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Nova Scotians are now able to pick up free COVID-19 rapid test kits at all public libraries across the province during the holiday season. Millbrook band and community members can also pick up rapid tests at the health centre until 11:45 a.m. on Friday, Dec 17th, and then again starting January 6th, 2022.
Dr. Robert Strang, Nova Scotia's chief medical officer of health, said in a news release that the availability of home rapid tests gives people another option to help make Christmas gatherings safer in the time of COVID-19.
"Doing a rapid test can add an extra layer of protection if you're hosting or attending gatherings," he said.
The at-home tests are recommended for those aged three and up.
According to the province, anyone with a positive rapid test should self-isolate and book a PCR test at a testing site to confirm the result.
Out of an abundance of caution and much discussion with the Millbrook Health Centre Team, we have come to make the hard decision to cancel the Millbrook Community “In-person” Christmas Party for the safety of our community members, elders and staff. Instead we will offer a Drive-Thru Christmas Celebration.
The Drive-thru will begin at 5pm at the Legends Bingo Hall. If you know of a family member, neighbor, senior or friend who may not have a vehicle, reach out and see how YOU can help. Stay Safe during these challenging times!
Please be respectful, kind & thoughtful to our hard working staff and volunteers.
Wela’lin,
Sunshine Bernard
Community Wellness Coordinator
Dear Band Members,
The Atlantic Gold corporation has submitted responses for their latest round of information requests.
This means that there is a "Public Comment Period," where YOU can have your concerns considered during the regulators decision making process.
We ask that all Millbrook First Nation band members and community members share their thoughts and voice their concerns about an open pit gold mine operating near our reserve lands in Beaver Dam.
Here's how to comment:
Send an e-mail to the regulator at bdmine-minebd@iaac-aeic.gc.ca
Send an e-mail to Gerald Gloade at consultation@millbrookband.com who will submit on your behalf.
Use the “Submit a comment” feature of the Canadian Impact Assessment Registry at www.canada.ca/ciar (Project Reference Number: 80111).
When responding, explain how the project will affect you Treaty/Aboriginal rights, health and wellness, access to Crown lands, food security, etc.
Deadline for commenting is Friday, December 17th.
Millbrook Administration is closed due to weather conditions.
Tuesday, Dec. 7, 2021
Nova Scotia Health’s COVID-19 vaccine outreach clinics will be offering drop-in vaccination (Pfizer) for children 5 to 11 years old in Central Zone to help support vaccine accessibility.
The clinics are open to anyone age 5 to 11 for their first or second dose at the following locations, at the following times. Please note that these clinics will not have adult doses of vaccine on site.
The North Grove (140-6 Primrose St., Dartmouth)
Monday, Dec. 13 from 3 to 7 p.m.
Sackville Public Library (636 Sackville Dr., Lower Sackville)
Tuesday, Dec. 14 from 3 to 7 p.m.
Keshen Goodman Public Library (330 Lacewood Dr., Halifax)
Wednesday, Dec. 15 from 3 to 7p.m.
Woodlawn Public Library (31 Eisner Blvd. Dartmouth)
Thursday, Dec. 16 from 3 to 7 p.m.
YMCA Centre for Immigrant Programs (104-7071 Bayers Rd., Halifax)
Friday, Dec. 17 from 3 to 7 p.m.
Halifax North Memorial Public Library (2285 Gottingen St., Halifax)
Tuesday, Dec. 21 from 4 to 8 p.m.
St. Andrew’s Community Centre (3380 Barnstead Ln., Halifax)
Tuesday, Dec. 21 from 1 to 6 p.m.
Captain William Spry Community Centre (16 Sussex St, Halifax)
Thursday, Dec. 23 from 1 to 6 p.m.
*Children 5 to 11 must wait a minimum of eight weeks between their first and second doses of COVID-19 vaccine.
Parents/guardians will be asked to provide their child’s health card number (if they have one) at the vaccine clinic. Due to limited space, we ask that only one support person accompany each child.
For those with mobility challenges, special needs, and/or have significant anxiety about needles, please notify clinic team members on site.
Transportation to and from vaccine appointments can be organized through Rural Rides for $5 return. Visit https://ruralrides.ca/ to find the nearest provider. Transportation must be booked at least 24 hours in advance.
All eligible Nova Scotians are encouraged to get vaccinated against COVID-19 as soon as possible.
Up-to-date information around COVID-19 cases and resources can be found www.novascotia.ca/coronavirus
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November 29, 2021
Nova Scotia Health Public Health is advising of potential exposures to COVID-19 at locations in Northern and Eastern Zones and on four flights. In addition to media releases, all potential exposure notifications are listed here: http://www.nshealth.ca/covid-exposures.
