Health and Wellness

**** NSGEU Media Release Tentative Agreement Reached for Health Care Workers Late Tuesday, a tentative agreement was reached between the Health Care Council of Unions (NSGEU, CUPE & Unifor) and Nova Scotia Health (NSH) and IWK. ​ That tentative agreement will now be brought forward to the almost 7,500 members within the group for a...

**** INFRASTRUCTURE/HOUSING Release Province Addresses Short-Term Affordable Housing Recommendations  —————————————————- Infrastructure and Housing Minister Geoff MacLellan announced today, July 6, the province will invest $25 million to address immediate investments recommended by the Nova Scotia Affordable Housing Commission to increase affordable housing. This investment will support new affordable housing units, repairs to public housing and...

**** NSHA Media Release New intensive care unit opens at Dartmouth General Hospital The new Lorraine Elizabeth Brownrigg intensive care unit (ICU) at Dartmouth General Hospital is now open for patient care. The new space is strategically located between the operating rooms and the emergency department, with diagnostic imaging across the hall. “This will be...

**** 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...

**** 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...

**** 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...

**** 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...

**** 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...

**** 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...

**** 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...