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Women with a Vision: North Preston mother continues annual celebration in honour of late daughter [VIDEOS]
Vivian Cain’s daughter, Latoya, died in 2020, but it’s her daughter’s memory that keeps Cain motivated to continue planning and organizing the annual North Preston Day Celebration. The event took place last Saturday, the 16th year for the celebration.
“It was so hard when she passed,” Cain said in an interview. “It’s still hard.”
“I worked hard because I didn’t want to think about her, and I just kept busy, busy, busy. That kept my mind so that I wouldn’t have to, you know, be crying and… It helped me.”
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.
Colter Simmonds to run as NDP candidate in Preston byelection [VIDEO]
Colter Simmonds will run as the NDP candidate for the Preston riding in the upcoming byelection. The announcement was made
Former Preston MLAs analyze byelection results [VIDEO]
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East Preston Empowerment Academy is changing the careers of Black tradespeople
“We know that there’s a lot of people of colour who’ve been traditionally doing the concrete work in this province,” Benjamin said. “But there’s been very little-to-none that are actually Red Seal designated. Meaning they can never bid for that job, meaning they will always be subjugated to some other company, giving them second rate … subcontractor money.”
“Right now Nova Scotia’s booming in construction, and that community isn’t getting to take advantage of it like other communities are.”
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.