3 NEW COVID-19 CASES REPORTED IN NOVA SCOTIA
Three new cases of COVID-19 were reported in Nova Scotia on Monday. The three cases are all in Central Zone. One is related to travel outside of Atlantic Canada. One is a close contact of a previously reported case. One is still under investigation. The people have been self-isolating, as required. Nova Scotia has 32 active cases of COVID-19, down from 34 as some patients are now considered recovered. Premier Iain Rankin and Dr. Robert Strang, Nova Scotia’s chief medical officer of health, will provide an update today – Tuesday, April 6 at 11:45 a.m.
Bookings open today for Nova Scotians 55 and over interested in getting the Oxford-AstraZeneca COVID-19 vaccine. The vaccine is being made available for people aged 55 to 64. The decision to offer the vaccine to this age group is in line with a recommendation made last week by a federal advisory committee.
N.B. FIRST NATION CONFIRMS NAMES OF MISSING, DEAD FISHERS WHOSE BOAT CAPSIZED
A New Brunswick First Nation is identifying the fisher who died and the fisher who is missing after their boat capsized off the coast of Cape Breton. Councillor Ruth Levi of the Elsipogtog First Nation said today that Seth Monahan, a deckhand aboard the FV Tyhawk, has died and captain Craig Sock is still missing. The Joint Rescue Coordination Centre suspended its search indefinitely for the missing fisher Sunday night. Four of FV Tyhawk’s five members were pulled from the water Saturday after their boat capsized off Cheticamp. The First Nation announced Sunday that two crew members had perished. Harsh weather and freezing rain hampered search efforts on Saturday and Sunday. Levi says the community held a candlelight vigil for the men Sunday night. (The Canadian Press)
Humboldt Broncos team to be honoured on third anniversary of fatal bus crash
A virtual tribute is planned for today to mark the third anniversary of the Humboldt Broncos bus crash. Sixteen people died and 13 were injured when a semi-trailer ran a stop sign and into the path of the junior hockey team’s bus near Tisdale, Sask., on April 6, 2018. The service from St. Augustine Catholic Church is to be livestreamed on the city of Humboldt’s Facebook page. It’s to involve lighted candles and tolling church bells, followed by a moment of silence at 4:50 p.m., about the time the crash occurred. The mayor has deemed today ‘2017-18 Humboldt Broncos Day’ and would like to see that continued every April 6. Meanwhile, the City of Humboldt says it has a plan to permanently commemorate the deadly Broncos bus crash. The preliminary plan from the Broncos Memorial Committee includes a $25-million tribute centre, which is to have a gallery honouring the victims as well as an arena and a fitness and physiotherapy area. (The Canadian Press)
Reservations for Nova Scotia’s provincial parks 2021 camping season open this week, starting today. Most camping and day-use parks are scheduled to open Victoria Day weekend starting May 21, with others opening in June. A schedule of which campgrounds open their reservations and at what time is posted on the Nova Scotia Provincial Parks website.
