North Shore Community Health Board

North Shore Community Health Board The Community Health Boards are the Eyes Ears and Voice of the community

Community Health Boards are made up of everyday citizens of all ages and walks of life who serve as the eye, ears and voice of their communities. Community Health Boards:

Collect and share information on local health needs and services;
Encourage partnerships and community participation around health initiatives;
Identify factors that influence health;
Help educate the public abou

t health and the health care system;
Develop community health plans which set priorities and advise their health authority on ways to improve health and health services;
Identify ways to make the communities healthier;
Participate in the allocation of grants to promote better health.

09/03/2026

You're invited! Join us for a free, family-friendly Welcoming Week event at the Pugwash Public Library on Saturday, September 12, from 10:30 a.m. to 12:30 p.m.

Come celebrate community, connection, and belonging with activities, refreshments, and opportunities to meet new friends. Everyone is welcome!

The Village will be busy with the Farmers’ Market happening at the same time. Parking is available on Water Street.

If the weather permits we will be spending time outside, so please be sun safe with hats and sunscreen.

There is also a water fountain on site, so remember your refillable bottle.

North Shore Community Health Board
Maggie's Place Cumberland
Yreach Amherst Julia
Municipality of Cumberland
Multicultural Association of Cumberland

09/01/2026
08/29/2026

🚨 COERCIVE CONTROL IS FINALLY BEING RECOGNIZED IN CANADA 🇨🇦

For years, survivors have tried to explain something the law often struggled to see:

Abuse isn't always one violent incident. Sometimes it's a pattern of control.

📱 Monitoring your phone

📍 Tracking where you go

💰 Controlling money

👥 Isolating you from family and friends

⚠️ Threatening you

😔 Humiliating you

👗 Controlling what you wear

💼 Controlling where you work

⏰ Controlling when you sleep or who you communicate with

😨 Making you afraid of what will happen if you don't comply

That pattern is known as COERCIVE CONTROL.

🇨🇦 AND CANADA IS RECOGNIZING IT IN CRIMINAL LAW.

In June 2026, Parliament passed Bill C-16, creating a new Criminal Code offence addressing a pattern of coercive or controlling conduct toward an intimate partner.

⚖️ The offence carries a maximum penalty of 10 years imprisonment if prosecuted by indictment.

Because Canada is moving toward asking not only:

❓ “What specific incident happened?”

but also:

🔎 “What pattern of behaviour was this person subjected to?”

🍁 WHAT ABOUT NOVA SCOTIA?

Nova Scotia has legislation dealing with domestic violence, including mechanisms such as emergency protection orders.

The new federal Criminal Code offence will eventually apply across Canada — including Nova Scotia.

🌎 CANADA IS NOT THE FIRST

Other jurisdictions have already taken this step:

🇬🇧 England & Wales — coercive or controlling behaviour became a criminal offence in 2015.

🇮🇪 Ireland — introduced a coercive-control offence in 2019.

🇦🇺 New South Wales — standalone coercive-control offence began in 2024.

🇦🇺 Queensland — standalone coercive-control offence began in 2025.

Other Australian jurisdictions are also moving toward recognizing coercive control in law.

💜 WHY THIS MATTERS

Coercive control can happen without leaving a bruise.

And sometimes the most dangerous part isn't one particular incident.

It's the accumulation of hundreds of small acts of control that gradually take away someone's:

💔 Independence
👨‍👩‍👧 Relationships
💰 Financial freedom
🧠 Confidence
🚪 Ability to safely leave

Canada is finally beginning to recognize that reality in law.

Control is not love. ❤️‍🩹
Isolation is not protection.
Monitoring is not concern.
Fear is not a healthy relationship.

🚨 Abuse does not have to leave a visible injury to be real.

🇨🇦 The law is catching up.

🔎 Resources? 👇🏽

https://ns.211.ca/

https://thans.ca/our-members/

https://www.cacp.ca/_Library/resources/FRAMEW_1.PDF

Join us Saturday September 12th at the Pugwash Library from 10:30 to 12:30 to celebrate Welcoming Week!
08/24/2026

Join us Saturday September 12th at the Pugwash Library from 10:30 to 12:30 to celebrate Welcoming Week!

08/24/2026

Join us to Celebrate Welcoming Week in Pugwash !
Saturday September 12th at The Pugwash Public Library from 10:30 to 12:30.

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08/21/2026

There is a mobile mole clinic coming to Amherst tomorrow ! It is suggested that you RSVP if interested!

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08/13/2026

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Lunch is being served!! YUM
08/13/2026

Lunch is being served!! YUM

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