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Eddie Carvery Defies Eviction as Africville Descendants Rally

Remaining on site despite the Heritage Trust’s July 13 eviction deadline, the 79-year-old activist has seen a $25 parking ticket for his unlicensed trailer invalidated by the municipality.

Eddie Carvery III, left, and his grandfather, Eddie Carvery are fighting against a parking ticket issued against the trailer that's been on the property of the Africville Museum for the past four years.
Eddie Carvery outside his trailer on July 28, 2025.
Former Africville resident and activist, Eddie Carvery, is seen with his grandson and great-grandson, Eddie Carvery III and IV, at Africville Park in Halifax on Monday July 28, 2025. On July 14, Carvery was served notice to remove his trailer from the park.
Former Africville resident and activist, Eddie Carvery, is seen outside his trailer at Africville Park in Halifax on Monday July 28, 2025. – Tim Krochak

Overview

  • Carvery was issued an eviction notice by the Africville Heritage Trust on July 7 with a removal deadline of July 13 but has refused to leave the former community lands.
  • Halifax Regional Municipality cancelled a $25 parking ticket issued July 14 after determining Carvery’s trailer lacked a licence plate, vehicle identification number and inspection sticker.
  • Approximately 50 Africville descendants gathered on July 29 at Africville Park to protest the eviction notice and show solidarity with Carvery’s ongoing reparations campaign.
  • The Heritage Trust and municipal officials cite liability concerns and plans to expand museum parking and build a marina as reasons for clearing the protest site.
  • Since around 1970, Carvery has maintained a camp on the former Africville lands demanding individual reparations, land return and a public inquiry into the community’s 1960s demolition.