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Swan Lake shakes up fundraising strategy Facing huge costs for upgrades, nature sanctuary moves to raise profile Edward Hill News staff
The floating boardwalk across Swan Lake offers views of rare turtles, eagles on the hunt and the splendor of nature, all cocooned away from the nearby hustle of busy roadways and shopping centres. But its boardwalk is in desperate need of replacement at a price tag that's a king's ransom for a non-profit – $700,000 at least. The nature house that educates some 60,000 youth each year has aging displays designed from when their parents were kids. Like any non-profit society with land to steward and infrastructure to maintain, extra cash is always in short supply. But after nearly 40 years, the Swan Lake Christmas Hill Nature Sanctuary Society is taking a new tack for fundraising and has shaken up its internal management structure. PlEASE SEE: Swan Lake, Page A8
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Lloyd Skaalen, 83, left, and 89-year-old Michael O'Hagen walk along the popular but aging boardwalk on Swan Lake. The Swan Lake society needs hundreds of thousands of dollars to replace the boardwalk, and has shaken up its management structure to fundraise more aggressively. OPEN HOUSE SATURDAY, 2-4 pm
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