Please be kind. We are here to help.
**** 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...
Albro Lake Beach reopens to swimming
**** HRM Media Release Albro Lake Beach reopens to swimming The Halifax Regional Municipality is advising residents that Albro Lake Beach in Dartmouth has reopened to swimming. Albro Lake Beach is a supervised beach. Municipal staff regularly test the water quality at all supervised municipal beaches, as well as one unsupervised beach, during...
Support for the Nourishing Communities Food Coupon Program
**** CNS Media Release Support for the Nourishing Communities Food Coupon Program The Nova Scotia government is investing $350,000 in the Nourishing Communities Food Coupon Program to help low-income Nova Scotia households purchase fresh, healthy and locally produced food. The program also helps to improve Nova Scotians’ food literacy, providing more people with opportunities to...
Health Care Workers to Begin Province-Wide Strike Vote
**** NSGEU Media Release Health Care Workers to Begin Province-Wide Strike Vote More than 7,500 health care workers across Nova Scotia will begin a province-wide health care strike vote on Monday, July 5th. The vote became necessary after the provincial government, Nova Scotia Health (NSH) and the IWK failed to respond to a comprehensive settlement offer made by the unions who represent these...
Municipal beaches and outdoor pools open on July 1 for summer season
**** HRM Media Release Municipal beaches and outdoor pools open on July 1 for summer season Many municipal beaches, the outdoor pool in Bedford (Shore Drive) and the Halifax Common splash pad will officially open to the public on Thursday, July 1. Pools The Cole Harbour outdoor pool and splash pad will delay...
Don’t forget your helmet
**** HRP Media Release Don’t forget your helmet Halifax Regional Police reminds you to fasten on your helmet before hopping on your bike, strapping on your rollerblades or pushing off on your scooter. Under the Nova Scotia Motor Vehicle Act, you are required to wear a helmet for all wheeled activities, whether on public...
Effective June 30, 2021, support people/family caregivers are permitted for patients in the following situations
**** NSHA Media Release Nova Scotia Health Visitor Restrictions Nova Scotia Health is working to prevent the spread of COVID-19 in our facilities. Effective June 30, 2021, support people/family caregivers are permitted for patients in the following situations: Three designated family/primary support person(s) or family caregivers are welcomed: Palliative care and other patients nearing end of life* Patients...
Various Certified 2-in-1 Electric Mowers recalled due to Fire Hazard
**** Recall via Health Canada Various Certified 2-in-1 Electric Mowers recalled due to Fire Hazard Common name: Certified 10a 2-in-1 Electric mower, 14″ and Certified 12a 2-in-1 electric mower, 17″ Product description: This recall involves the Certified 10a 2-in-1 Electric mower, 14″ and Certified 12a 2-in-1 electric mower, 17″. The affected mower has the following specifications: Product...
Kinap Beach closed to swimming due to high bacteria levels in the water
**** HRM Media Release Kinap Beach closed to swimming due to high bacteria levels in the water The Halifax Regional Municipality is advising residents that Kinap Beach in Porters Lake is closed to swimming until further notice due to high bacteria levels in the water. Municipal beaches open for the summer season on...
Halifax Regional Fire & Emergency to end bottled water service for impacted residents in the Shubenacadie Grand Lake area, continues to offer access to water taps
**** HRFE Release Halifax Regional Fire & Emergency to end bottled water service for impacted residents in the Shubenacadie Grand Lake area, continues to offer access to water taps In response to the Nova Scotia Department of Environment and Climate Change’s blue green algae advisory in Shubenacadie Grand Lake, Halifax Regional Fire & Emergency has...