Health and Wellness

**** HRM Media Release Municipality helps residents with well water shortages The Halifax Regional Municipality is offering drinking water for those dealing with dry wells due to dry conditions. The municipality is working alongside the Province of Nova Scotia and using its Joint Emergency Management teams to ensure residents with urgent dry well issues have...

**** Info via Woodlawn Medical Clinic UPDATE: The Woodlawn Medical Clinic is now open by appointments only for our duty clinic. All regular offices will reopen on Monday. Thank you, Management Repost (Health) Woodlawn Blood Collection Clinic temporary closure ** Release Woodlawn Blood Collection Clinic temporary closure     Sent to us from managent *Due...

**** NSHA Media Release Woodlawn Blood Collection Clinic temporary closure The Woodlawn Blood Collection clinic in Dartmouth is currently experiencing a technical service interruption that is impacting computers and desk phone access, including incoming and outgoing calls. The Clinic is closing early today at 3 p.m. and will remain closed until Monday August 15 at 7:00 a.m. Anyone...

**** RCMP Media Release Just the facts: Cyberbullying Social media sites and text messaging have allowed taunts to enter cyberspace and follow victims everywhere they have their phone. What is it? Cyberbullying involves using computers, smartphones or other connected devices to embarrass, hurt, mock or threaten someone online. It can be anonymous and follow a...

**** HRM Media Release Lake Echo Beach reopens to swimming ​ The Halifax Regional Municipality is advising residents that Lake Echo Beach has reopened to swimming. Lake Echo Beach is a supervised beach. Municipal staff regularly test the water quality at all supervised municipal beaches, as well as two unsupervised beaches, during the summer months...

**** HRM Media Releas Kinap Beach reopens to swimming ​ The Halifax Regional Municipality is advising residents that Kinap Beach in Porters Lake has reopened to swimming. Kinap Beach is a supervised beach. Municipal staff regularly test the water quality at all supervised municipal beaches, as well as two unsupervised beaches, during the summer months...

**** RCMP Media Release Water safety reminder from the Nova Scotia RCMP The Nova Scotia RCMP has received an increase in calls relating to water safety, and would like to remind the public how to stay safe while enjoying water activities. Since August 1, the Nova Scotia RCMP has responded to 14 incidents related to...

**** HRM Media Release Risk advisory in effect for Cunard Lake Beach due to possible blue-green algae bloom ​ The Halifax Regional Municipality is advising residents that due to the presence of a possible blue-green algae bloom, a risk advisory is in effect for Cunard Lake Beach in Halifax. Residents are encouraged to avoid swimming...

**** NSHA Media Release Nova Scotia Health launches pilot program with Virtual Hallway Nova Scotia Health’s Innovation Hub has launched a six-month pilot program with Virtual Hallway, a Nova Scotian company that connects primary care providers with specialists to improve patient access to specialist care. Virtual Hallway aims to improve patient access to specialist care...

**** HRM Media Release Lake Echo Beach closed to swimming ​ The Halifax Regional Municipality is advising residents that Lake Echo Beach in Lake Echo is closed to swimming until further notice due to high bacteria levels in the water. ​ Lake Echo Beach is a supervised beach. Municipal staff regularly test the water quality...