By David J. Shuman
In 2020, emergency rooms in hospitals in the Eastern Shore Musquodoboit Community Health Board were closed for 5080.5 hours, more than 10 times the number of closure hours just five years ago. ESMCHB hospitals include Twin Oaks Memorial Hospital in Musquodoboit Harbour, Musquodoboit Valley Memorial Hospital (MVMH) in Middle Musquodoboit, and Eastern Shore Memorial Hospital (ESMH) in Sheet Harbour.
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By David J. Shuman
The Cooperator has gotten an early look at the data on emergency room closures for HRM’s three rural hospitals, managed by the Eastern Shore Musquodoboit Community Health Board (ESMCHB).
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Everybody knows that the dice are loaded
Everybody rolls with their fingers crossed
Everybody knows that the war is over
Everybody knows the good guys lost
Everybody knows the fight was fixed
The poor stay poor, the rich get rich
That's how it goes
Everybody knows
--Leonard Cohen, “Everybody Knows”
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By David J. Shuman
Patios, campgrounds, and some personal service businesses can reopen starting on Wednesday as pandemic restrictions loosen.
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Posted by
Rcb Bell · May 10, 2021 6:55 PM
By Richard Bell
The old Canadian Pacific combination car #3252 is no more.
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Posted by
Rcb Bell · April 30, 2021 4:15 PM
Q: My closet is FULL of clothing. I don’t even know what’s in there. Now that I’m working from home, my office clothing is gathering dust. How do I decide what stays and what goes?
Cluttered in Clam Bay
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Posted by
Rcb Bell · April 30, 2021 4:05 PM
By Richard Bell
Someone is getting increasingly nervous about Premier Rankin’s refusal to take back his decision as Minister of Lands and Forestry to secretly de-list Owls Head Provincial Park and to secretly sell the de-listed land to Lighthouse Links, which plans to grind the existing park to sand and build golf courses.
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Posted by
Rcb Bell · April 30, 2021 3:51 PM
I have sent the following note to Premier Iain Rankin, with copies to MLA Kevin Murphy; Minister of Education Derek Mombourquette; Minister of Lands and Forestry Chuck Porter; and Minister of the Environment Keith Irving.
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Posted by
Rcb Bell · April 30, 2021 3:23 PM
By Richard Bell
Friends and family of Marvin Riley turned out on April 10 to celebrate the 25th anniversary of the Preston Enviro Depot recycling centre. Since April 1, 1996, Riley, and now three of his children, have recycled untold numbers of bottles and cans as part of the provincial recycling effort, Divert NS.
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Posted by
Rcb Bell · April 30, 2021 3:12 PM
By Richard Bell
The speed limit in East Preston on Highway 7 is now 50km/hr, down from 70km/hr.
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