PART ONE of two on non-urban communities recruiting retirees
This month: Miramichi, Manitoulin Island
Next month: Elliot Lake, Manitouwadge
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When Heli Cotnam first laid eyes on a vacant lot on the eastern side of Manitoulin Island in 1985 it was love at first sight.
Soon after, she and her husband, Gary, bought the property near the village of Maniowaning and, after using it for camping and trailering for several summers, in 2003 left Sudbury for good and built a home on the site.
They've been enjoying a happy retirement on the Island ever since.
"I told myself I had to have the lot," recalls Cotnam. "Since we moved here, I haven't looked... more