1. Welcome to Waterville: Still a Jail Hey, looking for something for your child to do this summer? Why not send them to the Nova Scotia Youth Centre (Waterville)? Why not? It’s a “fabulous place” according to this video. I’m sure the people who work there are very dedicated, and there is something to be […]
Two Four: Morning File, Saturday, May 20, 2017
1. Happy Black People Zoo Day! When my mother was a little girl in Port of Spain, Trinidad, before Independence, May 24th was still known as Empire Day. On that day, the schoolchildren got out early to march in front of the white colonial officials. Waving Union Jack flags, the children, descendants of people enslaved […]
Eternity Expires as Eyes Close: Morning File, Saturday, November 12, 2016
News 1. Deaths in Custody, Again. This week brought another death in custody in Nova Scotia. …Paul Dauphinee Jr. was found in unresponsive in his cell at the Central Nova Scotia Correctional Facility in Dartmouth on Nov. 2. Dauphinee Sr. and family members made the heartbreaking decision to remove life support on Nov. 5, and […]