Celebrating Our Unsung Heroes

- Jan 26, 2012

Nova Scotia's 28th annual African Heritage Month celebrated throughout the month of February will pay tribute to Unsung Heroes: Men who Make a Difference.

"In 2010 we celebrated our Leading Ladies, Lasting Legacies, and in 2012 we are following suit by recognizing men who have a positive impact on their neighbourhoods," said African Nova Scotian Affairs Minister Percy Paris at a recent proclamation ceremony.

The men were selected through an open call for nominations held in the fall. The province wide African Heritage Month Information Network chose the six finalists.

"These men provide jobs and support, they mentor youth and care for the elderly, and they have a quiet but impressive influence on people around them. They may not be household names, but they make their communities, and this province, a better place," said Mr. Paris.

The unsung heroes are: Donald Cooke Jr., Amherst; Everett Desmond, Upper Big Tracadie; Joel Marsman, Lower Sackville; Keith Miller, Yarmouth; C.F. "Babe" Paris, New Glasgow; and Archbishop Vincent Waterman, Sydney.

For more information about African Heritage Month visit http://gov.ns.ca/ansa/AHM2012.asp

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For 18 months, welder John Bouchie honed his skills in Fort McMurray’s oilsands, working on massive fuel storage tanks, 90 feet high and 190 feet across. Now, Bouchie has returned home to Nova Scotia, optimistic that the economic downturn can actually translate into increased demand for his homegrown business.

“With the economic times the way they are, people will be more apt to repair what they have rather than buying new equipment,” he says. “People are using equipment everyday and people need repairs. All this stuff gets broken—somebody’s got to fix it.”

Bouchie is well-positioned to do just that. His company, Bouchie’s Welding Services Ltd., is based out of Ardness a scenic coastal area between Antigonish and New Glasgow. In two hours or less, he can be in Truro to the west, Cape Breton to the east or Guysborough County to the south.

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