By Lyndsay Armstrong More than 108 years after the catastrophic Halifax Explosion caused widespread damage and displaced many, the chief of Millbrook First Nation says his community is returning home. Chief Bob Gloade and Minister of Crown-Indigenous Relations Rebecca Alty announced today that more than seven hectares, or 0.7 square kilometres, of coastal land and water lot space in Tufts Cove has been added to the Millbrook First Nation reserve. A Mi’kmaq village on the Dartmouth side of the Halifax harbour called Turtle Grove was wiped out by a tsunami created by the blast on Dec. 6, 1917, and survivors left for Millbrook First Nation and Sipekne’katik First Nation. “Our community members resided in that location back at that time. So that’s the connection to the land that we have……
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