COLUMN: Improving Access to Primary Care
The following is the monthly column submitted by Premier Tim Houston to media. Nova Scotians deserve access to healthcare when and where they need it. Whether you’re attached to a…
GPV Band students enjoy musical journey to Fredericton, performances
MAIN PHOTO: Students from GPV Band learn about music from an instructor in Fredericton. (Submitted photo) FREDERICTON, N.B.: Students in the senior band at Georges P. Vanier Junior High had…
HRM to plant 2,500 trees
HALIFAX: Beginning in mid-May and running through November, the Halifax Regional Municipality will plant approximately 2,500 trees throughout right-of-way spaces and other municipally-owned land. This investment ensures a continued healthy…
PHOTOS: Dillon the Dragon joins Emily in Miller Lake
MILLER LAKE: Emily, the well known dragon head that greets motorists on Hwy 102 and those boating Miller Lake, has a new friend in the summer of 2023. On May…
MacKenzie teams with Vincent for Sprint Canoe World Cup bronze
HUNGARY: It was a good start to the Canoe/Kayak Canada competition season for one Windsor Junction athlete. Sloan MacKenzie, a Cheema athlete, and teammate Katie Vincent earned bronze medal as…
Guilty verdict in case of former Fall River man at daycare a “happy outcome”
FALL RIVER: One of the parents whose daughter was a victim of a former Fall River man said she’s happy the judge in his trial found him guilty. The mom,…
Team of Dalhousie researchers to study Nova Scotia forests
HALIFAX: A team of forestry researchers led by Dalhousie University is receiving $1.57 million to undertake research on Nova Scotia’s forests and the industries and communities who depend upon them.…
NDP: Premier ignoring rising costs of food, cuts Farmers’ Market coupon program
HALIFAX: The N.S. NDP say the number of families that can’t afford healthy food in Nova Scotia is now at 22 per cent, up from 17 per cent last year.…
Premier announces investment in training more nurses
WOLFVILLE: Anyone interested in becoming a nurse in Nova Scotia will have more options as the Province is increasing the number of nursing seats across the province, with many opening…
Minister says province making progress on improving compensation for ECEs
From a press release: HALIFAX: Nova Scotia has reached another milestone in its commitment to design employee benefits and retirement savings options this year for early childhood educators (ECEs) working…