Oak Island, rumoured for two centuries as the home of a hidden
treasure, is being offered for sale to the provincial government.
The two estranged business partners who own most of the island, off
Nova Scotia's South Shore, are giving up their hunt for the buried
treasure and are asking $7 million for the property.
Everything from the Holy Grail to Captain Kidd's pirate treasure has
been said to be hidden on Oak Island, but 200 years of searching has
failed to yield anything of value.
A court appointed liquidator hopes to wind up the business known as Oak
Island Tours at the end of August. At that time, the island can change
hands, provided that the two partners and the court approve the sale.
The Oak Island Tourism Society calls this a once-in-a-lifetime
opportunity for the province to buy the island and open it up to
visitors. The group has the support of the newly elected MLA for the
area, Judy Streatch.
"As I've been out on the campaign trail and speaking with people, the
interest is there. It's a phenomenal piece of property," she said.
Streatch said she has a call in to Tourism Minister Rodney MacDonald to
see if the department would be interested in developing the island.
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