Community Demands End to Doctor Harassment Community Demands End to Doctor Harassment Bill Martin / Wednesday, June 1, 2022 0 691 Article rating: 5.0 About 75 people gathered in Springhill today to voice support for a local doctor who is mired in a controversial dispute with local officials of the Nova Scotia Health Authority (NSHA). Read more
ER Closure Protest Expands Thru County LETTER TO THE EDITOR John Alderson / Wednesday, May 25, 2022 0 914 Article rating: No rating Are you aware that if Dr. Brian Ferguson stops working, the emergency rooms in both Springhill and Pugwash hospitals could be closed? Read more
Pugwash Hospital Gets New Modern Name Pugwash Hospital Gets New Modern Name Bill Martin / Friday, March 11, 2022 0 1146 Article rating: No rating The new hospital, now under construction in Pugwash, won’t be a hospital, at least not in name. Read more
Pugwash Emergency Department Closed Monday Pugwash Emergency Department Closed Monday Staff Reporter / Sunday, August 29, 2021 0 1304 Article rating: No rating The emergency department at the North Cumberland Hospital in Pugwash is closed tomorrow from 7 am to 7 pm. Read more
New Pugwash Hospital in the Making New Pugwash Hospital in the Making Staff Reporter / Tuesday, August 17, 2021 0 1120 Article rating: 5.0 The fence is up. The ground is broken, and heavy equipment is changing the landscape as proof a new hospital is under construction in Pugwash. Read more
Preliminary Work Underway at Pugwash Hospital Preliminary Work Underway at Pugwash Hospital Staff Reporter / Monday, July 26, 2021 0 1103 Article rating: No rating Work is underway in front of the hospital in Pugwash in preparation for construction of the new North Cumberland Memorial Hospital. Read more
Hospital Construction to Begin Quickly in Pugwash Hospital Construction to Begin Quickly in Pugwash Bill Martin / Monday, July 12, 2021 0 984 Article rating: 2.0 A shovel went into the ground today as a symbolic gesture for a new hospital in Pugwash. It was a single shovel, one of those polished silver tools reserved for such ceremonies. Read more
Groundbreaking Ceremony Set for Pugwash Hospital Groundbreaking Ceremony Set for Pugwash Hospital Staff Reporter / Friday, July 9, 2021 0 1125 Article rating: No rating The formal groundbreaking ceremony for a new hospital will be held on Monday in Pugwash. Read more
Pugwash Emergency Department Closed Again Pugwash Emergency Department Closed Again Staff Reporter / Tuesday, June 29, 2021 0 1640 Article rating: No rating The emergency department at the Pugwash Hospital is closed today, tomorrow, and Thursday. Read more
Land Sale Approved for Pugwash Hospital Land Sale Approved for Pugwash Hospital Bill Martin / Thursday, February 4, 2021 1 1591 Article rating: 4.0 Plans for a new hospital in Pugwash are inching forward. Cumberland Council agreed last night to sell the lot requested by the province for the new facility. Read more