A lot of Band-Aid solutions: Advocates say unhoused in rural Nova Scotia need more help – Halifax [Video]

The sudden deaths of homeless people in Nova Scotia is highlighting the urgent need for action, especially in rural parts of the province, according to advocates who work with unhoused individuals.

Two unhoused men died in the Annapolis Valley in the past two weeks.

The Kentville Police Service issued a statement Thursday saying the body of a 52-year-old man was found Wednesday morning in a park known as Miner’s Marsh. Investigators do not suspect foul play, but the province’s medical examiner has been called in to determine the cause of death.

In Kentville, Coun. John Andrew said the man who died Wednesday was found in a tent, where had been living for some time.

Last week, the RCMP confirmed that on Nov. 26 a man was found dead outside an ice fishing tent where he lived in Windsor, N.S., about 40 kilometres east of Kentville. A memorial service for William (Billy) Walsh, who was in …