La Nouvelle-Écosse paie l amende imposée à Viola Desmond en 1946
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Province Repays Fine and Court Cost of Viola Desmond
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The province has repaid the fine and court costs faced by civil rights leader Viola Desmond over 70 years ago.
Desmond was found guilty of tax evasion after she challenged racial segregation at the Roseland Theatre in New Glasgow in 1946.
The idea for the symbolic repayment originated with junior high student Varishini Deochand from Vaughan, Ontario, who was present for a virtual ceremony marking the repayment today.
Deochand says she learned about Desmond through a school project.
The $26 in costs faced by Desmond amounts to an estimated $368 today.
The money was repaid to Desmond’s sister Wanda Robson, but Robson chose to donate the repayment to a one-time scholarship at Cape Breton University and the province increased the amount to a thousand dollars.
The province’s COVID-19 vaccination program expanded this morning to include all people 80 and older.
The last group to be included in that age category are people who were born between September 1
st and December 31
st.
As of 7:00 this morning, they’re now able book an appointment for a COVID-19 vaccination.
Vaccination appointments can be made online at novascotia.ca/vaccination or by calling 1-833-797-7772.
The vaccines are being delivered at ten community clinics in the province, including one at the Canada Games Complex at Cape Breton University.
Some pharmacies are also vaccinating people 80 and older, including Stone’s Drug Store in Baddeck.