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Nova Scotia’s primary care waitlist tops 145,000
And what does the Hollywood writers’ strike mean for Nova Scotia film?
Alyssa Goulart
May 15, 2023
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Good morning Halifax and a special hello to our newest Coast Insider member Victoria!
I thought it would be fun to start off the week with a bit of Halifax history. The Halifax Regional Municipality recently shared epic footage of the Macdonald Bridge being built back in the 1950s. One can only imagine how wild of a sight this must have been to Haligonians at the time!
Were you around when the Macdonald Bridge was being built? |
HEALTHCARE
Nova Scotia’s primary care waitlist tops 145,000
📸 Communications Nova Scotia
If there is a bright spot to be drawn from Nova Scotia Health’s latest update on reversing a province wide primary care shortage, it is this: While a net of 2,741 more Nova Scotians joined the growing waitlist for a family doctor or nurse practitioner in April, the pace of that list’s growth—for one month, at least—appears to be slowing. As for any other good news? Well, it ends just about there.
As of May 1, there are 145,003 Nova Scotians on the province’s Need a Family Practice Registry—or about 14.6% of the population. And as The Coast’s Martin Bauman reports, the HRM makes up a sizable chunk.
Need to know
🌥 Today's weather: Partly cloudy with a high of 20C and a low of 8C.
🌲 Seventeen artists from around the world take on issues of climate change and global indigeneity at the Art Gallery of Nova Scotia.*
🚧 Ryland Avenue from Woodland Avenue to Limardo Drive will be closed today between 8am and 6pm.
🚍 Mike Savage and the union representing Halifax Transit, Amalgamated Transit Union 508, have signed a contract that will increase Transit operator's wages by 3% annually until August 2025. CBC has the story.
*Sponsored Post
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STAGES back with a bold lineup
Eastern Front Theatre’s STAGES Theatre Festival is back with an exciting new lineup of bold and playful new shows, June 6-11 at Alderney Landing.
From full productions, to free family offerings and interactive pieces, STAGES highlights new performances from Atlantic Canada and beyond.
This year’s festival headliners include HEIST’S critically acclaimed VR-driven masterpiece, Frequencies, for its first in-person run, allowing audiences to see both the astounding visuals, and the backstage magic of how it’s done; asses.masses, a cheeky 7+ hour video game designed to be played from beginning to end by a live audience with no instruction; and Secret Theatre’s, Alone Together, an online AI experience for one, where you play the part of a rented family member.
SPONSORED BY CANADIAN MUSEUM OF IMMIGRATION AT PIER 21
Check out In My Yesterday by JJ Lee today!
Artist JJ Lee’s mixed media exhibition, In My Yesterday, is now open at the Canadian Museum of Immigration at Pier 21. In My Yesterday reflects on Lee’s Chinese Maritime family’s immigration experience through an art installation of artwork, historical objects and documents, revealing a story of an immigrant family’s new life in Canada.
In other news
📝 Security staff working at late-night bars in Nova Scotia will now require a criminal record check. Both current and future staff will also need to take security and responsible beverage service training courses before July 1. Read the full release here.
👷♂️ Construction of the new healthcare building planned for the QEII Halifax Infirmary site is set to begin over the next few weeks following a reached agreement between Nova Scotia and Plenary PCL Health.
💰 Owner of the old Bloomfield school site, Alex Halef of BANC Investments Ltd., still has not been able to secure the alleged $2 million in funding needed to demolish the building where councillors believe safety concerns need to be addressed.
🎭 The national Indigenous Performing Arts Alliance is gathering in Halifax this week for the first time since before the COVID-19 pandemic. CBC has the story.
🧬 Halifax print shop HFX Canvas Prints is experimenting with new technology that would allow artists to integrate their DNA with their artwork for authentication purposes. Find out more about how it works here.
🚨 An 18-year-old was rushed to the hospital with life-threatening injuries this past weekend after a stabbing that took place at Dartmouth’s East Coast Amusement fair. Global News has the story.
TV & FILM
What does the Hollywood writers’ strike mean for Nova Scotia film?
📸 IMDb Screenshot
The first Hollywood work stoppage in 16 years—the film and TV industry’s first strike since 2007—has brought many productions to a halt, and even late-night shows like Saturday Night Live have gone dark. As the Writers Guild of America—which represents 11,500 TV and film writers, according to The New York Times—goes up against major Hollywood studios, looking for increases to stagnant wages in the face of the new streaming economy, those of us who love watching stories unfold are now getting to see one develop off-screen.
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