On the Provincial Government's highway maps this community
is named Brooklyn, but the Post Office calls it Newport.
The telephone directory lists local numbers under Brooklyn.
The Annapolis Valley Regional School Board lists the addresses
of Brooklyn District Elementary School as "8008 Hwy. 14, Newport",
and West Hants Middle School as "8009 Hwy. 14, Newport."
Petition to the Legislature24 November 1997MR. RONALD RUSSELL: Mr. Speaker, I beg leave to table a petition signed by 1,000 residents of the Village of Brooklyn and the area around Brooklyn. AN HON. MEMBER: How many? MR. RUSSELL: Brooklyn has only a population of about 100 actually, but there were 1,000 people signed this petition, (Laughter) but the proximity is large. Mr. Speaker, at the conclusion of World War II in 1947, the veterans built a memorial to veterans of World War I and World War II, and they built it right at the intersection of the three roads that intersect in the middle of Brooklyn. The Department of Transportation, in their wisdom, decided that was an impediment to traffic, which indeed to some extent it was because on November 11th, whenever they had a parade there, it did become quite dangerous. So, they have built a new memorial out at the volunteer fire station in Brooklyn and they got a plaque on that, et cetera. The villagers now want that cenotaph in the centre of Brooklyn to remain. It has been turned over to the Department of Transportation, but it is a historical landmark and is one that is very readily pointed out as being the direction to somebody's house or somebody's business. So, Mr. Speaker, this petition signed by 1,000 people, endorsed by the Board of Trade of Windsor and West Hants, including a poem that was generated by this possible removal of the monument, I would now like to table, and suggest to the minister that he earnestly consider retaining the monument in the middle of the Village of Brooklyn. MR. SPEAKER: The petition is tabled. Source: Hansard, 24 November 1997 http://www.gov.ns.ca/legislature/hansard/han56-6/h97nov24.htm |
Statement in the Legislature28 November 1997HON. DONALD DOWNE: Mr. Speaker, honourable members of the House, colleagues, ladies and gentlemen. I rise today to reassure the House and the residents of Brooklyn, Hants County, that their historic war monument will be preserved. (Applause) Mr. Speaker, staff of the Department of Transportation and Public Works have been actively involved in this issue for many months. They have continued to provide support and services to civic leaders, members of the Brooklyn and area veterans' committee, and citizens of Brooklyn. Mr. Speaker, my department helped members of the local veterans' committee erect the new monument this year on the Brooklyn fire hall property so Remembrance Day celebrations could be held in a safer location, away from nearby highways. However, Mr. Speaker, there has been a debate in the community over what should be done with the old monument. It stands on a highway right-of-way at the three-way intersection of Route 215 and Trunk 14. I acknowledge the petition tabled by the honourable member for Hants West, in this House, brought significant support from the people of Brooklyn and surrounding communities to ensure the old monument remains intact. I believe that is what the community wants. In that light, Mr. Speaker, I again reaffirm my department's position to listen to the wishes of the community and assure the House the war memorial at Brooklyn will not be removed unless the community asks the department to so do. Source: Hansard, 28 November 1997 http://www.gov.ns.ca/legislature/hansard/han56-6/h97nov28.htm |
Bramber war memorial Bramber
Moose Brook Chapel Moose Brook
Carl Rufus Bond memorial plaque Upper Rawdon
Maitland war memorial Maitland
Fort Edward blockhouse Windsor
Fort Edward cannons Windsor
Hants County war memorial Windsor
Ellershouse war memorial
William Hall monument Hantsport
Hantsport war memorial Hantsport