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Town Wide Yard Sale

Details: Published: Friday, 26 May 2023 15:05

Saturday June 10th is the Annual, Town Wide Yard Sale.

No fees - no fuss - set up at your home or in the parking lot of the Community Centre,

63 King St.

May 27th Cruise Ship in Town

Details: Published: Friday, 26 May 2023 10:46

The Regent Seven Seas Navigator, the first of eight cruise ships scheduled to visit the port of Shelburne in 2023, will be here tomorrow, Sat 27 May from 8 am to 6 pm, carrying 490 passengers and 378 crew members.

In addition to the restaurants and businesses that will be open in Town, The Mom Market will be at the Guild Hall on Maiden Lane, Shelburne’s Museums by the Sea will be open with activities at all three museums, the Girl Guides will be selling cookies beside the Dory Shop Museum, Tottie’s Crafts will be open for business, the Shelburne Re-enactment Association will be adding some 18th century flavour to the waterfront and the George Street Shipyard Mill will be open for tours. And the Black Loyalist Heritage Centre in Birchtown will be open as well, so don’t forget to include it on your list of things to see and do tomorrow!

Did You Know

Details: Published: Thursday, 18 May 2023 14:31

Pedestrians’ Right of Way in Nova Scotia

One of the most important factors in determining whether a pedestrian has the right of way is whether the pedestrian is in a crosswalk. Crosswalks can be “marked” with lines on the pavement or other markings. There are also “unmarked” crosswalks, which are “formed by imaginary lines extending across the streets” at intersections of more than one street. Every intersection has crosswalks, marked or unmarked.

The following is a list of scenarios in which a pedestrian has the right of way:

Drivers must yield the right of way to pedestrians at any and all intersections, as long as the pedestrian is crossing in a marked or an unmarked crosswalk.
Pedestrians always have the right of way in an intersection with no traffic signal, regardless of whether they are crossing in a marked or an unmarked crosswalk.
Pedestrians in a crosswalk always have the right of way when they are crossing the street with a green traffic signal, even if they are crossing the path of a vehicle that is making a turn.
Pedestrians always have the right of way whenever they are crossing the street with a “walk” signal—this walk signal gives pedestrians the same right of way as a green light.
Drivers must yield the right of way to any and all pedestrians whenever a driver is leaving a private driveway or a parking lot.
Drivers must yield the right of way to pedestrians anytime the driver is making a turn.
Drivers cannot have the right of way simply by signaling.
Drivers do not have the right of way over pedestrians when they have a green light—pedestrians still have the right of way as long as they are also following the rules of the road (not applicable in the Town of Shelburne as there are no lights but applicable throughout Nova Scotia).

Shelburne Same Day Access Clinic

Details: Published: Wednesday, 17 May 2023 11:22

SHELBURNE, N.S.– Residents of Shelburne County can call to book an appointment at Same Day Access Clinics being held in Barrington and Shelburne on Friday, May 26. The clinics will take place:

Barrington Same Day Access Clinic, Friday, May 26, from 9 a.m. to 4 p.m.

Location: Barrington Health Centre - 3695 Highway 3, Barrington Passage

Call for appointment: 902-637-1278 starting at 7:30 a.m. on clinic day. Please call back if unable to get through. Do not leave a message.

Shelburne Same Day Access Clinic, Friday, May 26, from 9 a.m. to 4 p.m.

Location: Shelburne Community Health Centre, 1608 Lake Road, Shelburne

Call for appointment: 902-875-2321 and press option 2 starting at 8:30 a.m. on clinic day.

Patients must call for a same-day appointment on the day of the clinic, May 26. As the number of appointments is limited, phonelines for the Same Day Access Clinic will be closed once all the appointments are filled.

Arrive for your appointment with your health care and current medications. The Same Day Access Clinic is for non-urgent health concerns and is not an emergency service. People who do not have a family physician or nurse practitioner can make an appointment for concerns such as:

- Prescription refills or renewals based on assessment (controlled substances will not be refilled)
- Minor respiratory symptoms (cough, cold, flu)
- Sore throat
- Earaches
- Fever
- Headache
- Rashes
- Minor gastrointestinal concerns (vomiting and diarrhea)
- Cough, flu, or cold symptoms
- Urinary tract infections
- Muscle pain

Other options for care include:

- Visit an emergency department if you are experiencing an emergency. Anyone with urgent medical needs should call 911.
- Nova Scotians who are on the Need a Family Practice Registry may access VirtualCareNS, which provides free, temporary access to primary health care. Visit virtualcarens.ca to register or request a virtual visit. VirtualCareNS is not an emergency service.

- For general health advice and information call 811, which is a service offered 24 hours a day, seven days a week by experienced registered nurses.
- The provincial Mental Health and Addictions Crisis Line can also be reached 24/7 by calling 1-888-429-8167.

Additional local resources are available at www.nshealth.ca/wheretogoforhealthcare.

Future Same Day Access Clinics will be announced as they are confirmed. Please check the Shelburne Family Practice Facebook page or call the Shelburne Community Health Centre at 902-875-2321.

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