Health and Wellness

**** HEALTH / WELLNESS Media Release New Funding to Help Recruit, Retain Healthcare Workers in Shelburne —————————————————- Patients and their families who live in Shelburne will benefit from new tools the community will have to recruit and retain healthcare workers thanks to a new investment from the Government of Nova Scotia. “The people of Shelburne...

**** HRFE Release This is the result of disposing of hot ashes in a plastic garbage container. Keep cooled ashes outside in a metal container with a tight-fitting lid and at least 10 feet away from anything that can burn. Home Heating Fire Safety Heating with Wood: Chimney Maintenance: During wood burning season soot and...

**** Via Halifax SAR Halifax SAR members were out in the municipality last evening at the request of Halifax Regional Fire & Emergency EMERGENCY Management. We checked a number of sites for our unhoused neighbours. We were also joined by #PartnersInPublicSafety Royal Canadian Mounted Police in Nova Scotia members in the areas that they patrol...

**** NS SPCA Release (By Judy Layne) Keep Your Pets Safe in an Emergency: 8 Things You Need to Know Emergencies come in many forms – floods, fires and hurricanes to name just a few. This year, severe flooding swept across Eastern Canada with devastating and deadly effects.  In 2016, wildfires in Fort McMurray left...

Via NS Community Services Here is the updated list of available supports during the extreme cold weather for people experiencing homelessness. The following photo lists out these options for accessibility. Anyone can call @211NS to be connected to available resources in their community.   Halifax Regional Municipality • 902 Man Up is adding beds at...

**** Recall via Health Canada Fiber Plus Powder: Affected lots may contain the presence of Cronobacter contamination Issue Affected lots may contain the presence of Cronobacter contamination. Affected products Brand Product Name Market Authorization Dosage Form Strength Lot Fiber Plus Powder Fiber Plus Powder NPN 80081963   What you should do Verify if your product...

**** CNS Media Release Province Accepts Faster Path to $15 Minimum Wage ——————————————————- The Province has accepted the recommendations from the Minimum Wage Review Committee, which include setting the minimum wage at $15 an hour on October 1, six months sooner than scheduled. “The minimum wage rate impacts the lives of workers and businesses, and...

**** NSHA Media Release Upcoming mobile primary care clinics for Central Zone   Nova Scotia Health has an upcoming mobile primary care clinic for the public this weekend in the Central Zone: 6960 Mumford Road (near Shoppers Drug Mart) Saturday, February 4, 2023, from 9 a.m. to 4:20 p.m. Sunday, February 5, 2023, from 9...

**** Recall via Health Canada Cedar Phoenicia brand Pindjur Vegetable Spread recalled due to pieces of glass Issue Cedar Phoenicia brand Pindjur Vegetable Spread recalled due to pieces of glass. The recalled product was sold in Alberta, British Columbia, Nova Scotia, Prince Edward Island, Ontario, and Quebec. Immediately dispose of the product. Affected products Brand...

**** HEALTH /WELLNESS Media Release New Technology to Improve Patient Care —————————————————————- Shorter wait times, better care, and giving health professionals more time with patients are some of the ways that One Person One Record can help improve healthcare in Nova Scotia. “One Person One Record is a solution that is needed to change how...