Garrison Graveyard at Fort Anne

Rose Fortune will be honoured by The Historical Association of Annapolis Royal and the community with a special monument in the Garrison Graveyard on Canada Day. She was an African-Canadian Loyalist who operated a transport business with a wheelbarrow and is recognized as the first policewoman in Canada. One of her descendants, Daurene Lewis, became the first lady of African descent to be elected a mayor in Canada. Bay Ferries’ Fundy Rose from St. John, NB to Digby, NS is…