Health and Wellness

**** Natural Resources Release Repost –  Prevent Bear Encounters This Spring ——————————————————— Nova Scotians can take simple steps to avoid attracting bears and other wildlife into their backyards this spring. Bears have a keen sense of smell and will wander into populated areas if there is easy access to food from people’s activities. Once accustomed...

**** NSHA Media Release Mobile primary care clinics for Central Zone Nova Scotia Health’s mobile primary care clinics have these upcoming clinic dates: Cobequid Community Health Centre 40 Freer Lane, Lower Sackville Saturday, April 20 from 9:00 a.m. to 4:00 p.m. Sunday, April 21 from 9:00 a.m. to 4:00 p.m.   Dartmouth Mobile Primary Care...

**** CNS Media Release New Supportive Housing in Dartmouth —————————————————— New supportive housing for seniors and people living with developmental disabilities will soon be available in Dartmouth with funding from three levels of government. Main Street Centre, a seven-storey, 45-unit mixed-use housing project, is being built by Affirmative Ventures at 139 Main St. It will...

**** CNS Media Release New Paramedics Coming to Nova Scotia from Australia —————————————————— Nova Scotia will welcome 30 new paramedics in 2024-25 following the Province’s first in-person healthcare recruitment effort in Australia earlier this year. “Solution One in Action for Health is being a magnet for healthcare workers, and results like these tell us we’re...

**** Recall via Health Canada DALS/ILLUME Swivel Vanity LED Wall Lights recalled due to fire hazard Issue DALS/ILLUME Swivel Vanity LED Wall Lights can overheat, posing a fire hazard. As of March 28, 2024, the company has received 1 incident report concerning a fire hazard and no reports of injury in Canada. Affected products This recall...

Repost **** Info via HRM hfxALERT is the municipality’s mass notification system for informing residents about emergencies and operations updates. hfxALERT will send urgent and non-urgent notifications from Halifax Regional Police, Halifax Fire & Emergency’s Emergency Management Division, as well as municipal winter parking ban notices. DISCLAIMER: Residents should sign-up for notifications via the website. The...

Today is Earth Day! According to National Geographic “Earth Day is an annual celebration that honors the achievements of the environmental movement and raises awareness of the need to protect Earth’s natural resources for future generations. Earth Day is celebrated on April 22”...

**** NSHA Media Release Mobile primary care clinic in Dartmouth cancelled April 21 Please note Nova Scotia Health’s mobile primary care clinic in Dartmouth (Tacoma walk-in clinic) is cancelled on Sunday, April 21. Please note other options for care: Nova Scotians can now access VirtualCareNS, which provides free, temporary access to primary health care. Visit www.virtualcarens.ca to...

**** Halifax Water Release UPDATE: Precautionary Boil Water Advisory in Effect for Middle Musquodoboit This advisory impacts customers in Middle Musquodoboit that are serviced by Halifax Water. Water service has been restored to customers in Middle Musquodoboit. Customers in the area may experience discoloured water following this repair. It is recommended that those customers run the COLD water...

The volunteers from HRFE Stn 8 are at the Bedford Superstore (until 4pm) raising money for the NS Burn Treatment Society With an obstacle course for the kids, a real firetruck to explore, and foodtruck on scene, they are looking to meet and greet the public and help out a great cause!...