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Global News
29-07-2025
- Politics
- Global News
Africville descendants show support for longtime protester Eddie Carvery
Former Africville residents and their descendants are rallying behind longtime protester Eddie Carvery. Carvery's grandson, Eddie Carvery III, says watching his grandfather get threatened with eviction after living on the old Africville site for years is frustrating. 'I can't find the words to justify how I feel because I saw my grandfather and I've only seen him defeated like that one time before, and that's when his other protest site was demolished after he had a major heart attack,' he said. 'Why come for this man when he's at his lowest? It shouldn't be, right? It's heartbreaking.' The elder Carvery has been protesting on the site where the community used to stand since 1970, and has been issued various eviction notices during his time. Get daily National news Get the day's top news, political, economic, and current affairs headlines, delivered to your inbox once a day. Sign up for daily National newsletter Sign Up By providing your email address, you have read and agree to Global News' Terms and Conditions and Privacy Policy Most recently, he was issued a parking ticket on July 14 after the Africville Museum requested it be issued — saying his trailer has been on their property for four years. Story continues below advertisement Carvery III says it's really impacted his grandfather, especially given his recent medical diagnosis. 'That's very sad for somebody who spent 50 plus years by himself fighting for the people,' he said. 'It's like he was defeated.' While it's only a parking ticket, for the organizer of Monday's rally, there's more to it. 'Essentially, it is an eviction notice, although a lot of people will tell you that it's semantics,' said Stephanie Daye, an elder and land rights advocate. 'But I think that it was a very sneaky and underhanded way to address what they see as a problem.' As of Monday morning, the municipality cancelled the ticket and informed the museum it was working on letting Carvery know. A spokesperson for Halifax Regional Municipality told Global News that due to a lack of identification number and inspection sticker, the trailer could not legally be tied to Carvery. As for Carvery, he says he's determined to keep fighting for Africville. 'I'm here. I'm not going to quit,' he said, adding he's looking for reparations and the land of Africville to be returned to the community. Story continues below advertisement 'I'm not going away. And I'm not going to allow them to take my shell. Providing they do that, they're going to have to put me in jail.' The Africville Museum did not respond to Global News' request for comment by deadline. For more on this story, watch the video above.
CTV News
28-07-2025
- CTV News
Halifax starts construction work at Woodside Ferry Terminal
The Woodside Ferry Terminal in Nova Scotia is pictured. (Source: Google Maps) The Halifax Regional Municipality is launching construction work at the Woodside Ferry Terminal this week. The work – which involves replacing concrete bus bays and platform, repaving the bus loop, improving pedestrian connections and installing signage – will start on Wednesday and continue until Aug. 13, according to a news release. The bus bay work will happen from 7 a.m. to 6 p.m. on weekdays, closing bays one and four during those times. Buses will temporarily service stops on the north side of the bus loop. 'Access to terminal parking and the main entrance will be maintained throughout construction,' the release reads. 'A designated drop-off area for passengers will also be available near the terminal entrance.' Council approved the work as part of the 2025-2026 capital plan. For more Nova Scotia news, visit our dedicated provincial page
CBC
20-07-2025
- General
- CBC
More Halifax-area families seeking financial help for day camp enrolment, says YMCA
Day camps are an important rite of summer but an increasing number of parents in the Halifax area are seeking financial assistance to enrol their children. The YMCA of Greater Halifax/Dartmouth says of the 831 campers participating in its programs this year, about 40 per cent required financial assistance. That's double last year's figure when only about 20 per cent of children required assistance, according to Alex Jackson, the organization's day camp director. A spokesperson for the Halifax Regional Municipality, which operates a number of day camps, said in an email the municipal parks and recreation summer programs have seen an increase in requests for assistance. "There has been a 40 per cent increase in [subsidized] camp programs from 2024 to 2025," the email said. Jackson said it's a reflection of growing financial pressures on households. "Things are getting more expensive generally," he said. "I'm sure we've all felt that, and it's tough to have that sort of budget set aside for your summer care, but it is still super important." The YMCA camps offer activities like swimming, arts and crafts, and community outings for kids aged five to 12 while school is out. The downtown Halifax location also offers lunch for the children. The cost per week ranges from $230 for YMCA members and $260 for non-members. There is a 10 per cent discount if two or more campers are enrolled. Jackson said the YMCA's financial aid program, which covers at least half of the enrolment fees, is funded through community partnerships and donations. "We do our best to give something to anybody who comes in and asks," Jackson said. He said eligibility hinges on income, expenses, and family size, but the process is straightforward and people are taken at their word. With high demand, Jackson said the YMCA has been trying to bring camps closer to where campers live. This year, new locations have been added in Spryfield, Lower Sackville and Dartmouth. Jackson urged parents who have never enrolled their children in day camp before to give it a try. "They have opportunities to try things they wouldn't do otherwise during the school year ... and they can meet people, make those lifelong connections," he said.
