As 2024 draws to a close, CBC Nova Scotia is looking back at some of the year's most inspirational stories. Here are the Nova Scotians who left a mark on our hearts. When he steps into the ring to make his professional wrestling debut, it will achieve a lifelong dream for this Nova Scotia man.
What makes Justin Marriott's achievement even more notable is he is doing it in spite of a big communication barrier. Marriott was born deaf but as the CBC's Gareth Hampshire found out, he has built a persona around deaf culture to kick-start his career. Jesse Vincent was hired by the Downtown Halifax Business Commission to help clean the city streets.
(Navigator Outreach Program) Jesse Vincent went from living in a tent downtown for two years to moving into an apartment last month. He shared how he did it with the CBC's Nicola Seguin. Terrie Brown is being recognized for dodging a tragic situation last week.
He was driving a school bus on Highway 102 when a tractor-trailer crashed through a guardrail of an overpass above. Brown managed to stop the bus before the tractor-trailer hit the ground. (Mark Crosby/CBC) Terrie Brown was driving 23 Rocky Lake Junior High students in his bus when a tractor-trailer crashed through an overpass and landed in the path of the bus.
He managed to stop before the two vehicles could collide, garnering him a community hero award from his employer. Auburn Drive High School principal Karen Hudson pioneered the first Africentric cohort in math and literacy wi.
