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
One Million Dollar Scholarship with Wade Dawe
At the North End Memorial Library on October 10 2023, The new Senator Don Oliver Scholarship was launched with a $1M gift by his friend, entrepreneur, financier, and investor Wade Dawe.
The scholarship will provide financial support as well as
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Don Oliver Receives 2023 Weldon Award for Unselfish Public Service
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 ReadingWes Hall at 40th anniversary celebration of Black Cultural Centre, Nova Scotia
Access 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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BMO’s $100,000 Investment in the Senator Don Oliver Black Voices Prize
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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I am delighted we have been able to get it up and running again. We are working on new content and it will be added soon.
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Donald Oliver hosts Mayann Francis on County Grapevine
On Feb. 21, the Hon. Donald Oliver hosted former Lieutenant Governor of Nova Scotia the Hon. Mayann Francis for a conversation on Prince Edward County radio. Francis, who served as the 31st Lieutenant Governor of Nova Scotia from 2006-2012, was …
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Senator Colin Deacon celebrates Don Oliver with statement in senate
Senator Colin Deacon of Halifax, NS recently commended Don Oliver in a statement delivered to the senate on February 9. Sen. Deacon expressed his admiration for Oliver’s accomplishments and recounted his experience reading Oliver’s new autobiography, A Matter of Equality…
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A Matter of Equality headlines Acadia Alumni Book Club
Acadia University alumni will come together on April 25 to discuss the work of their fellow alumnus, Senator Donald Oliver. Senator Oliver’s autobiography A Matter of Equality: The Life’s Work of Senator Donald Oliver is the first selection of the …
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Senator Oliver to host Black History Month programming on Prince Edward County radio
Senator Don Oliver (retired) will host Black History Month programming on 99.3 County FM (CJPE-FM) Prince Edward County. Oliver will host a segment on The County Grapevine, Jan 31-Feb. 28. Appointed to the Senate in 1990, Oliver’s life has included …
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