CTV News
18-07-2025
- General
- CTV News
Lucasville, N.S., residents concerned over proposed 118-unit apartment building
Plans for an apartment complex in Lucasville, N.S., are not sitting well with a number of residents in the area. Plans for an apartment complex in Lucasville, N.S., are not sitting well with a number of residents in the area. Plans for an apartment complex in Lucasville, N.S., are not sitting well with a number of residents in the area. Dozens of people attended what was billed as an emergency public meeting on the issue at the Wallace Lucas Community Centre Thursday night. The proposed 118-unit building in the 500 block of Lucasville Road is the latest in a series of developments residents say have been quietly approved by the Halifax Regional Municipality. They say the end result is reshaping the historic African Nova Scotian community without residents' consent. 'We've got traffic ... between 5,000 and 10,000 cars go through this road already, so it's going to add to that. We have a community centre here that cannot house the amount of people that we already have within our boundary,' said Devon Parsons with the Lucasville Vision Committee. 'We have no transit, we have no sidewalk, so there's many things that need to be fixed before anyone should even think about wanting to put a 118-unit apartment building on Lucasville.' Residents are asking the city to pause all Lucasville developments until residents have completed their own planning process and cancel permit extensions granted without factoring in the area's historic and cultural designation. A petition is also being circulated with more than 700 signatures. With files from CTV Atlantic's Bruce Frisko. For more Nova Scotia news, visit our dedicated provincial page
CTV News
09-07-2025
- Politics
- CTV News
Halifax's Morris Street to become one-way in favour of new bike lanes
A cyclist is seen on Morris Street in Halifax on July 9, 2025. (Callum Smith/CTV Atlantic) Halifax Regional Council unanimously voted down a motion at Tuesday evening's meeting that would further discuss possible alternate routes for the Morris Street East Connection. The Morris Street East Connection is a proposed bicycle network that would be accessible to all ages and abilities. A report recommends east-west cycling lanes in the south end of Halifax. The bike lanes would connect Morris Street, University Avenue and segments of South Street, Cartaret Street and Oakland Road. The current plan that was approved Tuesday night would also see Morris Street become a one-way street for vehicles. Council had asked to look at alternate designs for the project, but Coun. Laura White said the Morris Street bike lanes are the best option. 'I feel strongly that Morris is the best location for this cycle path that's been designed since 2017,' said White in an interview with CTV News. 'It's a design that has been well-researched and consulted.' The design was previously approved by council in October and again for the second time at Tuesday night's meeting. Mayor Andy Fillmore put forth a motion last month to pause the construction of new bike lanes in the municipality, citing a 'growing public concern over worsening traffic congestion.' Council voted 12-to-five against that motion – and in favour of proceeding with what's been in the works. 'Council is always looking to make decisions in the best interests of residents, of long-term sustainability, of finances, and we want to collaborate and work together to find the best solutions,' White said. 'It hasn't felt collaborative to this point; I'd really like it to go back in that direction.' White said a compromise made at Tuesday's meeting was to implement the Morris Street bike lanes tactically, which would save the city money and allow them to be put in sooner. Tactical lanes are bike lanes protected by concrete slabs. White said most tactical bike lanes in the city later become permanent facilities, which are more visually appealing. 'Another benefit of doing something tactically is that if it's not working, we can change it,' White said. The motion says staff will come back in two years with an evaluation report on the overall Peninsula South Complete Streets project, which includes the Morris Street East Connection. But the councillor said she doesn't want this to be a pilot project. 'This is a bike lane that has been planned since 2017,' White said. White said the bike lane would help further fulfill the AAA network – an 'All Ages and Abilities' bikeway – the city is late on delivering. 'For now, we need to deliver on what we said we were going to do in 2017,' White said. With files from CTV Atlantic's Callum Smith For more Nova Scotia news, visit our dedicated provincial page
