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Arcus Legal will be closed this Monday, February 19th for Nova Scotia Heritage Day. This year, William Hall, VC has been selected as the 2024 Nova Scotia Heritage Day honouree, celebrating Hall as the first Black person, the first Nova Scotian and the third Canadian to receive the British Empire’s highest award for bravery, the Victoria Cross.
Photo credit to The Canadian Encyclopedia
Arcus Legal will be closed on Monday, February 20th for Nova Scotia Heritage Day.
The Honouree of Heritage Day 2023 is Rita Joe, a Mi’kmaw poet from Eskasoni and We’koqma’q First Nations in Unama’ki, Cape Breton. Rita Joe is often referred to as the poet laureate of the Mi’kmaq people, she wrote powerful poetry that spoke about Indigenous identity. Her works continues to influence Indigenous and non-Indigenous writers and artists alike.
Images: Portrait of Rita Joe – Photo credit to The Globe and Mail. Rita Joe & Governor General Ray Hnatyshyn – Photo credit to The Canadian Press.
Arcus Legal will be closed on Monday, February 21 for Nova Scotia Heritage Day. The Landscape of Grand Pré has been selected as the 2022 Nova Scotia Heritage Day honouree, celebrating the rich heritage of this iconic place of memory for the Acadian diaspora. This year marks the 10th anniversary of the Landscape of Grand Pré becoming a UNESCO World Heritage Site.
(Photo credit: valleytourism.ca)