A new statue depicting a family being forced to leave Scotland during the Clearances is being unveiled this weekend in Winnipeg by Scottish Environment Minister Mike Russell . The statue is the twin of a similar piece The Exiles, unveiled by Alex Salmond last summer in Helmsdale in Sutherland. To see the statue and to find out more, visit
http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/scotland/highlands_and_islands/7600155.stm.
Also unveiled this weekend is a statue on Edinburgh's Royal Mile of James Braidwood, the founder of the modern fire service, which was created in 1824. For more on that story, visit http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/scotland/edinburgh_and_east/7597689.stm
Chris
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