Monique LeBlanc-Delaney
Congratulations, Monique LeBlanc-Delaney!
Le Conseil des arts de Cheticamp is happy to nominate Monique LeBlanc-Delaney as their 2023 Volunteer of the Year.
Monique has been a devoted member of Le Conseil des arts de Chéticamp since her children were in school and involved in their arts program. At that time, she was always available to help during their events. Additionally, Monique has hosted billets when touring artists were in town, and she also chaperoned student groups on concert tours.
Although her children are now adults, Monique holds Le Conseil des arts near and dear to her heart and always promotes the arts and culture in the community. Having been president and now vice president of the Board, Monique has had an important voice in the Quartier Culturel construction project and for this and everything else, we are forever grateful. We can always count on Monique, no matter what.
Merci pour tout ce que tu fais, Monique!
Paul Glover
Congratulations, Paul Glover!
The members of the Glendale and Area Community Cooperative Ltd. are proud to nominate Paul Glover as their 2023 Volunteer of the Year.
Paul has been a valuable volunteer to the community of Glendale since his arrival with his family in 2010. Paul is a dedicated busy family man, who takes time out of his busy schedule to help his community and neighbours as best as he can. He is a helpful volunteer with our organizationas well as with other organizations in the community.
Paul volunteered his time helping with renovations to the Fr. John Angus Rankin Cultural Centre in Glendale. He also built the Little Library, bird house and bird feeder for our little park.
Paul is a low-profile volunteer; however, he deserves to be recognized for all his silent work.
Thank you for sharing your knowledge and precious time for your community.
We appreciate you, Paul!
Les Hodgkins
Congratulations, Les Hodgkins!
The Inverness Development Association is proud to nominate Les Hodgkins as our 2023 Volunteer of the Year!
Since moving to Inverness in 2015, Les has become a valuable member of the Inverness Development Association. He is particularly interested in the beach and the accessibility equipment.
Les is at the beach almost every day during the summer. He spends his time at the beach supervising the employees, helping to direct traffic and parking, and setting up the accessibility equipment. Les also ensures that the equipment is clean and well-maintained and that the area around the beach canteen is kept clean and safe.
Les patrols the beach and keeps in contact with the lifeguards, to ensure the beach is operating smoothly.
Thank you, Les for all you do.
Congratulations!
Bill Farrow
Congratulations, Bill Farrow!
The Strait Area Evergreen Club is happy to select Bill Farrow as our 2023 Volunteer of the Year.
Originally from Quebec, Bill and his wife Doris moved to Lexington, Inverness County after they both retired. They have both been active members of the Evergreen Club for seventeen years.
A carpenter by trade, Bill currently is our Club’s Inside Maintenance Superintendent. Whenever anything needs to be repaired inside the Club, Bill is always willing to offer his assistance to make sure the job gets done, no matter how small or large the task may be.
Bill is a constant volunteer at our monthly Club breakfasts, ensuring everyone in attendance gets a good hot cup of tea or coffee. Bill is also a member of Branch 47 of the Royal Canadian Legion and volunteers whenever he is asked to do so. He has been involved with their Annual Poppy Campaign for many years.
The Strait Area Evergreen Club feel very fortunate that we have such a loyal and skilled member, and we want to thank Bill for all his years of dedicated service to our Club.
Congratulations!
Hector Deveau
Congratulations, Hector Deveau!
The Lemoine Development Association would like to nominate Hector Deveau as our 2023 Volunteer of the Year.
Hector is always ready and willing to help when needed. Every year during our spring clean-up of the ditches, Hector is always doing his part in picking up garbage thrown in the ditches. His age does not deter him from walking the ditches.
Hector is always ready with a paint brush in hand when we have painting to do.
We thank you, Hector for all the volunteering you do for the community.
Congratulations!
Contribute to improving Nova Scotia’s environmental assessment process
Environmental assessment is a planning and decision-making tool used by governments around the world. It supports sustainable development by allowing consideration of overall project impacts at an early stage.
Large industries and companies complete environmental assessments to identify all potential impacts of their work on the environment, along with approved plans to mitigate those impacts. This process ensures Nova Scotia’s environment is protected while economic opportunities are developed. The government is seeking ideas from all Nova Scotians on how this process can be improved.
There are several ways you can share your views:
- through the consultation website: https://novascotia.ca/environmental-assessment-engagement
- email: EAmodernization@novascotia.ca
- phone: 902-424-0991
- a do-it-yourself workshop kit; details on are on the consultation website.
The last major update to Nova Scotia’s environmental assessment regulations was over 15 years ago (in 2008). The world has changed in the last 15 years, and it continues to change quickly. This is why, as part of the Environmental Goals and Climate Change Reduction Act, the provincial government has committed to modernizing environmental assessment in the Province, by 2024, taking into consideration:
- cumulative impacts
- diversity, equity and inclusion
- independent review
- netukulimk
- climate change
Public engagement runs until October 6, 2023.
For more information, visit https://novascotia.ca/environmental-assessment-engagement.
Enjoy the outdoors – and be tick aware!
Summer and fall in Nova Scotia are wonderful seasons where people spend countless hours outdoors at the many beautiful beaches, trails, parks, and wooded areas across our province. As we take in these natural riches we should also be mindful of the presence of ticks. These small insects – sometimes as small as the period at the end of this sentence – are found across Nova Scotia and can cause tick-borne diseases, including Lyme disease and anaplasmosis.
Nova Scotia Health asks everyone to help promote tick safety and the prevention of tick-borne diseases, by spreading the word in your communities.
