Environment Canada has issued a Special Weather Statement advising of a potential significant storm on Wednesday in Nova Scotia. The agency says that while it is too early to provide specific details, strong winds, heavy rain, and snow will accompany this system. Strong winds and snow will begin on Wednesday morning, before snow transitions to rain across much of Nova Scotia by Wednesday afternoon.
Funding through Nova Scotia’s Low Carbon Communities program has been announced by Pictou West MLA Karla MacFarlane. Local recipients that have been awarded a total of $230,000 towards clean energy projects include:
· Town of New Glasgow: $60,000 – Energy Recovery Study: Hydropower Potential
· Town of Pictou: $18,750 – Sustainable Energy for Pictou Fisheries Pool
· Pictou Landing First Nation: $75,000 – Marine Electrification Feasibility Study
· Torchlight Bioresources: $50,000 – New Glasgow District Heating Community Participation
· Summer Street Industries Society: $26,250 – Energy Audit, System Design & Retrofit Plan
The grants are part of the province-wide initiative that has earmarked $1.8 million in 2023-2024 for 31 different projects, all aimed at reducing greenhouse gas emissions and advancing clean energy solutions in the province.
Nova Scotia’s health authority says fewer than one-quarter of the province’s health-care workers have received influenza vaccines so far this flu season.
Nova Scotia Health says that as of December 14th, 22.5 per cent of health-care employees had confirmed receiving the vaccine.
According to the provincial Health Department’s website, that’s the lowest flu vaccination rate in at least a decade.
A spokeswoman for the authority says some health-care workers may have been vaccinated at local pharmacies and clinics, without informing their employer because there is no obligation to do so.
Nova Scotia Health will be holding COVID-19 and influenza testing and immunization clinics this week. Locations include:
Northern Zone
Pictou County Wellness Centre
2-2756 Westville Rd., Pictou County
Monday, January 8 from 12 – 5 p.m.
Vaccines Offered:
· COVID-19 Moderna XBB.1.5 (age 6 months+)
· Influenza Quadrivalent (ages 6 months – 64 years)
· High-Dose Influenza (age 65+)
Note: Booked appointments encouraged; limited drop-in appointments may be available. COVID-19 rapid test kits available.
NSCC Truro – Learning Lounge – Forrester Hall
36 Arthur St., Truro
Monday, January 8 from 11 a.m. – 2 p.m.
Vaccines Offered:
· COVID-19 Moderna XBB.1.5 (age 6 months+)
· Influenza Quadrivalent (ages 6 months – 64 years)
· High-Dose Influenza (age 65+)
Note: Drop-in only. Booked appointments not available. COVID-19 rapid test kits available.
Colchester East Hants Health Centre – Truro Public Health Office (Wing B)
Infant COVID-19 and Influenza Immunization Clinic (Under 5 years)
600 Abenaki Rd., Truro
Wednesday, January 10 from 9 a.m. – 3 p.m.
Available Doses:
· COVID-19 Moderna XBB.1.5 (age 6 months+)
· Influenza Quadrivalent (ages 6 months+)
Note: Appointment required. Book online or call 902-893-5820. COVID-19 rapid tests available.
New Glasgow Public Health Office
Infant COVID-19 and Influenza Immunization Clinic (Under 5 years)
690 East River Rd., New Glasgow
Thursday, January 11 from 9 a.m. – 3 p.m.
Available Doses:
· COVID-19 Moderna XBB.1.5 (age 6 months and over)
· Influenza Quadrivalent (ages 6 months and over)
Note: Appointment required. Book online or call 902-752-5151. COVID-19 rapid tests available.
Digital Radiography Room #3 at the Aberdeen Hospital has been renovated, and that includes the installation of a new GE Definium digital x-ray unit.
The Aberdeen Health Foundation committed more than $600,000 to the project, fully funding the equipment and contributing towards the renovations that were necessary for the space.
Work was completed this past Spring, and the upgrades came just in time, with the growth of the hospital’s orthopedic program causing an influx of patients.
