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HUMAN RIGHTS COMMISSION--DECLARATION ANNIVERSARY
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The Nova Scotia Human Rights Commission, the Canadian Human
Rights Commission and the Court of Canadian Citizenship will
commemorate the 47th Anniversary of the Universal
Declaration of Human Rights on Sunday, Dec. 10, 1995,
beginning with the raising of the United Nations flag
outside Province House by Premier John Savage at 2 p.m. This
will be followed by a proclamation ceremony and a
citizenship court at the World Trade and Convention Centre,
Highland Suites 6 and 7. The ceremony will also include a
performance by the Nova Scotia Mass Choir.
This year the Nova Scotia Human Rights Commission is pleased
to acknowledge the contribution of the Bayers Road Shopping
Centre with the presentation of Human Rights Awards to two
of its employees: Bev Sweetman, manager,
Marketing/Promotions, Tenant/Public Relations and Barbara
Goldsmith, Customer Service Co-ordinator.
They represent a team of professionals who believe that the
entrepreneurial spirit can flourish in an environment that
fosters human rights. Ms. Sweetman and Ms. Goldsmith have
provided exceptional services to customers of the Bayers
Road Shopping Centre who have special needs. There is ample
parking for persons with disabilities. Wheelchairs and
strollers are provided to shoppers upon request. The mall
also has a coat check which many seniors use when using the
mall for their exercise programs. Children are rewarded for
staying in school and taking pride in their report cards.
Special arrangements have been made with a regular shopper
who has a seizure disorder. Once mall management was alerted
to the fact that a customer was at risk of having a seizure
due to the music in the stores, she now calls ahead of time
and the music in the stores where she shops is turned off.
These kinds of interventions at Bayers Road Shopping Centre
require the cooperation and understanding of all mall
personnel and demonstrate that barriers to accessing
facilities and services can be overcome.
Wayne MacKay, executive director of the Nova Scotia Human
Rights Commission said the awards are important so, "we
accentuate the positive in the field of human rights as well
as sanction misbehaviour. There are corporate citizens who
have a genuine commitment to human rights and individual
managers who implement it. This year's human rights awards
celebrate and acknowledge good corporate conduct in
promoting human rights".
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Contact: Wayne MacKay 902-424-3130
May Lui 902-424-7282
trp Dec. 07, 1995
