Sara Micheal says it took over two weeks to give a statement to RCMP following a racist assault that left her with neck scars. Photo: Sara Micheal.

‘This town is very racist’: African student in Wolfville speaks out about experience with RCMP, mayor after filing complaint about an assault

Sara Micheal is speaking out about her experience with King’s District RCMP and Wolfville Mayor Wendy Donovan following an incident that left her with visible injuries and during which she said she was verbally attacked with racial remarks.

In an interview with the Halifax Examiner, Micheal, who is a permanent resident from Eritrea, said she moved out of an apartment where she experienced a lot of racism from the landlord, and into a house with more than half a dozen other roommates she didn’t know.

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An assault charge was dropped against New Glasgow Mayor Nancy Dicks (left) by prosecutor Bill Gorman. The charge stemmed from an alleged confrontation with African Nova Scotian poet and author Angela Bowden (right) at a Black Lives Matter event in New Glasgow

Poet, author Angela Bowden responds after assault charges dropped against New Glasgow mayor Nancy Dicks

Last week, criminal assault charges were dropped against New Glasgow mayor Nancy Dicks.

In an interview with the Examiner, Chris Hansen, a spokesperson for the Nova Scotia Public Prosecution Service, said senior New Glasgow prosecutor, Bill Gorman, decided there was no realistic prospect of conviction.

The charge against Dicks stemmed from a Black Lives Matter event in New Glasgow in September 2020. African Nova Scotian author and poet Angela Bowden said that while sitting down after the event, Dicks approached her, became verbally aggressive before physically grabbing her leg, squeezing it, and saying “Now, you listen here.”

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Halifax Regional Police Chief Dan Kinsella speaks during a meeting of the Board of Police Commissioners on Monday, Dec. 13, 2021. He is scheduled to testify in the Kayla Borden appeal hearing this Thursday in Burnside. Photo: Zane Woodford

Borden’s lawyer, board chair debate line of questioning around systemic racism during constable’s testimony

Andrew Gough, the lawyer representing the Halifax Regional Police, openly scoffed and laughed at the notion that the denial of systemic racism within the HRP by one of its officers would be evidence, in of itself, of systemic racism within the force.

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Kirk Johnson speaks at an Equity Watch webinar about his former lawsuit against the Halifax Regional Police for racial profiling. Photo: Equity Watch / Vimeo.com.

Kirk Johnson recounts legal battle with Mike Sanford and Halifax Regional Police

“I said in order for me to help my peers, to help people that been racially profiled while driving, this has to be out there and everybody has to know about it,” Johnson recalled in Equity Watch webinar.

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Left Photo: Coun. David Hendsbee. Right Photo: East Preston resident, Marshall Williams.

Councillor responds to claims that East Preston is underserved by transit system

“There was weekend service in the past when the bus route was operated under the former ‘Halifax County Beaver Bank Transit Service’; a holdover service prior to HRM Amalgamation,” Hendsbee said in an e-mail. “The weekend service was running initially during the summer months to have transportation options available for youth for summer job opportunities.”

But that weekend service was cut due to low ridership.

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