Canada’s largest labour disruption in history is now entering its sixth day, with public service employees striking over 100-thousand strong.
Today’s strategy is aimed at having workers picket and hamper access to ports, a strategy the Public Service Alliance of Canada says will have a stronger affect on the federal government.
The two parties have been at odds since negotiations began in June of 2021, and the union insists it can find other financing if it depletes the strike fund it’s been using to pay those on the picket line since Wednesday.
The RCMP is investigating a theft from a memorial park that pays tribute to two women who were killed during the Nova Scotia mass shooting three years ago.
Police say two steel beams worth four-thousand dollars were taken from Heart’s Haven Memorial Park in Debert some time between April 14th and 17th.
The RCMP says each five-metre beam weighs about 300 kilograms.
A message on the park’s Facebook page says the plan was to use the beams to build a bridge inside the park, which is dedicated to the memories of victims Heather O’Brien and Kristen Beaton.
Nova Scotia Health’s COVID-19 vaccine outreach clinics will be offering drop-in vaccines this week in all zones. Locations include:
River John Fire Hall (ages 5+)
32 School St., River John
Thursday, April 27 from 11 a.m. – 2 p.m.
Offering eligible doses by age range,
Tatamagouche Fire Hall (ages 12+)
202 Main St., Tatamagouche
Friday, April 28 from 11 a.m. – 5 p.m.
Pfizer Bivalent vaccine available
Drop-in only
Offering COVID-19 testing and vaccination
Ottawa has signed a memorandum of understanding on the transfer of federal health services with Nova Scotia’s Mi’kmaq chiefs.
The agreement continues a process that will ultimately transform the design and delivery of health services for Mi’kmaq throughout the province.
Mi’kmaq chiefs, the federal government and the government of Nova Scotia are now to work towards a framework agreement to complete the transfer process over the next several years.
The process will result in the delivery of health services through a Mi’kmaq health and wellness organization.
The cruise ship season in Halifax is officially underway.
The first ship of the season — the Norwegian Dawn — arrived on Saturday with 23-hundred passengers aboard.
More than 190 ships are scheduled to visit Halifax between now and November, carrying a record 325-thousand passengers.
Last year, 239-thousand passengers visited Halifax — but there were no visitors in 2020 and 2021 because of COVID-19 travel restrictions.
