No. 2 Construction Battalion – National Apology Event

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The Black Cultural Centre for Nova Scotia in collaboration with the Department of National Defence will be holding a series of events in Honour and Remembrance of the No. 2 Construction Battalion, beginning on July 5th, 2022, and most notably an apology from the Federal Government on July 9th.

Events to include the update of the National Historic Sites and Monuments Board of Canada monument in Pictou by Parks Canada, a new interpretive display at the Black Cultural Centre, and the much-anticipated National Apology by the Government of Canada. This apology will be made to the relatives and descendants of the members of No. 2 Construction Battalion that served with distinction in the First World War but faced anti-Black racism.

These events will occur one hundred and six years following the formation of the historic Battalion in 1916.

• National Historic Sites and Monuments Board of Canada – Pictou Monument Update
Tuesday, July 5, 2022 in Pictou, Nova Scotia – 11 am Atlantic
87 Caladh Ave, Pictou, NS (Approx. 1 hour and 30 minutes from Halifax/Dartmouth or 50 minutes from Truro)

• No. 2 Construction Battalion Interpretive Display – Black Cultural Centre
Thursday, July 7, 2022 in Cherry Brook, Nova Scotia – 11 am Atlantic
Black Cultural Centre for NS, 10 Cherry Brook Road, NS
The event will also be streamed online at www.no2-cef.ca

• National Apology to the Descendants and Families of the No. 2 Construction Battalion
Saturday, July 9, 2022 in Truro, Nova Scotia – 12:30 p.m. (AST) Parade and 1:00 pm Ceremony
Truro Amateur Athletics Club Grounds, 57 Golf Street, Truro, Nova Scotia. (Approx. 1 hour from Halifax/Dartmouth)
This will be an outdoor event with an inclement weather alternative in place.

The event will be broadcast live across Canada on Eastlink Community TV our host broadcaster. (Eastlink TV serving: Nova Scotia, PEI, Newfoundland, part of Ontario and Alberta as well as Delta and the Sunshine Coast in B.C.) and online at www.no2-cef.ca