Virtual care to remain an option for Nova Scotians
HALIFAX/EAST HANTS: The Rankin government is continuing to make virtual care options, such as telephone and videoconferencing, available for health professionals to connect with patients.
Physicians and regulated health professionals, including nurses, pharmacists, dentists, optometrists...
Fall River businesses hosting virtual Easter Egg Hunt
FALL RIVER: A local realtor with a yearn for giving back in the community has created a Virtual Easter Egg Hunt involving four Fall River-area businesses.
Trish Chesal has 3D Matterport technology with a camera...
Gone to the dogs!
Dogs allowed on N.S. restaurant patios, sidewalk cafes
HALIFAX/FALL RIVER: The summer patio restaurant and sidewalk cafe season will be one for the dogs.
In a release on March 30, the Rankin government announced pet dogs...
Five Halifax-area schools to receive new, modular classrooms
HALIFAX: The Province of Nova Scotia and the Government of Canada are investing more than $24 million to purchase modular classrooms at Halifax area schools.
The modular classrooms, which include washrooms, are a flexible option...
“We love that community. We will rebuild in that community.”
Beaver Bank couple left speechless with outpouring of
community support after fire destroys home
BEAVER BANK: Wayne MacEachern and Nicki Beck-Chisholm have always been the ones volunteering in their community, helping those in need. Now...
Four charged in home invasion due back in court in May
WELLINGTON: The lawyers for four people charged in the Wellington home invasion appeared in court last week, on March 24.
None of the accused were in court themselves.
According to N.S. Courts, the defence is...
Beaver Bank boxer featured in All-Round Champion TV series
FALL RIVER: A Beaver Bank athlete came away from a sports reality-based TV show with new friends and a love for new sports she hadn’t tried beforehand.
Sierra Eshouzadeh, who attends Sackville High School and...
Getting attention: Store owner’s simple mention of sign need becomes reality
FALL RIVER: Little did Mehsen Nakad know when he made a mention of the need for sign to grab new residents’ attention of his store’s location to a customer, that the new sign would...
Education department focused on graduation planning: Dr. Strang
FALL RIVER: The Chief Medical Officer of Health for N.S. says that conversations are ongoing with the provincial Department of Education regarding graduation ceremonies this coming June.
At the COVID19 briefing on March 23, The...
Decision to keep spectators from school gyms done with safety in mind
HALIFAX: Limiting spectators from attending games held at high schools will continue as seasons wrap up, Dr. Robert Strang said.
At the March 23 COVID19 briefing, the Chief Medical Officer of Health and Fall River...