A new climate risk assessment says Nova Scotia will face more frequent and intense storms, rising sea levels, more rainfall and higher temperatures over the next 80 years.
That’s if further action isn’t taken on climate change.
The report says Nova Scotia can expect an increase of 4.8 degrees Celsius in the average annual temperature by 2100 if global greenhouse gas emissions aren’t cut significantly.
As of Monday, people who are at highest risk of being exposed to the monkeypox virus can book an appointment in New Glasgow, as well as Amherst or Truro,for a vaccine that will help protect against infection.
Nova Scotia Health will host three vaccine clinics at Public Health Offices in the three communities, and the clinics will offer free first and second doses of the monkeypox vaccine.
– the Clinic in New Glasgow will take place on December 16th from 10 a.m. to 2 p.m. at the Public Health Office (Community Health Centre, 690 East River Rd., New Glasgow)
– the Clinic in Amherst is on December 9th from 10 a.m. to 2 p.m. at the Public Health Office (18 South Albion St., Amherst)
– Clinic in Truro will take place on December 14th from 10 a.m. to 2 p.m. at the Public Health Office (600 Abenaki Rd., Level 1/Wind B, Truro)
It will soon be easier for Nova Scotians who attend medical school outside of Canada to complete their residency at home.
The Province has created a designated pathway to residency for 10 international medical graduates studying outside Canada, with priority given to those with a connection to Nova Scotia.
Previously, there were six designated seats for international medical graduates interested in a Nova Scotia residency; this brings the total to 16.
The number of students at public schools in Nova Scotia is on the rise again.
The numbers took a dip at the beginning of the COVID-19 pandemic.
Before that, school boards had reported decades of declining enrolment.
New figures released by the Education Department show enrolment increased this fall at every regional centre for education in the province, increasing by 3.2 per cent to 129-thousand students.
10-year-old Lily MacDonald of Pictou County has been selected as the 2022 recipient of Muscular Dystrophy Canada’s Provincial Champion Award for Nova Scotia.
Lily was honored Monday night at the Little Harbour Fire Department for her dedication to fundraising for the Walk4MD.
Lily, with the help of family and friends, has raised over $10,000 for Muscular Dystrophy.
She has been fundraising for the event now for 7 years in memory of her grandfather, who had Muscular Dystrophy.
