SAINT JOHN, N.B. The legacy of Abraham Walker deserves to be celebrated says a group working to do just that. Amateur historian Peter Little places a flag alongside a small wooden stake in the Church of England Cemetery, marking the spot he believes to be the final resting place of Walker. Years ago, a man named Lennox Bagell took it upon himself to dig out all the known burials for this graveyard, and along with the burials was a map of all the burial plots, Little said. And Abraham Walker s family plot is on there. The grandson of runaway slaves from Virginia, Walker was born in 1851 in Greenwich Parish, New Brunswick and would become the first Canadian-born Black lawyer.
presents a whole new challenge for us. the other thing they are worried about are people driving through the heavy waters that are collecting on many roads here in louisiana. the parish commissioner spoke to us about that fear earlier tonight, as well. you have seen cars going on avenues and streets to where the water is a lot deeper than what it looks like. that is when you got to reassess your assets and people are rescuing people. that is what we are trying to stay away from. we know how serious that can be. people are drowning in vehicles and we don t want that to happe happen. trace, there are as many as 200-250 homes in ms. greenwich parish neighborhood that the fire department says are either flooded or in danger of flooding. this is just one neighborhood around lake charles that are susceptible to high waters. as we have been telling you, the