Prime Minister Justin Trudeau met with leaders of Nova Scotia’s Black community on Saturday. At the conclusion of a two-day swing through the province, Trudeau took part in a private meeting with about a dozen people at the Black Cultural Centre in Cherry Brook, northeast of Halifax. Just before the meeting began, Trudeau spoke briefly about the “particular challenges” facing the African Canadian community when it comes to health care. He also spoke about his government’s new pharmacare plan and its dental insurance plan. Sharon Davis-Murdoch, executive director of the Health Association of African Canadians, told Trudeau it was time to draft a ten-year national plan on improving the health of African Canadians.
Halifax’s Dalhousie University is reversing a planned 63 per cent tuition increase for its master of architecture program.
Students found out about the significant increase weeks before the program was set to begin this summer.
One student says the change in tuition cost would have meant spending another seven-thousand-dollars each term.
A message from the school’s dean of architecture shared a message with students saying they’ve heard the feedback from students about the increase, and are returning to the expected two per cent tuition increase.
Public Health is holding testing and immunization clinics this week for COVID-19, Influenza and measles. Locations include:
Tatamagouche Fire Hall – Measles and COVID-19 Immunization
202 Main St., Tatamagouche
Monday, May 27 from 11 a.m. – 2 p.m.
Drop-in only, no booked appointments.
Offering:
· COVID-19 Moderna vaccines for people ages six months and older.
· Measles-containing vaccines for those who are eligible:
o MMR – Measles, Mumps, Rubella
o MMRV – Measles, Mumps, Rubella, Varicella (Chickenpox)
Rath Eastlink Community Centre – COVID-19 Rapid Test Pick-up
5625 Abenaki Rd., Truro
Tuesday, May 28 from 11 a.m. – 5 p.m.
Drop in to pick up COVID-19 rapid tests.
Booked appointments, COVID-19 and influenza PCR tests not available.
River John Legion – COVID-19 & Influenza Testing Clinic
2506 River John Station Rd., River John
Wednesday, May 29 from noon – 5:30 p.m.
Booked appointments and drop ins welcome.
Offering PCR testing for COVID-19 and influenza.
COVID-19 rapid tests available for pick-up.
As the warming climate brings a wide range of diseases to Canada, cases of Lyme disease have increased more than one-thousand per cent in a decade. Researchers say populations of exotic mosquito species that could potentially carry illnesses have become established in parts of Ontario. A federal report says there were over 31-hundred reported cases of Lyme disease in Canada in 2021, up from two-hundred-and-66 in 2011.