by CBRM Mayor Cecil Clarke has publicly weighed in on the Clayton Miller case. Clarke says he supports Provincial Justice Minister Lena Diab’s decision last month to refer a recent report on the case to the medical examiner. 17 year-old Miller was found dead shortly after police raided a teenage drinking party in New Waterford in 1990. His parents have since accused police of a cover-up. Clarke has written a letter to Diab asking that the medical examiner be given the time to fully address the facts of the case and the allegations made against police officers. Clarke says that conclusive findings are needed for the sake of the Miller family, and police officers who’ve been under pressure and stress because of the case. The Miller case has received increasing attention in recent weeks, after a retired nurse posed questions about an autopsy that was conducted on Miller. The hacker group Anonymous recently released a statement in support of the Miller family, and hundreds of people lined the streets of New Waterford for a rally last weekend.
Dave Desveaux
Dave Desveaux, a native of New Waterford leverages his experience and passion for research in The Coast 89.7 Newsroom where as the Weekday Newscaster. His foray into radio began with a research position at The Coast, which led to the production of a radio documentary on the music of the Mi’kmaq people. The program, entitled “First Nations, First Music” was co-produced with fellow Coast personality Ron Neville and released in early 2011. A graduate of Breton Education Centre, Dave went on to get a Bachelor of Arts Degree in History and Sociology from Cape Breton University, as well as a Master of Arts Degree in Sociology from Dalhousie University. He has worked as a teaching assistant at Dalhousie, and in various short-term customer service and research positions.
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