Health and Wellness

**** CNS Media Release Youth Mental Health Sites Announced —————————————————— NOTE: A list of community organizations involved at each site follows this release. —————————————————— Young Nova Scotians and their families will soon have easier access to mental health and addictions services and related supports in their communities. Brian Comer, Minister of Addictions and Mental Health, announced the...

Volunteer members of Halifax Search and Rescue took part in a multiday course focused on “lost person behaviour” recently Data collected and studied from countless searches in the SAR environment is frequently studied.  Information from these studies can share common factors in specific cases, which would include searches for vulnerable people, age of the missing...

**** CNS Media Release More Mental Health Supports for Marginalized, Underserved Nova Scotians ———————————————————– A Halifax clinic is expanding to meet the growing demand for mental health and addictions services. The Peoples’ Counselling Clinic offers marginalized and underserved communities free mental health counselling, individual and group therapy and assessments. “Community-based organizations like this one play...

Our deepest condolences to friends and family Via Halifax Professional Firefighters It’s with tremendous sadness we announce that Captain Bill Marr has passed away after a lengthy cancer battle. Our thoughts are with his Family, Friends and those close to him. LODD Funeral details will be shared once finalized. RIP Billy...

**** NSHA Media Release QEII Halifax Infirmary site resuming normal operations The QEII’s Halifax Infirmary site will return to full normal operations as of Monday. Visitor restrictions are lifted as of Friday afternoon. While fire suppression capabilities at the site are still reduced following the water disruption earlier this week, enhanced monitoring is in place...

**** Via NS Dept of Health On April 8, 2024, most regions of Nova Scotia will experience a partial (nearly total) solar eclipse This rare phenomenon will occur approximately between 15:24 and 5:46, culminating between 4:36 and 4:41 pm. ✔️ If you decide to watch the eclipse, wear solar eclipse glasses that comply with international...

**** NSHA Media Release Mobile primary care clinics in Central Zone   Nova Scotia Health’s mobile primary care clinics have these upcoming clinic dates: Cobequid Community Health Centre 40 Freer Ln., Lower Sackville Saturday, April 6 from 9 a.m. to 4 p.m. Sunday, April 7 from 9 a.m. to 4 p.m. Dartmouth Mobile Primary Care...

**** NSHA Media Release UPDATE – Water and heat restored, more services to resume at QEII Halifax Infirmary site  Water and heat have now been restored at the QEII’s Halifax Infirmary site. However, Nova Scotia Health is asking people to NOT drink the water. Three days of water testing will be required before tap water...

**** Recall via Health Canada Omnilab Advanced (sleep apnea machine)  Issue The affected products feature a ventilator inoperative alarm, which occurs when the ventilator detects an internal error or a condition that may affect therapy. This may manifest in the following ways: • the device may reboot intermittently for 5-10 seconds (stops providing therapy, screen...

**** NSHA Media Release Services at QEII Halifax Infirmary site affected by water main break There has been a significant water event at the QEII’s Halifax Infirmary site due to a broken water main line in the steam plant, resulting in the loss of water and steam for all buildings on campus (Halifax Infirmary, Veterans...