A new tourism company that wants to offer tours of Black heritage sites around Nova Scotia is facing pushback from competitors who say the market is already saturated.
Kevin Brooks started Ayomikun Bus Charters with two friends, Peter Field and Dalton Cain, last December. Their goal is to make Black history more accessible in the region by offering bus tours to locations like Birchtown and Shelburne.
Brooks, who previously worked at the provincial Department of Justice and for several years in the tourism sector, is a seventh-generation African Nova Scotian. He said his passion for history inspired him to start the company.
“I want to promote, not only the history, but the culture, the art, the music and [if] we have this tourism company, we can showcase a lot of talent in Nova Scotia,” he said.
In January, Brooks applied to the Nova Scotia Utility and Review Board for a Motor Carrier Licence, which allows companies to operate vehicles that hold nine or more people.
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