NSHA advising of potential COVID-19 exposure at residential care home in Enfield
**** NSHA Media Release NSHA advising of potential COVID-19 exposure at residential care home in Enfield NSHA Public Health is advising of a potential public exposure to COVID-19 on March 11 at The Magnolia, 416 Highway #2, Enfield. On March 11, a celebration of life was held at The Magnolia. Public Health has been directly...
Thirty-one New Cases of COVID-19 in Nova Scotia
**** HEALTH/WELLNESS Media Release Thirty-one New Cases of COVID-19 in Nova Scotia ————————————————————— Premier Stephen McNeil and Dr. Robert Strang, Nova Scotia’s chief medical officer of health will provide an update today, April 6, at 3 p.m. This update will be livestreamed on http://novascotia.ca/stayinformed/webcast . ————————————————————– As of today, April 6, Nova Scotia has 293 confirmed...
Update on HRP enforcement statistics related to COVID-19 directives
**** HRP Media Release Update on HRP enforcement statistics related to COVID-19 directives Halifax Regional Police are providing an update in relation to violations under the Nova Scotia Emergency Management Act and Health Protection Act related to COVID-19 directives. Over the weekend, HRP issued 39 tickets for violations of the Health Protection Act and Emergency...
NSLC Employee Tests Positive for COVID 19
**** NSLC Media Release The Nova Scotia Liquor Corporation (NSLC) has its first confirmed case of one employee testing positive for COVID-19. This employee was last in the store on Portland Street (Dartmouth) on Friday, April 3. We wish our employee well and out of respect for employee privacy, no further details on the specifics of...
Expanding Testing to Identify Community Spread
**** HEALTH/WELLNESS Media Release Expanding Testing to Identify Community Spread ————————————————————— More options for testing of COVID-19 were announced today, April 5, to help identify spread within Nova Scotia communities. The province will work with the Nova Scotia Health Authority (NSHA) and Emergency Health Services (EHS) on the following options: temporary primary assessment centres, EHS...
Twenty-six New Cases of COVID-19 in Nova Scotia
**** Health/ Wellness Media Release Twenty-six New Cases of COVID-19 in Nova Scotia ————————————————————— Premier Stephen McNeil and Dr. Robert Strang, Nova Scotia’s chief medical officer of health will provide an update today, April 5, at 3 p.m. This update will be livestreamed on http://novascotia.ca/stayinformed/webcast . ————————————————————— As of today, April 5, Nova Scotia has 262...
Twenty-nine New Cases of COVID-19 in Nova Scotia
**** HEALTH/WELLNESS Media Release Twenty-nine New Cases of COVID-19 in Nova Scotia ————————————————————— Premier Stephen McNeil and Dr. Robert Strang, Nova Scotia’s chief medical officer of health will provide an update Sunday, April 5, at 3 p.m. This update will be livestreamed on http://novascotia.ca/stayinformed/webcast . ————————————————————— As of today, April 4, Nova Scotia has 236 confirmed...
RCMP enforcement related to COVID-19 directives
**** RCMP Media Release RCMP enforcement related to COVID-19 directives RCMP in Nova Scotia have charged four people and a business for violating the Nova Scotia Health Protection and Emergency Management Acts in relation to COVID-19. On April 1, three people were charged under Section 23 (b) of the Emergency Management Act for Failing to...
Fourteen New Cases of COVID-19 in Nova Scotia
**** HEALTH/WELLNESS Media Release Fourteen New Cases of COVID-19 in Nova Scotia ————————————————————— Premier Stephen McNeil and Dr. Robert Strang, Nova Scotia’s chief medical officer of health will provide an update today, April 3, at 3 p.m. This update will be livestreamed on http://novascotia.ca/stayinformed/webcast . ————————————————————— As of today, April 3, Nova Scotia has 207 confirmed cases...
SOCIAL DISTANCING AND YOUR PET
**** NS SPCA Media Release SOCIAL DISTANCING AND YOUR PET Life is sure different right now and will be for the foreseeable future. Lots of activities have been postponed or even cancelled. We all know by now that social distancing is critical to reducing the spread of Covid-19. But you don’t have to let boredom...