Surgery Specialty Summary

Surgery to treat conditions that affect the bones, joints, muscles, ligaments, tendons, and nerves.

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Wait Times

90%

Surgeon Procedure Community Consult Wait Time Surgery Wait Time
Windsor
100 days
287 days
Windsor
119 days
185 days
Windsor
22 days
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Windsor
92 days
254 days
New Glasgow
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New Glasgow
239 days
125 days
New Glasgow
214 days
329 days
New Glasgow
301 days
247 days
New Glasgow
231 days
253 days
New Glasgow
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New Glasgow
189 days
230 days
New Glasgow
70 days
78 days
New Glasgow
196 days
149 days
New Glasgow
203 days
175 days
New Glasgow
141 days
83 days
Halifax
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Halifax
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Halifax
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529 days
Halifax
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Halifax
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Halifax
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264 days
Halifax
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564 days
Halifax
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361 days
Dartmouth
196 days
457 days
Dartmouth
161 days
521 days
Halifax
374 days
281 days
Halifax
169 days
285 days
Halifax
---
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Halifax
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Halifax
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366 days
Halifax
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Halifax
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Halifax
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209 days
Halifax
163 days
1026 days
Halifax
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465 days
Halifax
253 days
1434 days
Halifax
96 days
279 days
Halifax
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Sydney
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Sydney
171 days
187 days
Sydney
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Sydney
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103 days
Sydney
157 days
153 days
Sydney
171 days
173 days
Sydney
157 days
153 days
Sydney
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Sydney
189 days
251 days
Sydney
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Sydney
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Sydney
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Sydney
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Sydney
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New Glasgow
148 days
169 days
New Glasgow
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New Glasgow
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New Glasgow
204 days
222 days
New Glasgow
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144 days
New Glasgow
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New Glasgow
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Dartmouth
406 days
578 days
Dartmouth
488 days
586 days
Dartmouth
412 days
811 days
Dartmouth
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Dartmouth
387 days
466 days
Dartmouth
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Dartmouth
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357 days
Halifax
293 days
532 days
Halifax
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Halifax
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Halifax
294 days
596 days
Halifax
329 days
419 days
Halifax
294 days
596 days
Halifax
362 days
369 days
Halifax
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Halifax
114 days
121 days
Halifax
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Halifax
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121 days
New Glasgow
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New Glasgow
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New Glasgow
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New Glasgow
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New Glasgow
297 days
173 days
New Glasgow
265 days
176 days
New Glasgow
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New Glasgow
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New Glasgow
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New Glasgow
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Sydney
250 days
325 days
Sydney
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Sydney
196 days
491 days
Sydney
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221 days
Dartmouth
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Dartmouth
76 days
356 days
Dartmouth
80 days
267 days
Dartmouth
55 days
101 days
Dartmouth
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Dartmouth
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Dartmouth
586 days
916 days
Dartmouth
231 days
328 days
Dartmouth
586 days
916 days
Dartmouth
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Dartmouth
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Kentville
165 days
341 days
Kentville
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818 days
Kentville
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Kentville
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Kentville
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Kentville
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Kentville
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Kentville
489 days
1029 days
Kentville
415 days
1000 days
Kentville
489 days
1196 days
Kentville
63 days
1029 days
Kentville
96 days
296 days
Kentville
600 days
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Kentville
408 days
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Kentville
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Kentville
362 days
638 days
Kentville
365 days
648 days
Kentville
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Kentville
341 days
253 days
Kentville
469 days
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Sydney
168 days
172 days
Sydney
153 days
310 days
Sydney
133 days
244 days
Sydney
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Sydney
229 days
191 days
Kentville
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223 days
Kentville
354 days
896 days
Kentville
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Kentville
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Kentville
385 days
863 days
Kentville
171 days
291 days
Kentville
35 days
131 days
Kentville
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Kentville
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Sydney
91 days
203 days
Sydney
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191 days
Sydney
102 days
223 days
Sydney
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Halifax
301 days
1717 days
Halifax
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Halifax
237 days
595 days
Halifax
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Halifax
138 days
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Halifax
182 days
732 days
Halifax
232 days
331 days
Halifax
192 days
732 days
Halifax
93 days
403 days
Dartmouth
894 days
202 days
Dartmouth
895 days
202 days
Dartmouth
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Dartmouth
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Dartmouth
1079 days
252 days
Dartmouth
1070 days
316 days
Dartmouth
756 days
223 days
Dartmouth
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223 days
