Bide Awhile – Introducing Shelbie! She is looking for a home in our Long-Term Foster/Palliative Care Program

**** Info via Bide Awhile Introducing Shelbie! She is looking for a home in our Long-Term Foster/Palliative Care Program. Shelbie is a domestic short hair brown tabby female, 15 years old. She has hyper thyroidism and requires medication daily – but don’t worry, she takes it very well. She is a little more shy than […]

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Public Health Mobile Units offering drop-in COVID-19 testing in HRM and East Hants this week

**** NSHA Media Release Public Health Mobile Units offering drop-in COVID-19 testing in HRM and East Hants this week ​ The Public Health Mobile Units will be offering drop-in COVID-19 testing in Dartmouth, Halifax and Elmsdale this week. Testing is free and available to all ages. ​ In an effort to keep COVID-19 under control […]

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HRFE was pleased to hold the official dedication ceremony for its newest fire rescue boat, ‘Kjipuktuk (Halifax)

**** HRFE Release Halifax Regional Fire & Emergency was pleased to hold the official dedication ceremony for its newest fire rescue boat, ‘Kjipuktuk (Halifax)’.​ The ceremony featured remarks from Halifax Mayor Mike Savage, Chief Deborah Robertson, Fire Chief Ken Stuebing and smudging from Elder Jane Abram. ​ ​ The name of the boat was selected […]

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Missing person: Help the RCMP find Adria Gloade

**** RCMP Media Release Missing person: Help the RCMP find Adria Gloade Millbrook RCMP is asking for the​ public’s assistance to locate 37-year-old Adria Gloade who was last spoken to on July 13. Adria Gloade is described as being Indigenous, 5-foot-7 and 130-150 pounds, dark brown hair and brown eyes. Gloade has a birthmark on […]

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New Cases of COVID-19, One Recovery

**** HEALTH/WELLNESS Media Release New Cases of COVID-19, One Recovery —————————————————————- NOTE: There are no scheduled COVID-19 media briefings this week. Due to the Panorama upgrade happening today, July 19, the daily COVID-19 news release and COVID-19 data dashboard will not be available Tuesday, July 20. —————————————————————- Today, July 19, Nova Scotia is reporting no […]

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Elections Nova Scotia is Calling for Election Workers

**** Elections Nova Scotia Release Elections Nova Scotia is Calling for Election Workers It takes a lot of people and effort to make an election run smoothly, especially during a pandemic. Elections Nova Scotia needs dedicated workers to facilitate voting and ensure safe cleaning protocols are enforced at all voting locations. People 18 years and […]

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Attention kids! Officers with the Truro Police Service will be on the lookout for those obeying municipal bylaws and provincial laws

**** Info via Truro Police Attention Kids!! Officers with the Truro Police Service will be on the lookout for those obeying municipal bylaws and provincial laws. Kids wearing their bike helmets, being on good behavior at the skate park etc can expect to receive a “Positive Ticket”. The tickets will be either a free family […]

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COVID-19 Case on Her Majesty’s Canadian Ship (HMCS) Halifax

**** DND Media Release COVID-19 Case on Her Majesty’s Canadian Ship (HMCS) Halifax On Sunday, 18 July, 2021, while enroute back to Halifax from OPERATION REASSURANCE, Her Majesty’s Canadian Ship (HMCS) Halifax conducted Rapid Antigen Detection Tests (RADT) COVID-19 tests of the ship’s company as part of their pre-arrival protocols and one member received a non-negative result for COVID-19. ​ […]

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