Nova Scotians showed their kindness this year. Here are 6 stories to prove it
CBC News | Posted: December 25, 2024 10:00 AM | Last Updated: December 25
A look at the people who made it a year to remember
From knitting blankets for the less fortunate to saving someone who fell into a manhole, Nova Scotians showed their kindness this year.
So as 2024 draws to a close, CBC Nova Scotia is looking back at some memorable moments.
Here are six examples of Nova Scotians being kind this year.
How 19 years of knitting led to 500 blankets
A group of seniors at the Melville Heights retirement home in Halifax have been getting together every week for almost 20 years to knit blankets for the less fortunate.
As Paul Palmeter reported back in April, they were on the verge of hitting a big milestone.
Shelburne students create tribute to honour firefighters
Back in May, high school students in Shelburne, N.S., created a tribute of red wooden hearts to thank firefighters and volunteers who responded to wildfires last year.
As Gareth Hampshire reported, the wooden hearts were installed at a local park for all to enjoy.
These volunteers are feeding hungry kids on weekends
Many students in Nova Scotia rely on getting their breakfast and lunch at school, but it's not always guaranteed they'll have something to eat on the weekends.
As Celina Aalders reported in November, volunteers around the province have been stepping up to change that.
He was swallowed by a manhole. But then an 'angel' came along
Dan Webb was walking his dog, Chance, near the Canada Games Centre in Halifax back in February when he fell into a partially uncovered manhole.
Soaking wet and too far down to get himself out, Webb was rescued by Colleen Paschal, who was passing by and heard his cries for help.
"Something aligned the proper way for her to come over and be inquisitive enough to see what was going on," Webb said. "We're going to be friends for life."
They're creating affordable housing for seniors — in an old church
Last fall, Jeremy and Andrea Parker bought a church in Kempt Shore, N.S.
Their goal? To create affordable units for seniors as a way to cope with the housing crisis.
As Jane Sponagle reported in November, the church is expected to welcome its first residents by late winter.
She needed a kidney transplant, but her potential donors needed a doctor. So this doctor stepped up
In October, a Halifax doctor stepped up to help a local woman who's been stuck in limbo when it comes to getting a kidney transplant.
Geri Mendes has end-stage kidney disease, and even though her family and friends wanted to donate, they were told they must have a family doctor or a nurse practitioner for follow-up care.
After Mendes and her longtime friend, Casey Jones, shared their frustrations on CBC Radio's Information Morning Halifax, a doctor called Mendes offering to help.
"Isn't this what Nova Scotians do when we hear someone's in trouble?" said Dr. Maria Alexiadis, chief of the department of family medicine in Nova Scotia Health's central zone. "We try to reach out to help."
Mendes's situation has since prompted Nova Scotia Health to create a formal process to ensure matched organ donors can move forward with the process without a family physician or practitioner.
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