Dartmouth
517 days
116 days
Dartmouth
517 days
116 days
Dartmouth
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Dartmouth
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Halifax
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139 days
Halifax
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Halifax
314 days
136 days
Halifax
319 days
170 days
Halifax
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Halifax
580 days
170 days
Halifax
455 days
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Halifax
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Halifax
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Halifax
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Halifax
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Halifax
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Halifax
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163 days
Kentville
165 days
237 days
Kentville
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Kentville
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Kentville
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210 days
Kentville
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272 days
Kentville
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Kentville
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442 days
Kentville
194 days
368 days
Kentville
104 days
412 days
Kentville
64 days
342 days
Halifax
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313 days
Halifax
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314 days
Halifax
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Halifax
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260 days
Halifax
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Halifax
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270 days
Halifax
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Halifax
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Halifax
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8 days
Halifax
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Halifax
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Halifax
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453 days
Halifax
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Halifax
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Halifax
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672 days
Halifax
989 days
930 days
Halifax
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Halifax
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997 days
Halifax
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Halifax
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Halifax
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Halifax
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Kentville
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Kentville
391 days
738 days
Kentville
612 days
700 days
Kentville
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Kentville
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Kentville
336 days
251 days
Kentville
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574 days
Kentville
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Halifax
306 days
352 days
Halifax
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Halifax
328 days
461 days
Halifax
306 days
415 days
Halifax
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454 days
Halifax
227 days
1237 days
Halifax
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599 days
Halifax
525 days
1090 days
Halifax
46 days
802 days
Halifax
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Halifax
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Halifax
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Halifax
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Halifax
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351 days
Halifax
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221 days
Halifax
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Halifax
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197 days
Halifax
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213 days
Halifax
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Halifax
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Sydney
166 days
240 days
Sydney
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133 days
Sydney
202 days
267 days
Sydney
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175 days
Kentville
377 days
134 days
Kentville
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Kentville
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Kentville
570 days
537 days
Kentville
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Kentville
917 days
565 days
Kentville
396 days
341 days
Dartmouth
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Dartmouth
251 days
264 days
Dartmouth
263 days
327 days
Dartmouth
---
525 days
Dartmouth
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Dartmouth
248 days
371 days
Dartmouth
256 days
597 days
Dartmouth
126 days
202 days
Dartmouth
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Dartmouth
130 days
216 days
Dartmouth
226 days
313 days
Dartmouth
72 days
165 days
Dartmouth
113 days
264 days
Dartmouth
192 days
362 days
Dartmouth
408 days
286 days
Dartmouth
192 days
362 days
Dartmouth
408 days
286 days
Dartmouth
163 days
264 days
Dartmouth
182 days
271 days
Halifax
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799 days
Halifax
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727 days
Halifax
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204 days
Halifax
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Halifax
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Halifax
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Halifax
316 days
326 days
Halifax
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Dartmouth
119 days
405 days
Dartmouth
126 days
664 days
Dartmouth
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Dartmouth
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Halifax
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Halifax
426 days
423 days
Halifax
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Halifax
434 days
856 days
Halifax
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Halifax
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174 days
Halifax
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New Glasgow
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New Glasgow
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New Glasgow
160 days
938 days
New Glasgow
355 days
980 days
New Glasgow
231 days
619 days
New Glasgow
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New Glasgow
301 days
176 days
New Glasgow
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New Glasgow
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New Glasgow
259 days
303 days
New Glasgow
376 days
357 days
New Glasgow
280 days
232 days
New Glasgow
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New Glasgow
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New Glasgow
241 days
178 days
New Glasgow
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Halifax
364 days
261 days
Halifax
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Halifax
650 days
330 days
Halifax
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Halifax
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Kentville
112 days
116 days
Kentville
125 days
734 days
Kentville
153 days
733 days
Kentville
