News 1. New street checks almost the same as the old Stephen Kimber writes how even after a ban on street checks and an apology from the police chief, the practice still goes on. As former police officer Maurice Carvery says, “they haven’t stopped; they only changed.” This article is for subscribers. Please subscribe. 2. […]
Bombs in the Basin
"Thousands and thousands of rounds of ammunition" litter the floor of the Bedford Basin, says John McCallum.
The floor of Bedford Basin is still littered with ammunition scattered by the explosion of a military magazine more than seven decades ago. The July 1945 blast started when a barge at the Bedford Magazine jetty caught fire and blew up. “We know, for sure, that there’s thousands and thousands of rounds of ammunition that...