Digby & Area Community Health Board

Digby & Area Community Health Board Community Health Board members are a committed group of volunteers working together, under a legislated mandate, to improve the health of the community.

CHB members help create a Healthy Community by:

- Learning about the current health status of their community through Community Health Profiles, Community Health Plans and Public Engagement Plans

- Advocating for a Population Health approach to Healthy Communities and by recognizing the social determinants of health

- Actively participating in Community Health Planning

- Sharing their knowledge and experience of Community Health Board mandates

- Evaluating Wellness Funds applications from groups that plan to improve the health of their community

- Reporting on their activities and plans for the future

01/07/2026

Free Try It Program! Brought to you by Digby Area Recreation, Para PowerPlay and Sport Nova Scotia! We invite you to Saint Mary's Bay Academy to try Wheelchair Basketball! Open to all ages and ABILITIES! This unique opportunity will get you on the court and experience basketball in a whole new way. Following regular open gym on Sundays, Try is Sessions will run from 12:00-2:00 pm! Chairs are limited. Call 902-245-4344 for more information!

01/07/2026

Apply now for our 2026-27 Community Grants Program! Please be advised that the deadline for applications is April 1, 2026.

Late requests shall only be reviewed after applications received by the deadline have been processed and if there are uncommitted funds available.

Application forms can be found online or in-person at the Municipal Office: https://digbymun.ca/community-grant-program.html

01/07/2026
01/07/2026

Indoor Walking at Saint Mary's Bay Academy and Digby Regional High School RESUMES tonight! Join us Tuesday and Thursday nights from 6-7pm and walk the halls! Get your steps and count your laps in a warm, well lit, dry, ice free hallway! Indoor shoes required, wheelchairs, walkers and stroller welcome, with wheels cleaned off and dry! Let's Get Moving!

This program follows school related closures. If school is closed due to weather, program will be cancelled. Sign up for Digby Rec Text by texting first and last name to 833-447-0130 walking gym .

01/07/2026

Digby Arena January Public Skate Schedule

01/07/2026
01/07/2026

Here is our January Calendar

01/07/2026

Do you know someone who gives their time, energy and heart to make our community a better place? This is the time to recognize them!

Nominations are now open for the 2026 Volunteer Awards! Let's celebrate those who help our community thrive! 💛

Find nomination forms on our website or 27 Shreve Street, Digby Area Recreation Commission

01/06/2026

Are you a school, municipality, community group, or non-profit organization in Canada ready to make your spaces more accessible?  You can apply (before March 15, 2026) for one of 40 accessibility grants of up to $40,000 to complete an access-improvement project in your community.  In honour of the...

01/06/2026
01/06/2026

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C/o SMH/Community Health Boards; 462 Main Street
Middleton, NS
B0S1P0

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+19027423542

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