Betty Anderson (L) and Keith Manchester (R)
The Shubenacadie Canal Commission (SCC) is pleased to recognize a legacy donation from the estate of Betty Anderson.
Betty Anderson moved from Ottawa in the 1960s and went to work at the Bedford Institute of Oceanography (BIO). Betty stayed at BIO in the position of Chief Purchasing until the 1980s when she retired. It was during her time at BIO that she met Keith and Carol Manchester, and Mike Hughes. Both Keith and Mike are past Commissioners. Keith served as a Chair and Mike a commissioner and even after their appointments, both stayed on as active volunteers.
Betty was given insight into the work of the commission during her friendship with the Manchester’s. Keith often spoke about the canal history and the work volunteers were doing to preserve or improve the canal. As it happens the Manchester’s back patio overlooked a section of the Shubenacadie Canal Waterway between Lake Thomas and Lake Fletcher. Betty was very interested in the stories about the canal and in 2003, Betty joined the Manchester’s on their trip to the World Canal Conference in Dublin, Ireland. Betty had a wonderful time and met many canal enthusiasts and joined them in touring the Irish Canals. Over the years Betty would inquire about other conferences and what projects the SCC was working on. A shared passion for the history of the canal and its preservation, is one of the reasons that Betty left a very generous gift to the Shubenacadie Canal Commission.
We are grateful for this legacy donation, and it will be used for a project supporting the Bicentennial Celebration and recognition will be at that site. Betty will also be recognized on our wall of giving at the Fairbanks Interpretive Centre.
More about planned giving can be found here https://www.shubenacadiecanal.ca/planned-giving