Health and Wellness

**** Recall via Health Canada Cove 24 inch Built-in Dishwashers recalled due to Fire Hazard   Common name: Cove 24 inch Built-in Dishwashers Product description: This recall involves Cove Appliance, Inc., 24 inch (60.9 centimetres) built-in dishwashers, Model Numbers DW2450 and DW2450WS. The affected dishwashers have serial numbers 20000100 through 20044445. The recalled dishwashers are identifiable by...

**** Recall via Health Canada LBLA Kids 55″ Trampoline recalled due to fall hazard Common name: LBLA Kids 55″ Trampoline Product description: This recall involves a children’s 55″ trampoline with an enclosure net and safety pad. The trampoline is available in a green colour and may be identified by the Amazon ASIN number B085VM6W27. Hazard identified: The welds...

**** ENVIRONMENT/CLIMATE CHANGE Shubenacadie Grand Lake Update, Investigation Continues —————————————————————- Samples taken from Shubenacadie Grand Lake on Friday, June 11, show evidence of blue-green algae consistent with levels found to be dangerous to dogs. The department is waiting for laboratory results on pesticides or other contaminants. Residents are still advised not to drink, swim or...

Emergency service workers in Halifax Regional Municipality have continued to answer the call to help save more lives as part of this year’s annual Sirens for Life blood drive campaign. The friendly challenge between Halifax Regional Fire & Emergency, Halifax Regional Police, RCMP, and EHS ran for a set period of time and the life-savers...

**** HRFE Release  Halifax Regional Fire & Emergency continues to provide bottled water to residents in the Shubenacadie Grand Lake area ​ Monday, June 14 (Halifax, NS) – Halifax Regional Fire & Emergency will provide bottled water to residents who draw water from the Shubenacadie Grand Lake area and are impacted by the Do Not Consume...

**** NSHA Media Release Nova Scotia Health resuming services temporarily reduced during third wave With COVID-19 cases and hospitalizations declining, and many redeployed health care providers able to return to their usual roles, Nova Scotia Health is resuming services that were temporarily reduced to support the COVID-19 response. ​ In late April, with COVID-19 cases...

**** ENVIRONMENT Media Release Water Advisory Continues for Shubenacadie Grand Lake The provincial Department of Environment and Climate Change is advising people in the Shubenacadie Grand Lake area to avoid using lake water over the weekend. The department is investigating water quality after a complaint earlier this week about two dogs dying after being in...

**** HRFE Media Release Halifax Regional Fire & Emergency providing bottled water to residents in the Grand Lake area CLARIFICATION: Residents will be provided with two litres of water per person per day, in addition to one litre per day for pets. Residents may collect up to two days’ worth of water at a time. Halifax...

**** NSHA Media Release #DrugAlert Public Health received a report from Halifax Regional Police and RCMP that a grey rock-like substance that may appear like MDMA was seized in March and tested positive for cocaine, fentanyl and a fentanyl analogue, etizolam (a benzodiazepine), and an amphetamine analogue in the Halifax Regional Municipality area. With the...

**** ENVIRONMENT/CLIMATE Release Shubenacadie Grand Lake Water Investigation Continues The Department of Environment and Climate Change is testing water samples taken from Grand Lake and Fish Lake, near the Wellington and Enfield areas, for two types of toxins produced by blue-green algae. Assisted by Halifax Regional Fire & Emergency, staff did rapid tests on the...