Health and Wellness

**** NSHA Media Release #DrugAlert for September 2, 2021 We have received a report from a community partner today that a substance being sold as Xanax Bars in the Halifax Region Municipality, South Shore and Bridgewater to Chester area, may have been contaminated with an unknown opioid. The drug comes in bars and sometimes requires...

**** NS Environment Release A blue-green algae advisory is now in place for the Shubenacadie Canal chain of lakes from and including Grand Lake and Lake Micmac, including Fletcher Lake, Lake Thomas, Lake William and Lake Charles. We have an expanded blue-green algae advisory for the Shubenacadie Canal from Grand Lake to Lake Micmac. Do...

**** PREMIER’S OFFICE Release Health Leadership Team Named, New Office to Focus on Recruitment ———————————————————- Premier Tim Houston and Health and Wellness Minister Michelle Thompson announced a new health system leadership team today, Sept. 1, to take immediate action to improve health care in the province. “I’ve said all along that transformational change was needed...

**** HEALTH Canada Release Ivermectin not authorized to prevent or treat COVID-19; may cause serious health problems Health Canada has received concerning reports of the use of veterinary ivermectin to prevent or treat COVID-19. Canadians should never consume health products intended for animals because of the potential serious health dangers posed by them. In this...

**** Recall via Health Canada Veggie Foodle brand Whole Vegetable Noodles recalled due to Listeria monocytogenes The food recall warning issued on August 20, 2021 has been updated to include additional product information. This additional information was identified during the Canadian Food Inspection Agency’s (CFIA) food safety investigation. Freshline Foods Ltd. is recalling Veggie Foodle brand...

**** Canadian Blood Services Info About an hour of your time could change someone’s life.  Blood and blood products are a critical part of everyday medical care including major surgeries, medical procedures, cancer treatments and managing diseases and disorders. As a blood donor you form a vital link in Canada’s lifeline, helping many Canadians wake up healthy each...

**** HRM Media Release Risk advisory for Chocolate Lake Beach has been lifted ​  The Halifax Regional Municipality is advising residents that the blue-green algae risk advisory previously in effect for Chocolate Lake Beach in Chocolate Lake has been lifted. ​ Blue-green algae (cyanobacteria) is naturally occurring in freshwater environments and may become visible when...

**** HRM Media Release Risk advisory in effect for Chocolate Lake Beach due to possible blue-green algae bloom ​ Saturday, August 28, 2021 (Halifax, NS) – 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 Chocolate Lake Beach in...

**** NSHA Media Release Please be kind. We are here to help. Every day, Nova Scotia Health team members work to support patients and families. This includes emergency department staff and doctors. We get it. After a long year dealing with COVID-19, the people of Nova Scotia are tired, frustrated and often scared. Our teams...

**** Info via NS Parks Daily lifeguard supervision at provincial beaches ends Sunday, August 29. Thank you to the Nova Scotia Lifesaving Society and the many highly trained lifeguards for keeping our beaches safe this summer. Lifeguards will be on duty at Lawrencetown Beach on September 4-6 and September 11-12 from 10 a.m. to 6...