NS Healthcare Hero: Colyn MacLellan “Colyn MacLellan is an RN at the Inverary Manor, a long term care facility in Inverness, NS. Like most RNs, her job has changed to accommodate new COVID hygiene guidelines. Diligent hygiene, sanitizing, masking and screening are all part of a regular work day. Added to an already [...]

NS Healthcare Hero: Leona Wilneff “I am writing to nominate my dear friend and colleague, Leona Wilneff. Leona is a Registered Nurse, currently working as a Responsive Behaviour Consultant for Continuing Care in the Eastern Zone. I have had the privilege of learning with Leona at StFX University 25 years ago, and working [...]

NS Healthcare Hero: Heather Shepherd “I'm nominating my mother-in-law Heather Shepherd. Heather is a Continuing Care Assistant in Cape Breton at Northside Homemakers. She is an amazing person, she is so compassionate and cares deeply for her clients. Heather goes above and beyond and forms bonds that she talks about with pride. I [...]

NS Healthcare Hero: Erin Clarke & Misty Hynes “These ladies are my fellow LPN coworkers at VON Halifax. They work hard every day to provide medical care in clients homes during a pandemic. Whether decked out in full PPE or in a mask and shield they walked into unknown home environments not knowing [...]

NS Healthcare Hero: Lois MacLean “I would like to nominate our lovely respite nurse Lois MacLean. Lois is a fantastic woman with many clients who she cares for in their homes, helping them maintain their independence and giving their families peace of mind. Lois is also my grandmother, and last year had the [...]

NS Healthcare Hero: Joanne MacIsaac & Jenna Smith “I’m nominating my daughter Joanne and her coworker Jenna who go above and beyond every shift they work. No matter how bad of a day Joanne is having, she always comes into work and makes the residents smile and giggle with joy, whether she is [...]

NS Healthcare Hero: Danielle Pyke “Danielle is a kind and compassionate sweet heart originally from Richmond County. She’s a continuing care worker for the Macleod Group nursing home in Port Hawkesbury. People say how much of a caring and kind professional worker she is and that she goes above and beyond and even [...]

NS Healthcare Hero: Cindy Keeke “I nominate Cindy Keeke from the Antigonish VON. She has been working there for over 20 years and is a wonderful LPN. Cindy is from Little Dover Guysborough County and has lived in Williams Point in Antigonish County for over 27 years.In addition to being a mother, grandmother and [...]

NS Healthcare Hero: Glen Haven Manor “The team at Glen Haven Manor is a special league of everyday care superheroes. They easily earned this title long before the pandemic but throughout these most daunting times, they are excelling with vigilance, caring and creativity. It has been a united effort, razor focused on protecting residents [...]

NS Healthcare Hero: Lindsay Wilkes "I would like to nominate my girlfriend Lindsay Wilkes, who works for Northwood home care. She has worked the entire pandemic except for 5 weeks last year when daycare was shut down. She goes to work 5 days a week with a smile on her face. She looks [...]