heritage Society and their efforts to restore the Baybrook house.  We also want to express our support for the Mack Laing Nature Tree School that they propose to operate for pre-schoolers on the same property. The concept of marrying ecological…