According to CBC Halifax, "a community group in Guysborough County is another step closer to saving a century-old former communication centre from destruction.
The Commercial Cable building at Hazel Hill, outside Canso, was built in 1888 as a relay station for telegraph messages between Europe and North America. Some key messages passed through, including news of the sinking of the Titanic and the stock market crash of 1929.
The station was shut down after the last message was sent in 1962. Since then, the brick building has become a leaking, crumbling hulk.
The Commercial Cable Building Rehabilitation Society set out to preserve the building. The local group bought the structure using $21,000 in government funding."
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