As Nova Scotia moves into a stage of living with COVID-19 as we go about our daily activities, there will be changes in how Public Health communicates COVID-19 public exposures. We will no longer be issuing exposures based on the risk levels of low, moderate, or high. We will be issuing COVID precaution notifications and COVID exposure notifications, where your self-isolation and testing requirements will be based on your vaccination status. You can find this information in this table.
COVID PRECAUTION NOTIFICATION (there has been a potential exposure of minimal risk to the public)
If you were present at the following location on the named date and times, you are required to follow the instructions in this table for a COVID-19 Precaution Notification based on your vaccination status.
· Springhill Miners Memorial Library (8 Pioneer St., Springhill) on:
o Nov. 18 between 10 a.m. and 6 p.m.
o Nov. 25 between 10 a.m. and 1 p.m.
It is anticipated that anyone exposed to the virus at this location on the named date may develop symptoms up to, and including, Dec. 9.
· Rath Eastlink Community Centre - aquatics area only (625 Abenaki Rd., Truro) on Nov. 24 between 3:15 p.m. and 4:40 p.m. It is anticipated that anyone exposed to the virus at this location on the named date may develop symptoms up to, and including, Dec. 8.
· Boston Pizza (68 Robie St., Truro) on Nov. 22 between 6 p.m. and 8 p.m. It is anticipated that anyone exposed to the virus at this location on the named date may develop symptoms up to, and including, Dec. 6.
· Swiss Chalet (482 Grand Lake Rd., Sydney) on Nov. 24 between 4:30 p.m. and 6:15 p.m. It is anticipated that anyone exposed to the virus at this location on the named date may develop symptoms up to, and including, Dec. 8.
COVID EXPOSURE NOTIFICATION (the public has had close contact with someone who has tested positive for COVID-19)
If you were on the following flights in the specified rows and seats on the named dates and times, you are required to follow the instructions in this table for a COVID-19 Exposure Notification based on your vaccination status.
· WestJet 249 travelling on Nov. 22 from Halifax (12:55 p.m.) to Toronto (2:24 p.m.). Passengers in rows 7 to 13, seats C, D, E and F. It is anticipated that anyone exposed to the virus on this flight on the named date may develop symptoms up to, and including, Dec. 6.
· Air Canada 59 travelling on Nov. 21 from Doha (9 a.m.) to Toronto (3:35 p.m.). Passengers in rows 31 to 36, seats G, H, J and K. It is anticipated that anyone exposed to the virus on this flight on the named date may develop symptoms up to, and including, Dec. 5.
· Air Canada 626 travelling on Nov. 21 from Toronto (10:30 p.m.) to Halifax (1:32 a.m.) on Nov. 22. Passengers in rows 24 to 30, seats A, B, C and D. It is anticipated that anyone exposed to the virus on this flight on the named date may develop symptoms up to, and including, Dec. 6.
· Air Canada 8070 travelling on Nov. 24 from Ottawa (6:05 p.m.) to Halifax (8:40 p.m.) Passengers in rows 12 to 18, seats C, D and F. It is anticipated that anyone exposed to the virus on this flight on the named date may develop symptoms up to, and including, Dec. 8.
For those for whom testing is recommended or required, please book your COVID-19 test at https://covid-self-assessment.novascotia.ca/en or call 811 if you don’t have online access, or if you have other symptoms that concern you. When booking your test online, please select the reason for testing as: I was at one of the exposure sites at the date and time identified in a recent Public Health public service announcement or letter where testing was recommended. Please get tested at a COVID-19 testing centre or public health mobile unit; do not go to a pop-up rapid testing location.
Anyone who is travelling within Canada into Nova Scotia must follow the provincial travel regulations based on vaccination status. View details at: https://novascotia.ca/reopening-plan/phase-five/
Anyone who is traveling from outside of Canada into Nova Scotia must follow the federal travel regulations based on vaccination status. View details at: https://travel.gc.ca/travel-covid#f
If you are not fully vaccinated, please visit https://novascotia.ca/coronavirus/book-your-vaccination-appointment/ or call 1-833-797-7772.
When Nova Scotia Health Public Health makes a public notification it is not in any way a reflection on the behaviour or activities of those named in the notification.
All Nova Scotians are advised to continue monitoring for COVID-19 symptoms and are urged to follow Public Health guidelines on how to access care. Up to date information about COVID-19 is available at novascotia.ca/coronavirus.
Thursday, Nov. 25, 2021
Nova Scotia Health Outreach Vaccine Clinics will be touring the Northern Zone next week to help support vaccine availability for Nova Scotians.
These clinics will be providing drop-ins for the Pfizer COVID-19 vaccine to anyone age 12+ for their first or second dose* at the following locations and times:
Toney River Community Hall (4854 Highway 6, Toney River)
Tuesday, Nov. 30 from 10 a.m. to 3 p.m.
