The Nova Scotia Teachers Union has elected a new President – Peter Day. Day won the Presidency over Shawn Hanifen in a second ballot election, getting about 60 per cent of the vote. Day has been a teacher for 22 years and is currently a technology mentor for the Cape Breton-Victoria Regional Centre for Education. Day takes over as President on August 1st.
Paxlovid, which is used to treat people who are at risk of becoming severely ill or dying after contracting COVID-19, is not available for free any longer in Nova Scotia. It has been free in the province for eligible patients since early 2022, but now that Ottawa is no longer paying to supply provinces with the antiviral, the change is being made. Paxlovid is being added to the list of drugs covered by the province’s Pharmacare programs.
An A-T-V crash on Forties Rd., near New Ross, has killed a baby and left three others injured. R-C-M-P say a 27-year-old woman who was driving the side-by-side, and a 52-year-old passenger, are in hospital with serious injuries, while another child has minor injuries. Police say the A-T-V was travelling on a logging road shortly after 7 p-m Monday when it rolled and came to rest on its roof. The infant was taken to hospital where they later died.
The Nova Scotia government says it spent 3.8-million-dollars in responding to a breach of its MOVEit file transfer system a year ago.
In a report released yesterday, the province says it sent out over 166-thousand letters to people whose personal information was breached, while one-thousand-923 letters were sent to those whose personal health information was compromised.
The government says it has moved to enhance security within the file transfer system and to improve breach protocols and incident response, while it has also improved how data is classified and managed.
Recurring mandatory cyber security awareness training will also be introduced for all staff and the province will work closely with national and international jurisdictions to learn lessons.
The Nova Scotia government is offering a series of campaign workshops in advance of this fall’s municipal elections. Campaign schools will be set up next month in Sydney, Truro and Shelburne to teach would-be candidates how to run for municipal office. Municipal Affairs Minister John Lohr says the goal is to offer a more inclusive environment for candidates from all backgrounds. The courses will cover strategic planning, community engagement, fundraising and communications, among other things.
The LTC Advisory Board will host an open house in New Glasgow to share the details of the proposed new long-term care facility in New Glasgow. Take note that it is not a public hearing of the proposed facility. The open house will be held at Christian Fellowship Church on Abercrombie Road in New Glasgow tonight from 6 to 8 p.m.
