Services at the Barrington Community Health Clinic won’t likely resume for a few weeks.
The services were relocated on June 14 after staff noticed an unusual smell.
Fraser Mooney, a spokesperson for the Nova Scotia Health Authority, says recent tests have shown the air quality is good.
“We still really haven’t identified the primary source of the smell that staff identified. We’ve done an assessment of the plumbing infrastructure , looked at drains in the ceilings and the walls but some further investigation still needs to take place in order to confirm the source of the smell. once we’ve done that, there may have to to be some some extra repair work which would need to be done and on top of that some extra air air quality testing. So, we’re looking at probably a few more weeks before things like blood collection is able to be offered at the Barrington clinic.”
He says work has been done on the drain systems in the washrooms.
“That seemed to be the source of some of the smell, but we can’r confirm that it’s the primary source. It’s probably water-related but we’re not 100 per cent sure.”
Mooney says the source of the smell is likely water related but they’re not 100 per cent sure.
The health authority doesn’t own the building and leases the space.
Until services are restored, people who require blood collection may use the services at Roseway Hospital in Shelburne or at Yarmouth Regional Hospital.
