Halifax throws its founder under the bus - PressReader Enter Edward Cornwallis, the founder of Halifax, who had arrived on the shores of Nova Scotia on June 21, 1749, with 13 transports — boats or frigates — and 2,576 people During that first winter more than one-third of those settlers died
Who was Edward Cornwallis? - CIHE Edward Cornwallis, a British military man and founder of Halifax, came to Nova Scotia in 1749 with 2,576 settlers The Mi’kmaq were already there and allied with the French
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History Decolonized: A closer look at Edward Cornwallis and why his . . . Edward Cornwallis is honoured as the founder of Halifax A British military leader who issued bounties on Mi’kmaw scalps, his statue in a city park named in his honour has been at the centre of division and debate For years, the Mi’kmaq have fought to have his monument removed
Not the garrison town: Halifax votes 12-4 to immediately remove . . . Halifax council has voted to immediately remove a statue of Edward Cornwallis from a downtown park amid growing calls across the country to end the reverence of colonial figures as part of reconciliation with Indigenous Peoples
Edward Cornwallis - The Canadian Encyclopedia In 1749, Cornwallis was appointed governor of Nova Scotia and sent to found Halifax to offset the French fort at Louisbourg The two European powers were rivals for territory in North America and had competing claims for Nova Scotia
Halifax removes contentious statue of port citys founder, Edward . . . HALIFAX - Isaiah Bernard always avoided driving by a statue of Halifax's controversial military founder For him, it was an obtrusive reminder of Edward Cornwallis's bloody and barbaric extermination campaign against his Mi'kmaq ancestors
Halifax Military Heritage Preservation Society - hmhps. ca In the late 1920s Nova Scotia Premier E N Rhodes, encouraged by business and community leaders, set up the Cornwallis Memorial Committee to erect a statue to recognize Edward Cornwallis as the Founder of Halifax and to promote tourism (including visitors arriving by train and ship)