North Dartmouth March Against Violence

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(12:25 p.m.)Hundreds of people are expected to gather tonight outside the Dartmouth Boys and Girls Club on Farrell Road for the annual North Dartmouth March Against Violence.The volunteer-organized march is a stirring show of solidarity against crime and violence drawing together area residents, community workers, members of the Dartmouth Boys and Girls Club and a contingent of Halifax Regional Police officers including Community Response Officers from Dartmouth.The annual march began in 2000 to commemorate the life of Jason MacCullough who was murdered on a path between Joseph Young Street and Pinecrest Drive on Aug. 28, 1999. The case remains open.Jason was associated with the Boys and Girls Club and the march was started as a way to honour his life and bring about positive change in the community. This year’s march will begin at the Dartmouth Boys and Girls Club on Farrell Road tonight at 6:30 p.m. People in the neighbourhood who can’t attend the march are asked to leave their porch lights on in a show of support for the marchers.