A businessman who personally funded a multimillion-dollar restoration of the Lunenburg Opera House has sold the property. Farley Blackman sold the building on Lincoln Street to the Lunenburg Folk Harbour Society. The Lunenburg Opera House was renovated in 2016 by businessman Farley Blackman. Businessman Farley Blackman speaks to the CBC's Colleen Jones in 2016 about the renovations at the Lunenburg Opera House. (CBC)Blackman and his wife, Courtney, moved to Lunenburg about 15 years ago, where they purchased and restored several properties, including the opera house, as well as opened an art gallery.

Source: CBC News April 27, 2019 09:00 UTC