Jordi Bonet

[image-1] In 1966, a sculpture created by renowned Canadian artist Jordi Bonet was placed at the North Memorial Library. The statue was a tribute to those who died in the Halifax Explosion. But in 2005 the city deemed the statue a “public safety risk,” and it was taken apart and stored; the statue then sustained further damage and some parts went missing, including a cast bronze doll that represents the child victims of The Explosion. Recently, The Halifax Explosion Memorial Sculpture Committee has revived its interest in the sculpture. “Ideally, the remaining pieces must be gathered in one place, inventoried,