Drop-in only
Shubenacadie Legion (42 Mill Village Road, Shubenacadie)
Wednesday, Dec. 1 from 10 a.m. to 3 p.m.
Drop-in only
Debert Fire Hall (34 Carter Road, Debert)
Thursday, Dec. 2 from 1 to 6 p.m.
Drop-in only
*The National Advisory Committee on Immunization says eight weeks between a first and second dose of COVID-19 vaccine is optimal. Four weeks (28 days) is the minimum time between doses.
Please bring a piece of ID and your health card if you have one.
For those with mobility challenges, special needs, and/or have significant anxiety about needles, please notify clinic team members on site.
Transportation to and from vaccine appointments can be organized through Rural Rides for $5 return. Visit https://ruralrides.ca/ to find the nearest provider. Transportation must be booked at least 24 hours in advance.
All eligible Nova Scotians are encouraged to get vaccinated against COVID-19 as soon as possible.
Up-to-date information around COVID-19 cases and resources can be found www.novascotia.ca/coronavirus.
Wednesday, Nov. 24, 2021
The Public Health mobile units are heading to Clementsvale, Bear River, Lower Sackville, Bedford, Stewiacke and Springhill to offer free PCR COVID-19 testing to all ages. The PCR swish and gargle test will be on site for ages 4 to 18.
Rapid antigen take-home tests will be available for pick-up (supply limited).
Testing is free and available to anyone who:
· is experiencing symptoms
· has no symptoms (asymptomatic)
· has been to a potential exposure site, or
· is a close contact of a positive case of COVID-19.
The Public Health mobile units will be available for booked appointments and drop-ins at the following locations:
WESTERN ZONE
Clementsvale Community Centre (3434 Clementsvale Rd.)
Thursday, Nov. 25, from 11 a.m. to 4 p.m.
Drop-in or by appointment.
Bear River Fire Hall (1277 River Rd.)
Friday, Nov. 26, from 10 a.m. to 4 p.m.
Drop-in or by appointment.
CENTRAL ZONE
Sackville Royal Canadian Legion (45 Sackville Cross Rd., Lower Sackville)
Thursday and Friday, Nov. 25 and 26, from 10:30 a.m. to 4:30 p.m.
Drop-in or by appointment.
Royal Canadian Legion Branch 95 (1772 Bedford Hwy., Bedford)
Saturday, Nov. 27, from 10 a.m. to 5 p.m.
Drop-in or by appointment.
NORTHERN ZONE
Royal Canadian Legion Branch 70 (299 George St., Stewiacke)
Saturday, Nov. 27, from 10 a.m. to 5 p.m.
By appointment or drop-in.
Dr. Carson & Marion Murray Community Centre (6 Main St., Springhill)
Sunday, Nov. 28, from 11 a.m. to 4 p.m.
By appointment or drop-in.
To book a COVID-19 test, please visit https://covid-self-assessment.novascotia.ca/en or call 811.
Drop-ins are based on availability.
Please bring your ID and health card if you have one.
To see all the upcoming Public Health Mobile Unit locations visit: https://www.nshealth.ca/visit-covid-19-testing-site
Important notes when visiting the mobile unit:
· You do not need to self-isolate while you wait for your results unless you have symptoms or are directly advised by Public Health to isolate.
· The testing method is standard PCR swab or swish and gargle for children and youth. Preparation is required for gargle testing. View instructions.
· Please bring your health card if you have one.
· Please dress accordingly when testing is offered outside.
In addition to media releases, all potential exposure notifications are listed here: http://www.nshealth.ca/covid-exposures
In the event of an emergency the Millbrook Senior Ctr or Millbrook Community Hall would become command centre. Incident Command System (ICS) would be used to implement course of action depending on the severity of the event.
Correction to address of Economy Recreation Centre: Nova Scotia Health Outreach offer drop-in Pfizer vaccine clinics in Pugwash, Truro, Scotsburn and Economy next week
Friday, Nov. 19, 2021
Nova Scotia Health Outreach Vaccine Clinics are continuing to tour the Northern Zone next week to help support vaccine availability for Nova Scotians.
These clinics will be providing drop-ins for the Pfizer COVID-19 vaccine to anyone age 12+ for their first or second dose* at the following locations, at the following times:
Pugwash Fire Hall (11057 Hwy. 6)
Tuesday, Nov. 23 from 10 a.m. to 3 p.m.
Drop-in only
Pfizer (12+)
Truro Library (754 Prince St.)
Wednesday, Nov. 24 from 10 a.m. to 3 p.m.
Drop-in only
Pfizer (12+)
Scotsburn Fire Hall (4179 Scotsburn Rd.)
Thursday, Nov. 25 from 10 a.m. to 3 p.m.
Drop-in only
Pfizer (12+)
Correction to address: Economy Recreation Centre (3323 Hwy. #2)
Saturday, Nov. 27 from 10 a.m. to 3 p.m.
