How an infilled area of the Bedford Basin could advance the Africville story
A large piece of land that juts into the Bedford Basin and curves around Africville Park could one day be a marina or outdoor community space after consultation with community members, says the head of the Africville Heritage Trust.
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The Halifax Port Authority has been infilling part of the Bedford Basin since 2012. The purple area has already been filled in, while the yellow represents area that has yet to be filled.(Halifax Port Authority)
A sliver of rocky land that has been described as an eyesore may be turned into a park.
New land that has been created by infilling part of the Bedford Basin near the Fairview Cove Container Terminal likely will be designated for community use when the project is complete.
Commuters and other travellers on the MacKay Bridge or the Bedford Highway may have noticed dumptrucks depositing material into the water over the past several years, and a growing infilled area stretching from the container terminal toward Africville Park.