After a ceremony Monday in Halifax's north end, the street formerly known as Cornwallis Street is now officially Nora Bernard Street. The renaming honours the Mi'kmaw activist who was a driving force behind a class-action lawsuit against Canada on behalf of residential school survivors that was settled for upwards of $5 billion in 2005.
Cornwallis Street in Halifax is about to be renamed. After a public consultation process, the name Nora Bernard Street was recommended and approved by regional council on Tuesday.
Halifax’s Cornwallis Street will be renamed after Mi’kmaw activist Nora Bernard. Halifax Regional Council approved the renaming of Cornwallis Street to Nora Bernard Street on Tuesday.
The daughter of late Mi kmaq activist Nora Bernard says it s "incredibly powerful" that a Halifax street that has long honoured a man who encouraged the killing of her ancestors will likely be renamed after her mother.