The Health Department is also taking advantage of their presence to provide them with information on the health system in Nova Scotia and opportunities for physicians in the province. During their stay, contacts are being fostered with hospitals and institutions represented by the delegates. Local sponsors, most notably, Tri-Star Industries of Yarmouth, have been given this opportunity to showcase their products to delegates. Tri-Star, one of the top ambulance manufacturers in Canada, is supplying the Department of Health with 150 ambulances over the next 22 months to replace Nova Scotia's aging fleet. Delegates arrived in Halifax yesterday and were given a tour of Province House before their first dinner meeting.
Formal discussions continue today and tomorrow.