The Nova Scotia government says most of the 26-hundred early childhood educators in the province are getting a wage increase in the range of 30 per cent.
It says workers in regulated childcare settings will get a raise of between 14 and 43 per cent, depending on classification level and experience, starting in mid-November that will be retroactive to last July 4th.
The Early Childhood Development Minister says the increase is decades overdue and will help grow the child care workforce as the province transitions to a publicly funded system.
She says it’s due to a new provincial investment and the federal government’s contribution under its child care agreement with the province.
The Nova Scotia government says it hopes to have an announcement later this week about Pfizer’s newly-approved COVID-19 vaccine that targets the Omicron variant.
The Health Department says in a tweet that Moderna’s bivalent vaccine for people aged 18 and older is currently the only bivalent vaccine being offered in the province.
Health Canada last week approved the Pfizer vaccine for those aged 12 and older.
The province says it’s currently reviewing recommendations on that vaccine from the National Advisory Committee on Immunization.
Nova Scotia health officials are embarking on a tour of 17 communities over the next two months to get feedback on how to improve the province’s health care system.
Health Minister Michelle Thompson, deputy minister Jeannine Lagasse and Nova Scotia Health C-E-O Karen Oldfield will hold community conversations starting October 19th.
People who are unable to attend in person can submit questions online for discussion at the scheduled session.
The first session will be held in Windsor.
Hockey Canada’s board and top executive are out after a series of scandals, including revelations that the organization used player registration fees to settle lawsuits.
It says the outgoing board recognized the urgent need for new leadership and new perspectives in stepping down.
Nova Scotia Premier Tim Houston and New Brunswick Premier Blaine Higgs issued a joint statement on Tuesday saying the leadership change at Hockey Canada is an important step toward accountability and meaningful change.
They add that there are still investigations underway, and that clearly there is more to be done — but they are pleased to see these changes and hope it signals that the ongoing issues within the organization will be addressed.
