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The park that used to commemorate Edward Cornwallis is now officially known as Peace and Friendship Park.(Gareth Hampshire/CBC)
Peace and Friendship Park is the new name for a Halifax park that was originally named for Edward Cornwallis, the city s founder.
Halifax regional council made the change official in a unanimous vote Tuesday following the recommendation of a task force last year.
A statue of Cornwallis that used to be in the park in the city s south end was taken down and placed in storage in 2018. That followed a number of demonstrations drawing attention to his so-called scalping proclamation against Mi kmaw men, women and children.
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After the remains of 215 Indigenous children were found at the site of a former residential school in Kamloops, B.C., a growing number of landmarks across the country are being renamed to dissociate with historical figures associated with the residential school system.