Remarks: We’ve received a number of complaints about the Point Pleasant plaque, which is located near the large memorial anchor on the harbour side of the park. The plaque points out that Halifax has historically “played a key role in furthering the delivery of needed wartime materiel.” Well, it may be a curious spelling, but “materiel” isn’t a mistake. From the Canadian Oxford Dictionary: “materiel: available means or resources, esp. materials and equipment used in warfare.” You may now set your face to stunned.
Who’s Responsible?: Art Sampson, Major Parks & Horticulture Works Supervisor, HRM Real Property & Asset Management. 490-4700.
This article appears in Dec 6-12, 2007.
This is certainly correct — however I think your “On Patrol hereby call on residents of Halifax (the greater municipality and environs) to help fix our city” may have a typo — should it be “calls”? Ah, what do I know….keep up the good work, whether your are plural or singular!
and forgive me, — I used the wrong ‘your’ in that last comment — NOW you can keep up the good work!