COLUMN: New Legislation to help fix healthcare
The following is the monthly column submitted by Premier Tim Houston to media.
Nova Scotians want and deserve to get the care they need, faster. We need to use every tool at our disposal...
COLUMN: Mental health resilience and the COVID19 crisis
By: Marybeth Fleming
I am an Occupational Therapist with over 25 years experience.
As a private occupational therapist, I am not involved in the direct patient care initiative to deal with the corona virus. As...
COLUMN: N.S. election is Aug. 17. Make your vote count
by Joni Snair, PT, Founder/Owner & Physiotherapist, Safe at Home Physiotherapy
The Nova Scotia Provincial Elections are taking place on Tuesday, August 17. Many people may be worried about going to the polls. What are...
COLUMN: When the going gets tough, the tough explore their options
This column is submitted by Fall River Law:
For a lot of us, when we are faced with conflict our response of to run and bury our heads in the sand and hope that it...
OP-ED: Panel of Nova Scotians provides 25 recommendations to improve health care in N.S.
By Ruth Lavergne and Tara Kiran
We all have family, friends, colleagues and neighbours who have been waiting to find a family doctor or nurse practitioner and struggling to access the health care they need...
COLUMN: Clearing up the misinformation about MAID and mental disorders
The following Opinion/Column piece was submitted to us by Helen Long, CEO, Dying With Dignity Canada.
(The opinions expressed in this piece do not reflect the views of the Laker News.)
On March 17, 2024,...
COLUMN: Family roles in addiction and how everyone gets hurt
The following is a column from EHN Canada:
Family members of individuals with addiction often struggle with addiction themselves. However, even if an individual grows up in a family with addiction and doesn’t develop an...
COLUMN: Funding, new ideas, key to restoring dignity in long-term care
From the NSPC Caucus Office
More and more seniors are saying they don’t want to go to a nursing home. But unless we present better options for care, they don’t always have a choice.
We can’t...
COLUMN: MPs News & Views with Darrell Samson
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THANKSGIVING
Thanksgiving is a time to celebrate the abundance of the fall harvest with family and friends. We come together to give thanks for the many blessings in our lives....
COLUMN: MPs News & Views with Darrell Samson
SUMMER IS ALMOST HERE!
This month marks the official start of summer!
With the warmer weather and longer daylight hours, we are seeing other welcome signs of the season too, as local food trucks and ice...