There have been no more positive cases reported regarding an outbreak of legionnaires’ disease in New Glasgow.
Nova Scotia Health (NSH) reported nine positive cases on Aug. 3. The first of the cases were found at Glen Haven Manor in New Glasgow and confirmed by NSH July 27.
Nova Scotia Health is still investigating the source of the outbreak however it has determined it did not originate from Glen Haven Manor.
In a news release earlier this month, NSH said preliminary results from one of the cooling towers in the Aberdeen Hospital was a “possible” site where the legionella bacteria was growing.
NSH implemented additional cleaning on the cooling towers.
NSH spokesperson Jennifer Lewandowski said the source may not be definitive as legionella bacteria is common in Nova Scotia’s environment.
There have been no more reported positive cases of legionnaires’ disease since Aug. 3, Lewandowski said, and any risk to the public remains very low.
The Canadian Hurricane Centre now says Hurricane Franklin is unlikely to affect land directly, but Atlantic Canada can still expect wet conditions, and heavy surf conditions.
In an update Sunday, the Canadian Hurricane Centre says the latest computer model interpretations show Franklin will track slower and farther south than earlier expected.
It says ocean swells are expected to bring heavy surf conditions to parts of the coasts of Nova Scotia and southern Newfoundland by Wednesday, especially now that Franklin is forecast to briefly reach Category 4 intensity on its journey north.
Wet weather is to be expected later this week, but it will not affect us to the degree that was originally predicted.
Bell Aliant says they will be better prepared to deal with any serious storm that might hit Nova Scotia during hurricane season, after the issues regarding cellular service after Fiona was concerning for many individuals.
Geoff Moore said in an interview Friday that “Bell is ready for those things I can control,” a day after the province’s Emergency Management Office held a news briefing about preparedness.
He said he can control the robustness of my network, fuel, and backup power to the sites, but what can’t be controlled is broken poles and trees falling on fibre cables.
Moore said he is very confident in the steps Bell has taken, including making generators available, stocking up on fuel and being proactive in seeking technicians from Ontario and Quebec to travel to Atlantic Canada in the event of a serious storm.
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