became aware of the racist content in The Clockmaker, a book written in the 1830s featuring the satirical character of Sam Slick. Haliburton by scholar Richard A. Davies called Inventing Sam Slick: A biography of Thomas Chandler Haliburton, notes the racism in the author’s work. She said her knowledge of Sam Slick was limited to the phrases popularized in the books (facts are stranger than fiction and quick as a wink are two such phrases). For Councillor Ivey from West Hants Regional Municipality, examination of the text has convinced him that the work is not merely outdated. Following council’s decision on Sept. 22, West Hants Mayor Abraham Zebian took a moment to address members of his community that still have concerns about the removal of Sam Slick imagery from the town.