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Just saw this... Staring at my blueberry bushes and apple tree and little baby plants I stuck in the ground this year and hoping it's not that bad...

There is a digital information sign on highway 103 between exit 5a and 6
just on Lunenburg County side but right by the county border

Its like the ones the bridges have on the Highways
but there is one sign for south bound traffic and another for north

haven't seen any messaging displayed
on them yet but curious what information will feed them

Just wondering if anyone in here is a bell door to door salesperson. I am just curious what the current special pricing for switching over is and I am sure im not the only one.

I'm not going to get into specific diagnosis here. But since February, I've had batches of new "Current medical conditions" added to one that's been bothering me for awhile.

The original one that's been sitting there since day 1 was an STD test I did in 2010 that came back negative. It sitting in "current medical conditions", to me, implies otherwise.

The new batch of stuff, which I assume is from the one-person-one-record update, is absolutely horrible.

1. I had a diagnosis I was never made aware about. I know the context of why this diagnosis was placed, and the doctor did not formally diagnose me, merely indicating that my records show I historically met all the criteria. I found out a year later when I did a records request for all my records. Had I not done that, I would have genuinely been shocked to see that record appear.

2. Duplicate entries. I have my own diagnosis plus a second diagnosis for the same thing but "on mum's side of the family".

3. Side-effects of medication are listed as conditions, probably because those side-effects were addressed by adding a second medication.

4. Lack of detail. Some of what they got right also doesn't help me. They mention I have an "unspecified eating disorder". Why is it unspecified if there's an ICD-9-CM and ICD-10-CM that indicates the eating disorder. Considering the large range of what eating disorders are, specificity would help treatment, not hurt it. Same with my multiple sclerosis.

5. This one's not too bad on its own, but my MS "type" should be listed as "Relapsing Remitting". Would be better, in my view, to actually have the appropriate disease type, so that if it every progresses to Primary Progressing Multiple Sclerosis those dates are verified in the record system.

Am I being overly crazy for thinking the records should be more clear? And that just doing STD testing shouldn't be considered an active "condition" that's being treated?

Fixed-term became popular bc it enabled a loophole around the rent increase cap. I’m looking at a place now (new construction, so I’d be the first tenant) and was surprised to see it’s on offer with a periodic lease. Wondering if that’s still rare (and thus something of value I should consider when choosing among options) or not.

Looks like you can the mayor's big speech yesterday.

https://cdn.halifax.ca/sites/default/files/documents/city-hall/mayor/2026-state-of-the-municipality-final.pdf

Looking for recent experiences building either pre-fab or stick built in HRM and surrounding areas. What's the approximate cost per square foot lately? I've seen anywhere from $150 - $450 for modular/pre-fab, which is our first choice. Looking at 2-3 bedroom with basement (unfinished for now so we can develop in the future). Thanks!

Any recommendations for a career coach or career counsellor in HRM? Ideally someone specialized in career transitions, but that's not a requirement.

Halifax mayor gives State of the Municipality address

Sorry if this is the wrong place to post this, but I’m just wondering if anyone has any experience going to SailGP in 2024.

Hi all! I recently had a very good time visiting Halifax from for the NLL finals and I was looking at other upcoming events and SailGP seems to be a fairly big event coming up soon (and recently confirmed to be renewed for 2027!)

I’m just wondering if anyone has attended in the past and whether it is worth the drive up from P.E.I. to watch. I’ve watched SailGP on TV before and it looked interesting, although I wonder if it might be a bit hard to follow in-person.

For those who have attended before: did you bother paying for grandstand seating? If so, was it worth the price? If not, where did you go to watch the race, and how early did you have to get there to get a good view?