Close X
Wednesday, December 4, 2024
ADVT 
National

'She Let Nothing Stand In Her Way:' Viola Desmond Honoured With Walk Of Fame Star

The Canadian Press, 29 Jun, 2018 12:45 PM
    HALIFAX — Wanda Robson says her older sister Viola Desmond "preached by doing," and wanted young people to emulate her idea of success.
     
     
    Robson beamed as a Canada's Walk of Fame star was unveiled in Halifax this afternoon in honour of the civil rights pioneer.
     
     
    The star will be mounted aboard the harbour ferry recently named for Desmond.
     
     
    The 91-year-old Robson told a crowd gathered at the Halifax Ferry Terminal that her sister fought to overcome the many obstacles in her way to pursue a career as a businesswoman and beautician.
     
     
    Desmond was arrested, thrown in jail for 12 hours and fined after she refused to leave the whites-only section of a New Glasgow movie theatre on Nov. 8, 1946.
     
     
    It would take 63 years for Nova Scotia to issue Desmond, who died in 1965, a posthumous apology and pardon.
     
     
    Robson says she was thrilled at the many recent honours for her sister.
     
     
    In March, a new $10 bill featuring Desmond was unveiled by Finance Minister Bill Morneau and Bank of Canada Governor Stephen Poloz.

    MORE National ARTICLES

    Two B.C. Men Vanish On Vancouver Island Days After Sailing North From Panama

    Two B.C. Men Vanish On Vancouver Island Days After Sailing North From Panama
    UCLUELET, B.C. — A search is underway on Vancouver Island for two British Columbia men who have not been seen for almost a week.

    Two B.C. Men Vanish On Vancouver Island Days After Sailing North From Panama

    Surrey RCMP Arrest Six, Seize Three Cars, Cash, Drugs In Bust Linked To Gang War

    Surrey RCMP Arrest Six, Seize Three Cars, Cash, Drugs In Bust Linked To Gang War
    After a lengthy investigation the Surrey RCMP Drug Section, with assistance from the Surrey Gang Enforcement Team, executed three search warrants simultaneously on three separate residences in Surrey on May 23, 2018.

    Surrey RCMP Arrest Six, Seize Three Cars, Cash, Drugs In Bust Linked To Gang War

    One Suspect In Mississauga’s Bombay Bhel Restaurant Explosion May Be Female, Police Say

    One Suspect In Mississauga’s Bombay Bhel Restaurant Explosion May Be Female, Police Say
    One of two suspects wanted in connection with an explosion that injured 15 people at a restaurant west of Toronto may be a woman, contrary to earlier reports, police said Tuesday.

    One Suspect In Mississauga’s Bombay Bhel Restaurant Explosion May Be Female, Police Say

    Federal Government Spending $4.5B To Buy Trans Mountain Pipeline, BC Terminal

    Federal Government Spending $4.5B To Buy Trans Mountain Pipeline, BC Terminal
    In return, Kinder Morgan will go ahead with its original plan to twin the pipeline this summer while the sale is finalized, which likely won't happen until August, Morneau told a news conference in Ottawa.

    Federal Government Spending $4.5B To Buy Trans Mountain Pipeline, BC Terminal

    VIDEOS: Jagmeet Singh Jokes About Personal Absence From Ottawa, Teaches Audience Bhangra

    VIDEOS: Jagmeet Singh Jokes About Personal Absence From Ottawa, Teaches Audience Bhangra
    Federal party leaders got a few digs in at one another and at themselves at the parliamentary press gallery dinner Saturday night.

    VIDEOS: Jagmeet Singh Jokes About Personal Absence From Ottawa, Teaches Audience Bhangra

    Authorities Investigate Death At Rail Crossing That Reports Say Involved Scooter

    Authorities Investigate Death At Rail Crossing That Reports Say Involved Scooter
    CHILLIWACK, B.C. — A death at a British Columbia railway crossing is under investigation after reports say a scooter got stuck on the tracks late Saturday afternoon.

    Authorities Investigate Death At Rail Crossing That Reports Say Involved Scooter