Here are some steps that people can take to protect themselves, especially in grassy, wooded, or shrub-covered areas.
- Apply insect repellents containing DEET or Icaridin to exposed skin and clothes.
- Follow directions on the package carefully. Infants under the age of six months should not use these products.
- Please visit Personal Insect repellents – Canada.ca for specific instructions.
- Wear light colored, long-sleeved shirts and pants, closed-toed shoes, and tuck shirts into pants and pant legs into socks.
- Keep lawns mowed short.
- Put playground equipment in sunny, dry places away from wooded areas, yard edges, and trees.
- Check your whole body for ticks when possible (especially armpits, ears, knees, hair, groin) and take a bath or shower within two hours of coming indoors. This makes it easier to find ticks and washes away loose ones.
What to do if you find a TICK on yourself, your child or your pet
If you find a tick on your body, remove it as soon as possible to lessen the risks of infection. Here’s how to remove them safely:
- carefully grasp the tick with tweezers as close to the skin as possible
- gently and slowly pull the tick straight out without jerking, twisting or squeezing it
- clean and disinfect the site with soap and water, rubbing alcohol or hydrogen peroxide
- dispose of the tick in a sealed plastic bag and put in the garage
- do NOT burn, squeeze, or coax a tick’s mouthparts from your skin using other methods
eTick.ca : free tick identification service
eTick.ca is a free service that can identify the type of tick usually within 24 hours. Though Lyme and other tick-borne diseases in Nova Scotia are transmitted by the blacklegged (deer) tick, not all black-legged ticks carry disease and not all blacklegged ticks have black legs.
Risks and symptoms
Blacklegged ticks that are attached to someone’s skin for at least 36-48 hours pose the highest risk of transmitting the bacteria that cause Lyme disease. One of the earliest and most common symptoms of Lyme disease is a rash that’s often shaped like a bull’s-eye that occurs on the same site as the bite. Other symptoms of Lyme disease may include fever, fatigue, muscle aches, joint pain, headaches and occasionally irregular heartbeat, facial paralysis, weakness, confusion, and seizures.
Symptoms of other tick-borne diseases can include those listed above for Lyme disease, as well as abdominal pain, vomiting, and/or jaundice.
What can you do?
If you’ve been exploring outdoors, especially in wooded areas, forests, areas where tall grasses and/or shrubs are present, or have found a tick on your body, and show these symptoms, see a healthcare provider. Symptoms for tick-borne diseases typically appear within a few days to up to five weeks after you have been bitten.
There is no vaccine for tick borne diseases in Canada, however, there are antibiotics for the tick-borne diseases that are known to be in Nova Scotia. If a tick has been attached and is swollen (has been attached for more than 36 hours) you may be eligible for antibiotics to prevent an infection. You can visit a pharmacist, or a physician or nurse practitioner, to see if you need antibiotics.
For more information on tick-borne diseases, please visit: https://novascotia.ca/DHW/CDPC/lyme.asp
Thank you again for supporting efforts to make our communities aware of how they can practice tick safety.
On behalf of
Dr. Jesse Kancir, MD MPhil CCFP FRCPC
Regional Medical Officer of Health, Eastern Zone
Public Health, Nova Scotia Health
Rosita Gillis
Congratulations, Rosita Gillis!
St. Joseph’s Parish, SW Margaree is pleased to nominate Rosita Gillis as our 2023 Volunteer of the Year.
Rosita, along with her husband Norman, live in Upper Margaree where they raised their six children. They have eight cherished grandchildren and are actively involved in their community.
Rosita represents St Joseph’s Parish on the three-member team that assists the pastor with the day to day operations of the Margaree Family of Catholic Churches, a job that requires many volunteer hours.
As well, Rosita is a member of the church choir, a Eucharistic Minister, and can always be counted on to prepare the tea for various functions. Not only a valued parish volunteer, Rosita is the contact person of the Royal Canadian Legion Poppy Fund in SW Margaree.
Through the years, Rosita has served her community with generosity and her gentle nature. She is a cherished and well-respected member of our community and we are happy to recognize her volunteer efforts.
Congratulations, Rosita!
Edgar Cormier
Congratulations, Edgar Cormier!
The Chestico Museum & Historical Society is proud to nominate Edgar Cormier as our Volunteer of the Year.
Edgar is a member of the Historical Society and is always willing to lend a helping hand. Over the years he has repaired our lawn mower, mowed the grass, set up his sound equipment for events and entertained at our ceilidhs. All done with a smile and a few jokes as well!
Edgar is also a member and volunteer with Port Hood Area Development, the Knights of Columbus Council 8275 and he just retired from serving 28 years as the president of the Port Hood Food Bank. Blessed with musical ability, Edgar is a member of St. Peter’s Parish Choir and can be found entertaining at community events as a member of the Boys in the Hood. Port Hood has certainly benefited from your many contributions!
Thank you and congratulations, Edgar!
Joan Cameron
Congratulations, Joan Cameron!
The Lake Ainslie Development Association is pleased to recognize Joan Cameron as their Volunteer of the Year for 2023.
Joan is an active member of LADA who helps to plan and organize events throughout the year, including the winter coffee club, ceilidhs, storytelling sessions and concerts.
Joan helped host the Scotsville Sessions/Ceilidhs over the past two years, setting up the tea and providing baked goods, welcoming people, and sharing her step dancing talents to the ceilidh events.
Joan also MC’s the annual Fire Department Christmas Concert and is active in many other ways, sharing her time and talents in various church and community events.
Joan is a retired teacher who lives in Scotsville with her husband, Hugh.
Congratulations, Joan!