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African Heritage Month 2022

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Published: Tuesday, 01 February 2022 15:21

https://beta.novascotia.ca/.../african-nova-scotian-affairs

To recognize that February is African Heritage Month in Nova Scotia, the Pan African flag will fly in front of Town Hall for the next 28 days.

We are learning more about African Heritage ourselves this month, and wanted to share what we've learned about flags!

The Pan African flag is a tri-color flag that consists of three equal horizontal bands colored Red, Black, and Green

Red: the blood that unites all people of Black African ancestry, and shed for liberation;

Black: for the people whose existence as a nation, though not a nation-state, is affirmed by the existence of the flag;

Green: the abundant and vibrant natural wealth of Africa, the Motherland.

Here in Nova Scotia, we have an official African Nova Scotian flag that was designed by artist Wendie Wilson. A great video from Wendie Wilson, explaining the background of the African Nova Scotian flag can be found here:

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=LQNP7xpeH2k

Snow Removal - FAQs

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Published: Thursday, 13 January 2022 13:22

2022 Property Assessment Notices

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Published: Tuesday, 11 January 2022 10:25

2022 Property Assessment Notices have been mailed by Property Valuation Services Corporation (PVSC).

Visit www.pvsc.ca, call 1-800-380-7775 or email for more information.

Tennis Court Schedule

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Published: Wednesday, 21 July 2021 09:59

Solar Garden News!

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Published: Friday, 09 July 2021 10:52

July 9, 2021

“The community solar garden will reduce emissions and help keep rates affordable for our citizens and businesses. This project builds on our success with the Alternative Resource Energy Authority of affordably transitioning to renewable energy. Once complete, this project will push our share of municipally owned renewable energy to over 60 per cent from wind, hydro and solar.” Mayor Don Clarke

Yesterday, Mayor Clarke was in Mahone Bay for an exciting announcement regarding our Solar Garden Project, with AREA (Alternative Resource Energy Authority, a municipal clean energy corporation collectively owned by Mahone Bay, Antigonish and the Town of Berwick)

The Government of Canada is investing more than $8.9 million in this project through the Green Infrastructure Stream of the Investing in Canada infrastructure plan. The Government of Nova Scotia is contributing more than $7.4 million, while the municipalities are collectively contributing more than $5.9 million.

Read more here:
https://www.canada.ca/en/office-infrastructure/news/2021/07/canada-and-nova-scotia-invest-in-renewable-energy-infrastructure-with-three-solar-farms-in-antigonish-berwick-and-mahone-bay.html

https://novascotia.ca/news/release/?id=20210708003

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June 21 - National Indigenous Peoples Day

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Published: Monday, 21 June 2021 11:19

June 21st is National Indigenous People's Day.

The Town of Berwick acknowledges we are in Mi’kma’ki – the unceded territory and ancestral homeland of the Mi’kmaq Nation. Our relationship is based on a series of Peace and Friendship treaties between the Mi’kmaq Nation and the Crown, dating back to 1725. In Nova Scotia we recognize that We are All Treaty People.

 

This morning, we were invited to the opening of the Moving Through Medicine Garden, a project of the Annapolis Valley Regional Library located behind the Town of Berwick Town Hall.

Elder Lorraine Whitman performed a smudging ceremony and blessing of the Moving Through Gardens.

Following the ceremony, she was joined by Mayor Don Clarke to raise the Mi'kmaq Grand Council Flag in front of Town Hall.

To learn more about the Moving Through Gardens project, visit:

https://www.valleylibrary.ca/blog/moving-through-gardens

To learn more about National Indigenous Peoples day, visit:

https://www.canada.ca/.../cam.../indigenous-peoples-day.html