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Advocate Releases State Of The Child Report

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FREDERICTON – As part of the Child Rights Education Week (Nov. 20-23rd), the Office of the Child and Youth Advocate released its 10th State of Continue Reading →

Education, Health

Reduce, Reuse, Recycle, and Rejoice!

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The holiday season is a season of abundance. It overflows with friends, family, food, and unfortunately, waste. Single use plastic products and packaging, non-recyclable wrapping Continue Reading →

Community, Health

Eskasoni’s New Health Centre

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Despite the rain and heavy wind forcing the celebrations indoors, the Eskasoni Health Centre held their grand opening in the beautiful lobby of their newly Continue Reading →

Education, Health

Dalhousie U: Research Tracks Indigenous Health Trends & Determinants

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The health status of Indigenous adults has been deteriorating in Canada for over a decade, and socioeconomic inequalities in health among Indigenous Canadians have increased Continue Reading →

Community, Health

Lennox Island & Habitat For Humanity PEI Sign MOU

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Habaitat For Humanity PEI to Build Five Homes in Lennox Island Habitat for Humanity PEI and Lennox Island First Nation have entered into a Memorandum Continue Reading →

Health, Legal

Province Sinks $6m Into Design Of Northern Pulp’s Controversial Pipe Project

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Northumberland Fisherman’s Association (NFA) President Ronnie Heighton is outraged that the NS Government has provided $6 million to Northern Pulp for design of their proposed Continue Reading →

Health

Jarvis Googoo Wins Goodlife Fitness Award

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On August 18 at the GoodLife Awards Gala in Toronto, Ontario, Jarvis Googoo was one of six recipients of the Group Fitness Instructor of Excellence Continue Reading →

Community, Health

Community And Civic Spirit Awards

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Lieutenant Governor Four Nova Scotia communities have earned this year’s Lieutenant Governor’s Community Spirit Award for their exemplary civic and community spirit. The communities being Continue Reading →

Community, Health

Applications Available For SolarHomes Program

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Nova Scotia homeowners can now save money on their electricity bills by installing solar photovoltaic systems on their homes through the SolarHomes program. One of Continue Reading →

Education, Health

World Suicide Prevention Day

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Focusing on Hope Hope, Help and Healing. The Three H’s refer to the three phases of suicide prevention, intervention and postvention; the before, during, and Continue Reading →

Community, Health

Ministers Committed To Quality Social Services

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Provincial and territorial ministers responsible for social services met on July 31, in Halifax to discuss key social policy issues including: income security for Canadians Continue Reading →

Health

Dr. Rob Johnson, Canada’s First Mi’kmaw Physician

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When Robert Johnson walked across Dalhousie’s convocation stage in 1998 to receive his medical degree, he was the first Mi’kmaq person to receive this degree Continue Reading →