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Kentville
102 days
150 days
Halifax
414 days
374 days
Halifax
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50%

Surgeon Procedure Community Consult Wait Time Surgery Wait Time
Windsor
44 days
63 days
Windsor
29 days
37 days
Windsor
11 days
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Windsor
40 days
51 days
New Glasgow
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New Glasgow
80 days
39 days
New Glasgow
83 days
190 days
New Glasgow
176 days
154 days
New Glasgow
139 days
158 days
New Glasgow
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New Glasgow
65 days
105 days
New Glasgow
14 days
47 days
New Glasgow
91 days
114 days
New Glasgow
88 days
118 days
New Glasgow
49 days
39 days
Halifax
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Halifax
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Halifax
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323 days
Halifax
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Halifax
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Halifax
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6 days
Halifax
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380 days
Halifax
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203 days
Dartmouth
42 days
143 days
Dartmouth
37 days
175 days
Halifax
66 days
155 days
Halifax
56 days
109 days
Halifax
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Halifax
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Halifax
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117 days
Halifax
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Halifax
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Halifax
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46 days
Halifax
66 days
419 days
Halifax
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296 days
Halifax
91 days
859 days
Halifax
57 days
111 days
Halifax
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Sydney
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Sydney
120 days
131 days
Sydney
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Sydney
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45 days
Sydney
99 days
69 days
Sydney
101 days
57 days
Sydney
99 days
70 days
Sydney
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Sydney
132 days
69 days
Sydney
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Sydney
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Sydney
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Sydney
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Sydney
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New Glasgow
81 days
82 days
New Glasgow
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New Glasgow
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New Glasgow
52 days
119 days
New Glasgow
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75 days
New Glasgow
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New Glasgow
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Dartmouth
299 days
374 days
Dartmouth
338 days
290 days
Dartmouth
200 days
225 days
Dartmouth
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Dartmouth
233 days
131 days
Dartmouth
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Dartmouth
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147 days
Halifax
160 days
210 days
Halifax
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Halifax
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Halifax
197 days
283 days
Halifax
195 days
140 days
Halifax
197 days
283 days
Halifax
241 days
160 days
Halifax
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Halifax
71 days
32 days
Halifax
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Halifax
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73 days
New Glasgow
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New Glasgow
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New Glasgow
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New Glasgow
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New Glasgow
154 days
102 days
New Glasgow
180 days
107 days
New Glasgow
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New Glasgow
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New Glasgow
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New Glasgow
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Sydney
180 days
251 days
Sydney
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Sydney
107 days
285 days
Sydney
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173 days
Dartmouth
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Dartmouth
49 days
188 days
Dartmouth
54 days
82 days
Dartmouth
38 days
57 days
Dartmouth
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Dartmouth
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Dartmouth
134 days
567 days
Dartmouth
49 days
98 days
Dartmouth
98 days
567 days
Dartmouth
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Dartmouth
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Kentville
44 days
204 days
Kentville
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502 days
Kentville
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Kentville
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Kentville
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Kentville
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Kentville
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Kentville
123 days
696 days
Kentville
49 days
283 days
Kentville
89 days
692 days
Kentville
39 days
467 days
Kentville
47 days
134 days
Kentville
222 days
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Kentville
303 days
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Kentville
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Kentville
208 days
566 days
Kentville
299 days
560 days
Kentville
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Kentville
46 days
91 days
Kentville
36 days
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Sydney
55 days
60 days
Sydney
93 days
116 days
Sydney
102 days
125 days
Sydney
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Sydney
151 days
65 days
Kentville
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178 days
Kentville
137 days
476 days
Kentville
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Kentville
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Kentville
142 days
659 days
Kentville
34 days
112 days
Kentville
26 days
96 days
Kentville
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Kentville
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Sydney
22 days
85 days
Sydney
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84 days
Sydney
18 days
107 days
Sydney
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Halifax
86 days
298 days
Halifax
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Halifax
80 days
212 days
Halifax
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Halifax
58 days
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Halifax
62 days
400 days
Halifax
58 days
137 days
Halifax
62 days
391 days
Halifax
67 days
195 days
Dartmouth
205 days
55 days
Dartmouth
211 days
56 days
Dartmouth
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Dartmouth
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Dartmouth
259 days
77 days
Dartmouth
260 days
82 days
Dartmouth
287 days
18 days
Dartmouth
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18 days
Dartmouth
223 days
54 days
Dartmouth
223 days
58 days
Dartmouth
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Dartmouth
