Dalhousie Legal Aid community legal worker Fiona Traynor says the current welfare system on which 44,000 Nova Scotians depend isn’t working and should be replaced by a proposed Basic Income Guarantee. Until that happens, says the long-time advocate who frequently represents the poor in benefit disputes and appeals to the Dept of Community Services, “the...
A Basic Income Guarantee can end poverty in Canada
“Why I Am Looking Forward to Being 65.” That was Wayne MacNaughton’s topic at a free conference held Saturday in Halifax’s Central Library. It was sponsored by Dalhousie University, Basic Income Nova Scotia, and the Mayor’s Office. More than 100 people turned out to hear the local anti-poverty activist, as well as politicians and advocates...
People are living too long in nursing homes
It costs lots of money to care for elderly people, but the province is making progress in expanding the Home Care system so that only the most frail and vulnerable go to nursing homes.
Nova Scotia spends $11 million on health care every day — that’s $131 every second. Chances are someone in your family is one of 6,900 people receiving care in a Nova Scotia nursing home right now. Or perhaps you know one of 1,463 people waiting to be admitted — a wait list that has dropped 40 per...
Nova Scotia still failing to meet nursing home standards
As a cost-saving measure, New Brunswick has slashed the number of nurses in nursing homes. Nova Scotia officials promise they're not following suit, but neither are they living up to existing staffing requirements.
Earlier this month, immediately following its budget, the New Brunswick government notified nursing homes that financial pressures dictate they must reduce the number of licensed nurses on staff. The decision set off alarm bells for nursing home operators in New Brunswick and has the nurses’ union in Nova Scotia concerned similar cuts might happen here....
Not many companies are taking advantage of a wage subsidy to hire new graduates
“I’m looking for my shot.” “I’m not afraid to work hard but I’d rather work smart.” “I won’t clock in and clock out, I’ll put in extra hours.” All three lines are from separate, 30-second videos prepared by graduating Nova Scotia post-secondary students for the PitchIt! Competition. The video competition was the first major event...
Chronicle Herald president Mark Lever a no-show at Game Changers event
The president and CEO of the Chronicle Herald was a no-show yesterday at a “Game Changers” event hosted by the Halifax Partnership at the Harbourfront Marriott hotel. Herald boss Mark Lever had been scheduled to hand out cash awards to three winners who entered 30-second videos of themselves in a “Pitch It!” competition aimed at...
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