Corrective to Nova Scotia nurses dispute story

Posted Apr 2, 2014 1:20 pm.

This article is more than 5 years old.

HALIFAX – The Canadian Press, based on information in a government release, reported on March 31 and April 1 that the Nova Scotia government’s Essential Health and Community Services Act includes 911 operators. In fact, it does not cover 911 operators. An updated government release said the bill covers ambulance dispatchers.

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