Source Feed: The Globe and Mail
Author: Michael Tutton
Publication Date: November 11, 2024 - 08:09
Nova Scotia election: Woman battles for air conditioners for people on income assistance
November 11, 2024
As Nova Scotia politicians make their fall election promises, Julie Leggett is urging them to commit to helping people on income assistance stay cool during heat waves.The resident of New Glasgow, N.S., recently won an appeal board decision granting her a $450 reimbursement for an air conditioner, and she’s hoping the victory will become a wider policy in the Department of Community Services.The 44-year-old bought the air conditioner with a loan from a friend this summer because she couldn’t face another stretch of weeks during which the heat increased her chronic pain and added complications to her multiple sclerosis.
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