Apology

In 2019, Dr. Scot Wortley released, Halifax, Nova Scotia: Street Checks Report, which found that people of African descent were six times more likely to be street checked.

In September 2023, the Commanding Officer of the Nova Scotia RCMP, Assistant Commissioner Dennis Daley, said he would apologize for the Division’s historic use of street checks.

To inform the apology and action plan, the Commanding Officer established a steering committee, 13 consultations were held in African Nova Scotian communities across the province, feedback from the consultations was summarized, a draft action plan was developed, and African Nova Scotian organizations provided input on the draft action plan.

Apology event

• Date: Saturday, September 7, 2024
• Time: 1 pm
• Location: North Preston Community Centre

Watch: RCMP Nova Scotia apology for historical use of street checks (YouTube)

The apology was live-streamed at these locations:

• Black Loyalist Heritage Centre, 119 Old Birchtown Rd., Shelburne
• Menelik Hall, 88 Laurier St., Sydney
• Gibson Woods Centre, 485 Gibson Woods Rd., Gibson Woods
• Greenville Community Centre, 724 Greenville Rd., Greenville
• Royal Canadian Legion, 92 Mount St., Digby
• Business Innovation Centre, 5 Ratchford St., Amherst
• Tracadie United Baptist Church, 474 Highway 16, Monastery
• Ignite Atlantic, 352 E River Rd., New Glasgow

Bus service was provided to the North Preston Community Centre from:

• New Glasgow - Ward One Social Recreation Centre (10 am)
• Truro - Rath Eastlink Community Centre (10:45 am)
• Hammonds Plains - Emmanuel Baptist Church (11 am)
• Beechville - Beechville Baptist Church (11:30 am)
• Halifax - Halifax North Memorial Library (11:45 am)