The history of racism in Digby area schools has been well documented, studied and reported on with promises to change. The Settlement Agreement with the Department of Education,the Tri-County School Board and the Nova Scotia Teacher’s Union resulted from a complaint made to the Nova Scotia Human Rights Commission.

Identified in the Settlement Agreement was the establishment of a community centre in Digby County. The community centre has symbolic and practical significance for the community. Symbolically, it represents a formal recognition that the thirty-year fight to address systemic racism has been officially recognized. Practically, it will is a place, open to all, nurturing education, cultural achievement and mutual respect within and between communities.