Human Trafficking Awareness Day
**** HRP Media Release Human Trafficking Awareness Day February 22 is Human Trafficking Awareness Day and the integrated Human Trafficking Team wants victims of human trafficking to know that police are here to help. Our first priority is the safety of victims. Members of the Human Trafficking Team work with community partners to support...
Bide Awhile Featured adoptable!
**** Info via Bide Awhile ???? Featured adoptable! ???? Sophie is a unique case who will need a special person and a quiet home. Sophie has a condition called hyperesthesia, which is a type of compulsive disorder that causes a sensation of uncontrolled itching and discomfort along the lower back. This can be distressing and...
Name the Puppy Contest 2021: Help RCMP name the puppies that will become Canada’s future RCMP Police Dogs
**** RCMP Media Release Name the Puppy Contest 2021: Help RCMP name the puppies that will become Canada’s future RCMP Police Dogs. Names must begin with the letter “P”, be 1-2 syllables and have no more than nine letters. Contestants must live in Canada and be 4 to 14 years of age. The deadline for...
National Pink Shirt Day is this month: Bullying Awareness
**** HRP Media Release #NationalPinkShirtDay this month, consider having a conversation about bullying with your child. Through listening parents & guardians provide reassurance that being the victim of bullying is not a child’s fault. Tips to deal with bullying Bullying has a negative impact on families in our communities. Here are a few tips and...
This Valentine’s Day give a homeless pet a treat
This is pretty sweet. Via the NS SPCA Noses are wet ???? Slobbery kisses are sweet ???? This Valentine’s Day Give a homeless pet a treat Check out the SPCA Gift Guide at www.novascotiaspca.ca/giftguide for the purrrrfect present for that special animal lover in your life. ???? You will receive a *printable certificate* that you...
Fire Prevention & Safety: Prevention | Detection | Escape
**** HRFE Release Fire Prevention & Safety Prevention | Detection | Escape HRM has an exceptional fire service but fire and smoke can travel very quickly. Underwriter Laboratories (UL), a not-for-profit product safety testing and certification organization, determined that “fires today are more dangerous and pose more risks than in the past. Fire spread is faster, and time to...
NS SPCA Weekly Highlight – Tiny
**** NS SPCA Release NS SPCA Weekly Highlight – Tiny Sweet little Tiny is approximately a 3 month old hamster. We believe Tiny is a female. This little one is still adjusting to being handled, but staff have been able to spend time working with her and she is doing amazing. She would be a...
Province Repays Fine and Court Cost of Viola Desmond
**** AFRICAN NOVA SCOTIAN AFFAIRS Release Province Repays Fine and Court Cost of Viola Desmond———————————————————– A virtual ceremony took place today, Feb. 3, to honour the legacy of Viola Desmond by repaying her sister Wanda Robson for the court costs and fines associated with Mrs. Desmond’s 1946 court case and using the funds to support...
NS SPCA Weekly Highlight – Nike
**** NS SPCA Release NS SPCA Weekly Highlight – Nike This beautiful lady is ready to find her forever home. Nike can be quite vocal at times, especially when she is on leash walking. However, she loves spending time with her people and can be quite affectionate. She unfortunately does not like other dogs and...
Not only is he a Jedi Master, he is a sweet bun and gifted in the ways of the force (of cuteness)
**** NS SPCA Release In a galaxy ???? far, far away ???? There is a rabbit seeking his furever home. That rabbit is Obi Bun Kenobi ???? Not only is he a Jedi Master, he is a sweet bun and gifted in the ways of the force (of cuteness) ???? Obi Bun Kenobi is seeking...