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Danielle Edwards Tyrell Young, an apprentice welder and recent graduate of the Pathways to Shipbuilding for African Nova Scotians, welds a ceremonial ships coin at the keel-laying ceremony of the future HMCS William Hall at Irving Shipbuilding in Halifax, on Feb. 17, 2021. The THE CANADIAN PRESS/Andrew Vaughan February 21, 2021 - 4:00 AM HALIFAX - As he bent to seal a small coin into the keel of a new offshore patrol ship, Tyrell Young’s gloved hands kept the we...

Winnipeg Free Press By: Danielle Edwards, The Canadian Press Posted: HALIFAX - As he bent to seal a small coin into the keel of a new offshore patrol ship, Tyrell Young’s gloved hands kept the welding gun steady while sparks flew. Tyrell Young, an apprentice welder and recent graduate of the Pathways to Shipbuilding for African Nova Scotians, welds a ceremonial ships coin at the keel-laying ceremony of...

HALIFAX — As he bent to seal a small coin into the keel of a new offshore patrol ship, Tyrell Young’s gloved hands kept the welding gun steady while sparks flew.The ceremony last week, said to bring . . .

Posted: Feb 17, 2021 7:21 PM AT | Last Updated: February 17 William Hall of Hantsport, N.S., was the first Black person, the first Nova Scotian and the third Canadian to be honoured with the Victoria Cross.(CBC) African Heritage Month was marked by a special ceremony Wednesday at the Irving Shipyard in Halifax as the keel was officially laid for the first Canadian naval vessel to be named after a Black person. The fourth Arctic offshore patrol ship will bear the name of William Hall, who was a...