Nova Scotia Heritage Fairs 2016

On April 28th and 29th, the annual Nova Scotia Heritage Fairs program was held at Cape Breton University. Students from grades 4 to 9 explored and provided cultural explanations about their own distinct heritages. His Honour Brigadier-General, The Honourable J.J. Grant, CMM, ONS, CD (Ret'd), Lieutenant Governor of Nova Scotia, visited the Fair and provided remarks at the opening ceremony. Members of the Cape Breton-Victoria Regional School Board were joined by President David Wheeler and Mayor Cecil Clarke to provide closing remarks. The Cape Breton Post has posted a video of the event and a slideshow of some of the projects. Several projects by students featured the Ukrainian community of Cape Breton:

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Once the Ukrainians immigrated to Canada their lives changed completely. They had jobs, they had more land, but if they were a farmer, they had to restart their whole entire farm! So not everything was good about immigrating to Canada. People also had to recover from injuries they received on the boat. Some had injuries from losing loved ones on the boat. Others had injuries by things like broken bones. Many did not survive the long boat ride! Most people had jobs in mining or farming. They didn't get paid too much or too little. But not everyone had jobs! Just like now, some people had to stay home and take care of their children while the other parent went to work to get money for their family. They didn't own their land right away. They had to wait a few months. Plus, they had to clear away part of their land, build a house, and if they were a farmer they had to start their farm. This kept going because there were many waves. To be exact, there were four waves. They faced many bumps in the path of life, but they worked hard to complete their goal of immigration!

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