Drop-in only
Pfizer (12+)
*The National Advisory Committee on Immunization says eight weeks between a first and second dose of COVID-19 vaccine is optimal. Four weeks (28 days) is the minimum time between doses.
Please bring a piece of ID and your health card if you have one.
For those with mobility challenges, special needs, and/or have significant anxiety about needles, please notify clinic team members on site.
Transportation to and from vaccine appointments can be organized through Rural Rides for $5 return. Visit https://ruralrides.ca/ to find the nearest provider. Transportation must be booked at least 24 hours in advance.
All eligible Nova Scotians are encouraged to get vaccinated against COVID-19 as soon as possible.
Up-to-date information around COVID-19 cases and resources can be found www.novascotia.ca/coronavirus
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Dear Millbrook First Nation Community Members:
As the Christmas season approaches and we are permitted to gather, it is a wonderful time to come together for the long-standing tradition of Millbrook First Nation hosting seasonal events for community members.
The staff who organize the majority of our Millbrook Band Member events for special occasions put forth many efforts in the planning process, such as conducting site visits, communications back and forth with vendors, scoping locations, preparing detailed itineraries, meals, execution of the events and lastly, clean-up.
As of late, it has been brought to the attention of many through social media postings that some individuals plan to attend Millbrook Christmas events with the intention of holding their own personally funded draws and give-aways, which were not included in the original agenda of these functions hosted by the Millbrook First Nation. These generous gestures are important to help the community when feasible; however, we respectfully ask those wishing to provide donations to do so outside of Millbrook First Nation official events as to not interfere with the program and to prevent any misinterpretations of campaigning for the upcoming election by current or prospective members of Council.
Should you have interest in participating, by way of helping the organizer in any of the events; as a volunteer, and to assist this hard-working event committee, (whom organizes these tremendous and time-consuming events) please contact Sunshine Bernard sunshinem@millbrookhealth.ca at the Millbrook Health Centre. You can discuss HOW you can offer your time and be a part of these memorable event traditions.
Your support and respect on these guidelines are encouraged as community members. This shows value to those who have taken time to create and follow-through on these events for your enjoyment.
Your cooperation on this matter is appreciated.
Millbrook First Nation Administration
Wednesday, Nov. 10, 2021
Nova Scotia Health’s COVID-19 vaccine outreach clinics will be offering drop-ins for the Pfizer COVID-19 vaccine in Central Zone to help support vaccine accessibility for residents and nearby community members.
The clinics are open to anyone age 12+ for their first or second dose at the following locations, at the following times:
Sackville Library (636 Sackville Dr., Lower Sackville)
Monday, Nov. 15 from 3 to 7 p.m.
North Preston Community Centre (44 Simmonds Rd., North Preston)
Tuesday, Nov. 16 from 1 to 6 p.m.
Woodlawn Public Library (31 Eisner Blvd. Dartmouth)
Wednesday, Nov. 17 from noon to 6 p.m.
Parents and Children Together (Suite 102-1114 Cole Harbour Rd., Cole Harbour)
Monday, Nov. 22 from noon to 4 p.m.
Family Resource Centre of West Hants (61 Morison Drive, Windsor)
Tuesday, Nov. 23 from 11 a.m. to 3 p.m.
North Grove (140-6 Primrose St, Dartmouth)
Friday, Dec. 3 from 9 a.m. to 1 p.m.
Community members will be asked to provide their health card number (if they have one) and ID at the vaccine clinic.
For those with mobility challenges, special needs, and/or have significant anxiety about needles, please notify clinic team members on site. Having this information in advance helps the clinic team better prepare to offer support.
All eligible Nova Scotians are encouraged to get vaccinated against COVID-19 as soon as possible.
Up-to-date information around COVID-19 cases and resources can be found at www.novascotia.ca/coronavirus
HELPING YOUTH PREPARE FOR EMPLOYMENT
15-WEEK PROGRAM
LOCATION: MILLBROOK, NS
START DATE: MONDAY, JANUARY 10TH, 2022
ARE YOU?
-AN ABORIGINAL YOUTH/WOMEN BETWEEN THE AGES OF 15 - 30 YEARS OLD
UNEMPLOYED AND/OR REQUIRE UPSKILLS
*ABORIGINAL DECENT (STATUS OR NON-STATUS)
-BE WILLING TO COMMIT TO THE FULL 15-WEEK PROGRAM
5-WEEK PRE-EMPLOYMENT
• 10-WEEK WORK PLACEMENT
INTERESTED?
DEADLINE TO APPLY IS:
WEDNESDAY, DECEMBER 15TH, 2021 @ 12PM
CONTACT:
BLOSSOM LABILLOIS
HYPE I Co-ordinator/Facilitator
Native Council of Nova Scotia
902-957-2832