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Where the streets have explorers names, some Halifax residents call for change by Danielle Edwards, The Canadian Press Posted May 16, 2021 7:00 am EDT Last Updated May 16, 2021 at 7:14 am EDT HALIFAX When builders created Halifax’s distinctive Hydrostone neighbourhood more than a century ago, they chose to honour celebrated explorers. There are streets named after William Grant Stairs, Christopher Columbus, John Cabot and Henry Morton Stanley, among others. But now some residents are taking a closer look at the legacies of the men the streets are named for, part of a national trend examining whether people honoured on the country’s maps are worthy of celebration. ....
In this Jan. 31, 2018 file photo, contractors remove the statue of Edward Cornwallis in a city park in Halifax. The controversial Halifax figure offered a cash bounty to anyone who killed a Mi kmaw person. Photo by Andrew Vaughan /THE CANADIAN PRESS Article content HALIFAX When builders created Halifax’s distinctive Hydrostone neighbourhood more than a century ago, they chose to honour celebrated explorers. There are streets named after William Grant Stairs, Christopher Columbus, John Cabot and Henry Morton Stanley, among others. But now some residents are taking a closer look at the legacies of the men the streets are named for, part of a national trend examining whether people honoured on the country’s maps are worthy of celebration. ....
HALIFAX - When builders created Halifax’s distinctive Hydrostone neighbourhood more than a century ago, they chose to honour celebrated explorers. There are streets named after William Grant Stairs, Christopher Columbus, John Cabot and Henry Morton Stanley, among others. ....
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Brandon Sun By: Danielle Edwards, The Canadian Press Posted: Save to Read Later HALIFAX - When builders created Halifax’s distinctive Hydrostone neighbourhood more than a century ago, they chose to honour celebrated explorers. There are streets named after William Grant Stairs, Christopher Columbus, John Cabot and Henry Morton Stanley, among others. A sign marks Stairs Place in the Hydrostone district in the North end of Halifax on Thursday, May 13, 2021. The street was named for William Grant Stairs, a Canadian explorer from Halifax who helped lead some of the most controversial expeditions through the African continent. THE CANADIAN PRESS/Andrew Vaughan ....