Helping the Helpers is hosting a pub night this Friday at Piper's Pub to support the 10th annual Helping the Helpers education and Awareness Day for PTSD on October 26 at STFX University. Hammer Down will provide the music, and the event will feature a 50/50 draw and door prizes…
The Helping the Helpers awareness and education day is set for this Saturday. Organizer John Garth MacDonald said this is the ninth iteration of the event, which aims to help end the stigma associated with mental health illness and injury. MacDonald said they create a safe environment for those…
The 9th edition of Helping the Helpers is set for later this month. Organizer John Garth MacDonald described the event as an awareness and education day for first responders who suffer from post traumatic stress disorder. He said part of the goal of the day is to help end the…
This year s event will feature talks from physicians, psychologists and a variety of first responders and frontline workers – all sharing their expertise on, and experiences with, PTSD and other psychological injuries.
John Garth MacDonald is seeking the Progressive Conservative nomination for Guysborough- Tracadie. Having grown up in Sherbrooke, Indian Harbour Lake and Port Hilford, MacDonald said his life was positively influenced by the strong values of family and friends, hard work, commitment and supporting each other. The married father of two worked over 30 years in […]