The property had been purchased by the Canadian government from the coal baron family the Dunsmuirs - intended to be a naval training facility.
Ifa lelo lalithengwe uhulumeni waseKhanada emndenini odume ngezamalahle wakwa-Dunsmuir – n-enhloso yokuthi libe yindawo yokuqeqeshela amasosha asolwandle.