THE WELDON TIMES

Canada as we know it is a lie. We have been fed a reality that placed Canada at the epicenter of equality and freedom, distinct from the horrid atrocities of our neighbours. We allowed ourselves to become an adjudicator of other nations' human rights violations without addressing our own extensive list of shortcomings. This article is part of the Black Voices collection, an ongoing collaboration with Dalhousie Black Law Students’ Association.

Earlier this year, Nova Scotia’s provincial government proposed to re-open uranium mining in the province, provoking visceral and vocal pushback. This is one of many contentious projects they have proposed, aimed at boosting economic growth.

Few students know the Weldon Law Building’s namesake, but his legacy continues to echo through our halls through the Weldon Tradition of unselfish public service and, of course, The Weldon Times. The latter was founded in 1975 – or so we thought. Until last year, the thick fog of time enshrouded The Weldon Times’ beginning. A light pierced through, and that light was Doug Shatford. He reached out, we were dazzled, and he (quite humbly) allowed me to interview him on his ex

Law school is truly a journey, and we’re glad to be closing ours out with one last Tastefully Timed article. We hope you celebrate the highs and soften the lows with good food during your time at Weldon. Here’s our final recommendations for the moments and emotions you’ll experience over the next three (or more) years.

Since 1L isn’t intimidating enough, why not add a cross-country move to the mix? Although the first year class represents students from every province, an unexpectedly high proportion hail from British Columbia, including me, a Vancouverite!

On October 4, 1967, in a small fishing community on Nova Scotia’s South Shore, several witnesses reported an unexplained sighting. Let's go.