Nova ScotiaThe Cobequid Community Health Centre in Lower Sackville, N.S., is reopening at noon after it was closed this morning due to a furnace at the facility that was emitting smoke and fuel.Patients and staff were asked not to go to the facility in Lower Sackville, N.S.CBC News · Posted: Oct 02, 2025 8:31 AM EDT | Last Updated: 4 hours agoThe Cobequid Community Health Centre was closed Thursday morning due to smoke and fuel emitted by a furnace. (Richard Cuthbertson/CBC)The Cobequid Community Health Centre in Lower Sackville, N.S., is reopening at noon after it was closed this morning due to a furnace at the facility that was emitting smoke and fuel.Halifax Regional Fire and Emergency were dispatched to the centre at 6:40 a.m.District Chief Drew MacCulloch said there was no fire, but crews turned off power and fuel to the furnace and ventilated the area due to smoke.MacCulloch said a fuel leak caused a slight smell in parts of the building. A Nova Scotia Health spokesperson said the fire department found one of the boilers was burning fuel inefficiently, leading to the smoke.The spokesperson said four patients who were in the emergency department overnight were transported by paramedics to the Halifax Infirmary.Following the closure, the health authority asked patients, staff and community members not to go to the facility. Patients with blood collection appointments were asked to reschedule their appointment or go to the Bayers Road clinic at the same appointment time.Patients who were not able to attend their diagnostic imaging appointments were to be contacted with further directions.
Cobequid Community Health Centre reopening following furnace problem
