Wasoqopa'q First Nation

🚨 How prepared are you for an emergency?

Nova Scotia is working to better understand how prepared residents are for emergencies such as storms, wildfires, and power outages.

Take our emergency preparedness survey to share your experiences, preparedness levels, and awareness of emergency communication channels. Your feedback will help guide future emergency planning, communications, and response efforts across the province.

Take the survey here: https://s.asker.ca/s/R85/ns-emergency2026. It’s quick to complete and all responses are confidential.

Bridgewater.
September 2nd.
For those with or without an MD or NP.

Shelburne band members without a Doctor or Nurse Practitioner!
Shelburne Family Practice.

WFN - Walking Program July 2026!
Congratulations to band member Donna Whynot of Liverpool.
Please fill in and return exercise records for August by the end of the month for one more chance to win a $100 gift card to SportChek!

Skin lesion clinics!
August 24th - Bedford Brookline Pharmasave
August 26th - Bridgewater Guardian Pharmacy

Click website link below to register:

pans.ns.ca/early-skin-cancer-detection-pharmacy-clinics/

Contact Community Health Nurse Mike Westhaver if you require assistance.
902-277-0119

WFN Walking Program July 2026
Congratulations Donna. We will be in touch shortly to arrange pickup of your $100 Sportchek gift card!
The third and final draw will occur after August 31st.

Anaplasmosis!!

Another tick-bite illness that we are seeing in Nova Scotia. It is transmitted by black-legged ticks and the symptoms can be quite severe. Treatment is similar to lyme disease with antibiotics.
To read more see the website below:
https://www.canada.ca/en/public-health/services/diseases/ticks-tick-borne-diseases/anaplasmosis.html

You can also download the eTick app on your phone that will identify the type of tick you found and suggest treatment options.

Reach out to Community Health Nurse Mike Westhaver if you are looking for more information.
[email protected]
902-277-0119