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The Fairbairn House Heritage Centre, after extensive renovations to the exterior of the building in 2010. The house had served as the home for four different farm families before it was threatened with demolition to make way for new roads and modern housing. On two different occasions it was saved by people who believed that its history and heritage were too important to lose. With help from community leaders and later the Municipality of La Pêche, the house now sits safely in its seven-acre park near the
The Fairbairn House Heritage Centre, after extensive renovations to the exterior of the building in 2010. The house had served as the home for four different farm families before it was threatened with demolition to make way for new roads and modern housing. On two different occasions it was saved by people who believed that its history and heritage were too important to lose. With help from community leaders and later the Municipality of La Pêche, the house now sits safely in its seven-acre park near the Wakefield covered bridge, a continuing symbol of the valley's rich history and the keeper of stories to share with generations to come.
(Photo - Anita Rutledge)