Jon Tattrie

Sep 2, 2024 | saltwire.com | Jon Tattrie

Two patient attendants at the QEII Health Sciences Centre recently turned a fun health challenge into a lasting gift to patients waiting in the emergency room. Adam Forrestall and Tom Stears work together at the QEII’s Charles V. Keating Emergency and Trauma Centre, where they work with other medical staff to monitor patients to ensure they stay safe as they await treatment. Both noticed some older patients, in particular, struggled to pass the time, which could increase anxiety.

Aug 10, 2024 | cbc.ca | Jon Tattrie

Nova Scotia·NewInstitutionalized as a child, John MacNeil walked a long road to freedom in Nova Scotia. Institutionalized at 11, MacNeil emerged to help start a community for people with intellectual disabilitiesJon Tattrie · CBC News · Posted: Aug 11, 2024 5:00 AM EDT | Last Updated: 3 minutes agoDevon Edmonds holds a photo of MacNeil as she shares memories with Robert Rose and Clementina Phiri.

May 23, 2024 | cbc.ca | Jon Tattrie

CBC is highlighting Black people in Atlantic Canada who are giving back, inspiring others and helping to shape our future. The public was invited to nominate people making meaningful contributions in their communities, and a selection committee comprising CBC staff and 2023 Black Changemakers set the list of people we're celebrating for the 2024 series. We will have more stories on each Changemaker in the coming months. Meet the 2024 CBC Black Changemakers.

May 15, 2024 | saltwire.com | Jon Tattrie

Some people are perfect for their jobs. And Lance Mitchell certainly fits that bill. Friends and colleagues are celebrating the work of a QEII Health Sciences Centre cardiac perfusionist, who was honoured with two humanitarian awards toward the end of a career that took him from Toronto to Halifax, with stops in Rwanda and China. Cardiac surgeon Dr. David Horne says a perfusionist is as critical as his own right hand. “I can’t do any heart operations without a perfusionist,” Dr. Horne says.

Apr 25, 2024 | nationalobserver.com | Jon Tattrie

Nova Scotia has announced its green hydrogen action plan, calling it an “alternative clean energy source” and adding that we’re emerging as a region with “ample opportunity” to produce the product — in part because of our potential offshore wind resource. The government wants to help create a green hydrogen sector in Nova Scotia that “produces local benefits from both domestic and export opportunities.” There currently is no hydrogen-producing industry in the province.