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Halifax
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76 days
Halifax
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Halifax
115 days
56 days
Halifax
295 days
87 days
Halifax
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Halifax
275 days
66 days
Halifax
311 days
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Halifax
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Halifax
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Halifax
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Halifax
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Halifax
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Halifax
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29 days
Kentville
56 days
129 days
Kentville
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Kentville
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Kentville
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145 days
Kentville
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166 days
Kentville
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Kentville
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373 days
Kentville
64 days
154 days
Kentville
35 days
343 days
Kentville
49 days
244 days
Halifax
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245 days
Halifax
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195 days
Halifax
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Halifax
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7 days
Halifax
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Halifax
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198 days
Halifax
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Halifax
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Halifax
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2 days
Halifax
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Halifax
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Halifax
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114 days
Halifax
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Halifax
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Halifax
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317 days
Halifax
886 days
396 days
Halifax
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Halifax
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311 days
Halifax
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Halifax
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Halifax
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Halifax
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Kentville
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Kentville
306 days
533 days
Kentville
308 days
444 days
Kentville
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Kentville
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Kentville
111 days
84 days
Kentville
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170 days
Kentville
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Halifax
246 days
254 days
Halifax
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Halifax
229 days
336 days
Halifax
222 days
293 days
Halifax
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135 days
Halifax
106 days
367 days
Halifax
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287 days
Halifax
99 days
470 days
Halifax
30 days
213 days
Halifax
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Halifax
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Halifax
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Halifax
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Halifax
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55 days
Halifax
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50 days
Halifax
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Halifax
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148 days
Halifax
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144 days
Halifax
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Halifax
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Sydney
114 days
141 days
Sydney
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29 days
Sydney
136 days
155 days
Sydney
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60 days
Kentville
303 days
118 days
Kentville
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Kentville
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Kentville
189 days
310 days
Kentville
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Kentville
187 days
398 days
Kentville
82 days
135 days
Dartmouth
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Dartmouth
67 days
98 days
Dartmouth
61 days
149 days
Dartmouth
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278 days
Dartmouth
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Dartmouth
107 days
132 days
Dartmouth
72 days
566 days
Dartmouth
37 days
149 days
Dartmouth
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Dartmouth
22 days
50 days
Dartmouth
36 days
89 days
Dartmouth
12 days
46 days
Dartmouth
20 days
89 days
Dartmouth
81 days
174 days
Dartmouth
190 days
107 days
Dartmouth
81 days
174 days
Dartmouth
190 days
107 days
Dartmouth
46 days
61 days
Dartmouth
41 days
91 days
Halifax
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563 days
Halifax
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387 days
Halifax
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29 days
Halifax
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Halifax
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Halifax
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Halifax
100 days
142 days
Halifax
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Dartmouth
59 days
126 days
Dartmouth
79 days
155 days
Dartmouth
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Dartmouth
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Halifax
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Halifax
238 days
169 days
Halifax
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Halifax
345 days
400 days
Halifax
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Halifax
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55 days
Halifax
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New Glasgow
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New Glasgow
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New Glasgow
81 days
614 days
New Glasgow
134 days
772 days
New Glasgow
157 days
405 days
New Glasgow
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New Glasgow
185 days
58 days
New Glasgow
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New Glasgow
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New Glasgow
109 days
152 days
New Glasgow
160 days
254 days
New Glasgow
66 days
120 days
New Glasgow
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New Glasgow
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New Glasgow
123 days
70 days
New Glasgow
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Halifax
164 days
113 days
Halifax
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Halifax
181 days
191 days
Halifax
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Halifax
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Kentville
48 days
63 days
Kentville
42 days
650 days
Kentville
68 days
636 days
Kentville
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Kentville
44 days
69 days
Halifax
70 days
120 days
Halifax
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