The former Future Shop building in New Glasgow is being repurposed into a new health centre to give more Pictou County residents access to primary healthcare when it opens in the fall.

The Pictou County Collaborative Learning and Health Home Centre in New Glasgow will also provide better training opportunities for healthcare professionals.

Work on the new centre has started and will include:

– space for an expanded Westville Medical Clinic, which will relocate to the new centre

– patient and family-centred care

– a learning hub for physicians, nurse practitioners, family practice nurses, dietitians, social workers physician assistants and more

– opportunities for research, evaluation, innovation and community engagement.

Officials say it will serve as a proof-of-concept model that will be evaluated to be expanded to other health homes across the province.

 

 

Early last Friday night, two off-duty New Glasgow Regional Police officers spotted a vehicle in the area of East River Road that was being driven by a man they knew to be a prohibited driver.  The off-duty members advised New Glasgow Regional Police patrol officers, who responded to the area.  An officer located the suspect vehicle and conducted a traffic stop on Frederick Street in New Glasgow. While the officer was speaking with the driver, the 55-year-old man from New Glasgow showed signs of impairment.  The man provided breath samples that resulted in him facing impaired charges.

 

 

Liberals can begin casting advance votes today for their preferred candidate to lead their party and replace Prime Minister Justin Trudeau.

The leadership candidates drew sharper contrasts last night than in Monday’s French debate but stopped short of outright attacks.

Former Bank of Canada governor Mark Carney clashed with former finance minister Chrystia Freeland over the Liberal government’s economic record.

U-S President Donald Trump’s tariff threats again topped the agenda in the English-language debate as the four candidates laid out their response plans.

 

 

Premier Tim Houston has tabled legislation aimed at reducing interprovincial trade barriers.

Houston says the Free Trade and Mobility within Canada Act is aimed at spurring the mutual recognition of goods, services and labour mobility across all sectors of Canada’s economy.

Under the act, goods manufactured and produced in another province or territory that passes similar legislation would be treated the same as products produced in Nova Scotia.

Houston says the move would eliminate the need for any additional fees or testing requirements for goods coming to Nova Scotia from other Canadian jurisdictions.