Rides to medical appointments in northern Nova Scotia will end December 1

A program that drives people to health appointments in northern Nova Scotia will end on December 1. Nova Scotia Health runs the province's health care. For three years, it gave rides to people in four counties: East Hants, Colchester, Cumberland and Pictou. The rides were for appointments that are not emergencies. Many riders are seniors, people with disabilities, or people with low incomes. Many live in places without public buses. Nova Scotia Health said federal money ran out. It will contact patients about other ways to travel. A local politician asked the premier, the provincial leader, to keep the program.