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

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

“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.

Local Black-owned travel company gets funding to grow

René Boudreau, founder of Elevate and Explore Black Nova Scotia onboard the Black Excellence Boat Cruise in Halifax.

“I thought that if more [Black] people could see themselves traveling around the province, then we would probably feel more comfortable to go to different paces or more inclined to want to visit,” says owner of Elevate and Explore Black Nova Scotia.

A coalition for Black voices in Nova Scotia

Photo: Halifax Examiner

Since 2015, the African Nova Scotian Decade for People of African Descent Coalition has been working on issues in the Black community, including justice, health, education, employment, and social services.

Virtual panel discusses the ongoing legacy of slavery and the topic of reparations

On Monday, Cikiah Thomas, Delvina Bernard, and Andrea Douglas participated in a ‘Pre-Conference Event for 2023 Universities Studying Slavery Conference, which was moderated by Isaac Saney.

On Monday, speakers at a virtual panel discussion talked about reparations and the ongoing legacy of slavery from Nova Scotian and Canadian perspectives. The event was hosted by Dalhousie University, University of King’s College, and the Black Cultural Centre for Nova Scotia and was advertised as a pre-conference event for the 2023 Universities Studying Slavery Conference to be hosted by University of King’s College. Isaac Saney, director of the transition year program, moderated the three-person panel.