Blog: Bequests

Ray’s Legacy

18 Dec 2020

Today we are featuring the legacy left behind by the late Victor Raymond “Ray” Titterington. While Ray was quietly living his life in Port L’Hebert, he decided to bequest his entire estate to the Nova Scotia Nature Trust to support their mission of protecting Nova Scotia’s natural legacy. Because of Ray’s incredibly generous donation, the funds from the sale will be used to save and protect Nova Scotia’s breathtaking natural beauty, endangered species, and wild spaces.

Unique Bequest for Nature

02 Oct 2020

A stunning coastal house, horses and cacti for the Nature Trust? All of these were received as part of a very special bequest from Victor “Ray” Titterington. Read the full story about this generous donor and estate gift, and about the Nature Trust’s responsibility to Ray—to ensure his last wishes are fulfilled and that his legacy lives on in the land protected for future generations, thanks to him.

Eugene Lebwohl & Ruth Matthews: Beyond the Immediate Ripple of our Lives 

10 Jul 2020

When Cape Breton got into the bones of Eugene Lebwohl, he knew he would have a lifelong connection to our beautiful province. He and wife Ruth Matthews made the island their summer home, and as a way of giving thanks to nature for a lifetime of memories and experience, they have chosen to support the Nature Trust with a gift in their wills.

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