September 19,2025
Lawyer, Businessman, Civil Rights Activist, Farmer, Chef, The Honourable Senator Donald H. Oliver, CM, ONS, KC, LLD died peacefully in Halifax, after a courageous battle with cardiac amyloidosis.
Son of the late Clifford and Helena (White) Oliver, …
Halifax, NS, April 26, 2023 – The BlackNorth Initiative (BNI), Enbridge and the Honourable Dr. Donald H. Oliver, K.C. celebrate the 40th anniversary of the Black Cultural Centre with a donation to support community events.
Earlier this year, at
Honourable public service is at the core of Don Oliver’s (LLB ’64, LLD ’03) family DNA. “I got
the need and the desire to give back from my parents and my grandparents,” he says. “They
taught me that no matter …
Honourable public service is at the core of Don Oliver’s (LLB ’64, LLD ’03) family DNA. “I got the need and the desire to give back from my parents and my grandparents,” he says. “They taught me that no matter …
Continue ReadingAccess to BCC is access to Black history. The rich heritage of Black Canadians in Canada is under-appreciated. In 2019, Senator Don Oliver petitioned the Government of Canada to designate the BCC as the National Black Museum of Canada because …
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HALIFAX, May 26, 2023 – BMO is investing $100,000 in the Senator Don Oliver Black Voices Prize, to support a new $5,000 annual prize to be awarded to emerging Black Nova Scotian writers. The prize will be administered by the …
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The snow is gone. The robins are back. Buds are forming on the trees. Daffodils and tulips have had their colorful run which, for me was a pure delight. It seems everyone, no matter their …
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I live on a small farm and I love it. I am never more at peace than when I am on the farm. I’m in love with country living. But what is the special attraction for me?
Well, it’s several …
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