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Stellarton Urges Province to Add More Dialysis Capacity Pictou County

Oct 13, 2021 | Local News

Stellarton council is adding their voice to other municipalities to urge the province to add more

Mayor Danny MacGillivray (Town of Stellarton photo)

capacity for dialysis patients in Pictou County. Mayor Danny MacGillivray is also the head of CHAD Transit. He says that there are many clients that use CHAD three times a week to have dialysis done in Truro, Antigonish, and even Halifax because of the lack of space here, and those frequent round trips are a big expense.

MacGillivray says that CHAD Transit does have a reserve fund that it’s able to draw on, but the costs are not sustainable in the long term.


Canadian Radio Awards: 989 XFM Small Market Station of The Year

Canadian Radio Awards: 989 XFM Small Market Station of The Year