Prominent members of Nova Scotia s Black community are supporting a bid to protect the Halifax home and clinic of the late Clement Ligoure, the province s first Black doctor and an unsung hero of the 1917 Halifax Explosion.
Prominent members of Nova Scotia s Black community are supporting a bid to protect the Halifax home and clinic of the late Clement Ligoure, the province s first Black doctor and an unsung hero of the 1917 Halifax Explosion.
Judging from the number of cranes currently hovering over the city, it appears even more growth, development and high rises are on the horizon for downtown Halifax.
A community group in Halifax is concerned about the fate of the former clinic of Dr. Clement Ligoure, Nova Scotia's first Black physician. They say the building is important to Halifax's social and architectural history.