N.S. property owner pledges 10% of real estate sale to aid Ukraine
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"I thought this is a really appropriate time to put my desires where the pocket book is, so when the building sells, that’s what I’m going to be doing," said Neal Livingston.
A former restaurant in Cape Breton painted in yellow and blue is up for sale, and now the owner has decided to donate a portion of the proceeds to relief efforts in Ukraine.
The former All Aboard! restaurant in Cheticamp has been closed since 2017. In 2021, Nova Scotian Neal Livingston purchased the facility and renovated it. He freshened up the exterior paint, sticking with the original colours — yellow on the bottom, blue on the top.
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During a recent visit of his property, Livingston had a realization.
It was after that that he decided he would donate 10 per cent of the building’s sale to relief efforts for Ukraine.
“I thought this is a really appropriate time to put my desires where the pocketbook is, so when the building sells, that’s what I’m going to be doing,” said Livingston.
Since the war in Ukraine began, over a thousand Ukrainian civilians have been killed. Millions of residents have been displaced from their homes, fleeing to neighbouring countries in Europe.
“I think like many people I’ve been glued to the media getting a sense of what’s going on in Ukraine, and I’m really horrified something like this could happen,” he said.
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