Desmond To Be First Woman On Face Of Banknote

by Bobby NockDecember 8, 2016

Nova Scotia black rights activist Viola Desmond will be the first Canadian woman to appear on the face of a banknote.

Desmond’s sister, Wanda Robson from North Sydney was in Ottawa for this morning’s announcement.

Desmond was chosen from a short list of five finalists.

Her face will be on a series of 10 dollar bills released in 2018.

She became an activist after being arrested for sitting in the white’s only section of a New Glasgow movie theatre in 1946.

Bobby Nock

Bobby grew up in Whycocomagh before moving to Halifax to attend university where he earned a Bachelor of Arts and a Bachelor of Journalism degree. After university, Bobby moved back to Cape Breton where he began working as a freelance journalist and has done work for both print media and as a broadcast journalist. As the News Director, Bobby Nock will get your day started by bringing you information that helps connect you to the community with all the latest in local news.

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