Children aged five to 11 in Nova Scotia are eligible, as of yesterday (Tuesday), for a booster dose of Pfizer’s bivalent COVID-19 vaccine that targets the Omicron variant.

The province says it’s the only bivalent vaccine currently authorized in Canada as a booster dose for children in that age group.

Health and Wellness notes that only a single booster shot is currently recommended for younger children but says those who have already received the original Pfizer vaccine as a booster are still expected to be well-protected.

It also says parents of children aged 5 to 11 who are at high risk for severe COVID-19 disease and have already received a booster can speak to their health-care provider about their child receiving a bivalent dose.

 

 

R-C-M-P say they’re investigating after a laser was pointed into the flight deck of a plane preparing to land at the Halifax international airport.

Police say the pilots spotted the green laser at about 6:50 a-m Monday morning and believed it was pointed at the flight deck from an area near a golf course.

The Mounties say they conducted a number of patrols in the area, which were negative.

They say officers also conducted neighbourhood inquiries and the investigation is ongoing.

 

 

The provincial court of Nova Scotia is announcing the retirement of a veteran judge who has worked at the Pictou court for 14 years.

Judge Del Atwood’s last day as a full-time judge was Friday, Dec. 30th.

Atwood was appointed to the provincial and family courts in 2009 and since then he has presided primarily at the courthouse in Pictou.

The chief judge of the provincial courts says Atwood is expected to continue presiding part-time as a per diem judge as needed across the province.

 

 

Library users will soon be able to instantly read, watch, and listen to their choice of more than 1,000,000 titles, for free with their Library card.

The popular on- demand streaming service hoopla Digital will be available to anyone with a free Pictou-Antigonish Regional Library card, beginning January 9.

The hoopla Digital collection includes popular entertainment and educational content, such as hit TV series, newly released music, bestselling audiobooks and eBooks, and it can all be streamed from any computer and most mobile devices using the hoopla Digital app.

 

 

The Maritime Junior Hockey League game between the Fredericton Red Wings and the Pictou County Weeks Crushers scheduled for Thursday at the Pictou County Wellness Centre has been moved to Thursday, February 2nd at 7 p.m.