P.E.I. lighthouse, N.B. river spotlighted in Canada Post series
The mighty Restigouche River, a New Brunswick gem, is one of two Maritime places to receive their own stamp as part of Canada Post’s From Far and Wide series, which highlights the country’s natural beauty and cultural landscapes.
The Restigouche River in New Brunswick is highlighted on a stamp. (Source: Canada Post)
Prince Edward Island’s Point Prim Lighthouse — one of just three round, brick lighthouses in the country, and the first built on P.E.I. — was the other location to receive the honour.
“First and foremost, all those years ago, it saved a lot of lives, which is important no matter which way you look at it,” said Kim Couling, lighthouse manager.
This isn’t the first time the historic lighthouse has been recognized. It was featured on last year’s coin, minted for the 150th anniversary of P.E.I. joining Canada.
Despite sparkling in silver, the real thing is even more striking, offering a panoramic view of the ocean from the top.
The Point Prim Lighthouse in Belfast, P.E.I., is pictured. (Jack Morse/CTV Atlantic)
The lighthouse means a lot to the people who live there, like the granddaughter of the lighthouse’s longest serving keeper.
“Oh, it’s just amazing,” said Cathy Murchison Krolikowski, who also operates the nearby Kro in the Skye Art Studio. “I don’t think back in the day he would have ever imagined that would happen.”
With modern marine navigation, lighthouses like Point Prim are becoming a thing of the past, but they have begun to take on a second life as tourist attractions and living art.
“As an artist you depict the things that are important to you, and the things that are around you,” said Murchison Krolikowski. “That’s such an integral part of where I live.”
For more Prince Edward Island news visit our dedicated provincial page.
CTVNews.ca Top Stories
![](https://www.ctvnews.ca/polopoly_fs/1.6978861.1722008569!/httpImage/image.jpg_gen/derivatives/landscape_800/image.jpg)
At least 4 buildings burned at Jasper Park Lodge, others damaged: Fairmont memo
The Fairmont Jasper Park Lodge said Thursday afternoon most of its structures are 'standing and intact,' including its iconic main lodge.
Major Canadian bank experiences direct deposit outage on payday
Scotiabank says it has fixed a technical issue that impacted direct deposits on Friday morning.
'He was just gone': Police ramp up search for vulnerable 3-year-old boy in Mississauga, Ont.
Police in Mississauga are conducting a full-scale search of the city’s biggest park for a non-verbal toddler who went missing Thursday evening. Sgt. Jennifer Trimble told reporters Friday morning that there has been no trace of three-year-old Zaid Abdullah since 6:20 p.m., when he was last seen with his parents in Erindale Park, near Dundas Street West and Mississauga Road.
Sask. appeal court says anti-trans group cannot join constitutional dispute over pronoun law
Saskatchewan’s Court of Appeal has denied a political group that opposes so-called “gender ideology” intervener status in a legal dispute over the province’s controversial pronoun law.
Driver charged after flashing high beams at approaching police
Orillia OPP arrested and charged a driver with impaired driving after flashing their high beams.
Powerful cartel leader 'El Mayo' Zambada was lured onto airplane before arrest in U.S., AP source says
A powerful Mexican drug cartel leader who eluded authorities for decades was duped into flying into the U.S., where he was arrested alongside a son of Joaquin "El Chapo" Guzman, according to a U.S. law enforcement official familiar with the matter.
Elon Musk's estranged daughter calls out his 'entirely fake' claims about her childhood
Vivian Jenna Wilson, Elon Musk's estranged daughter, publicly refuted several recent anti-trans statements her Tesla CEO and X owner father has made about her.
What we know about 'malicious' attack on French train network ahead of Olympics opening
French transport was thrust into chaos Friday just hours ahead of the Olympics 2024 opening ceremony after a series of co-ordinated 'malicious acts' upended high-speed train lines.Here's what happened and what we know so far.
When Barbie learned what a gynecologist was, so did many other people, according to new study
A new study published Thursday in the journal JAMA Network Open has found that the ending in the 2023 blockbuster film 'Barbie' had an influence on online search interest in terms around gynecology, the branch of medicine that deals with women’s reproductive health.