It was a pleasure to recognize the Woodbine Non-Profit Society in the Legislature this past week, and congratulate their community for a landmark Supreme Court Win.
You can watch the recorded Member Statement below:
PAUL WOZNEY « » : Speaker, when a community rallies around an injustice, they can be a formidable force. In the case of the Woodbine Community of Nova Scotia, they even win Supreme Court cases. Woodbine is a land-lease community in Beaver Bank that recently stood up to the unfortunately common practice of water-metering – devices affixed to the homes of people that are used to charge them for their water. Last year, committee members Nicole Herd and Eloise Graves, alongside their fellow resident, launched a landmark court case that proved the illegality of this practice.
Woodbine Community of Nova Scotia is an organization formed out of residents’ solidarity with one another. Its goal is to disseminate information and improve the cohesion of their community.
They aren’t done, either. They plan on growing into an advocacy platform for land-lease residents province-wide.
I ask that all present join me in recognizing the Woodbine Community and its residents for their resolve and for providing leadership and representation to folks who so often go without.
