Communities across Nova Scotia have opened comfort centres for residents who continue to be affected by the aftermath of Hurricane Fiona. Comfort centres offer food, water and charging stations.
Canadian cities and towns flourish when they have community public spaces to promote social interaction and physical activity, and provide access to recreational programs and facilities. These amenities are integral to the overall well-being of individuals, families and communities. Our economic recovery is closely linked to the vitality of our local communities and their shared spaces.
ELMSDALE, N.S. While the East Hants Aquatic Centre has been technically closed due to the pandemic, it’s been busy lately as the supply point for residents in the area who need clean water because of the unidentified contamination at Grand Lake, N.S. Enfield, N.S. resident Robert MacKenzie is one of the people affected by the advisory not to use water drawn from Grand Lake He just wants to know what’s going on with the water at Grand Lake. “It’s troubling,” he says. “The fact that nobody is talking is frustrating. I have to come here to pick up water to wash my dishes, put water in the dog’s bowl, we’re bathing in the sink.”
Posted: Jun 14, 2021 7:22 PM AT | Last Updated: June 15
Prof. Tri Nguyen-Quang of Dalhousie University is seen in the lab in this file photo. Nguyen-Quang says based on his own Grand Lake testing, he did not find any evidence of blue-green algae bacteria.(Dalhousie University)
A Dalhousie University professor does not think blue-green algae is to blame for the contamination at Grand Lake, N.S., which led to the deaths of two dogs and sent a person to hospital last week.
Tri Nguyen-Quang, an engineering professor whose research includes water quality and management, collected samples of the lake water around the shoreline last week.