Plans for new MacKay Bridge spark renewed calls for Africville reparations
Irvine Carvery, a former resident of Africville, says any plan to build a new bridge must include reparations for the destruction of the historic Black community in the 1960s.
Social Sharing I just hope that the lessons of Africville have been learnt, says Irvine Carvery, former Africville resident
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Posted: Feb 05, 2021 4:52 PM AT | Last Updated: February 5
Africville was demolished and its residents were relocated when the MacKay Bridge was built in the 1960s. This replica church is now a national historic site.(Carolyn Ray/CBC)
As Halifax Harbour Bridges looks at replacing the MacKay Bridge, a former resident of Africville says any plan going forward must include reparations for the destruction of the historic Black community.
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Tina Holloway and Mark Crawford of Lochgilphead Co-op hand over Christmas gifts for Ardfenaig Care Home residents to Alison Macdonald
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While any of us who still have jobs and healthy families are loath to complain about the damp Christmas about to descend, it’s also true that fun feels in short supply this COVID season.
RELATIVES of residents in an East Lothian care home were told Christmas decorations had been banned indoors for safety reasons due to the coronavirus pandemic. The Abbey care home in North Berwick wrote to families to say they had been advised not to put up Christmas decorations and any presents would have to be put into quarantine for five days before they could be passed to residents. And in a further blow to any festive cheer, they revealed that no visits would be allowed and any calls to residents would be restricted to 10 minutes. The letter said: “Unfortunately, we have been advised that we will be unable to put up decorations in the home.
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