Residents in the Antigonish area looking for routine vaccinations or COVID-19 testing can visit Nova Scotia Health’s Public Health Mobile Unit clinics, which are rolling through the Eastern Zone in the coming days. While no clinic is set directly in Antigonish this week, nearby stops in Cape Breton and North Sydney will offer free immunizations and tests for all ages.
During the week of May 29, 2026, the mobile unit will be at three Eastern Zone locations: the Mira Centre at 4037 Gabarus Highway in Marion Bridge on Saturday, May 30 from 11 a.m. to 5:30 p.m.; the Big Pond Volunteer Fire Department at 7193 East Bay Highway in Big Pond Centre on Sunday, May 31 from 11:30 a.m. to 5:30 p.m.; and the Armstrong Memorial Legion (Branch 19) at 16 Archibald Avenue in North Sydney on Thursday, June 4 from 11 a.m. to 6 p.m. The unit also visited the Royal Canadian Legion Antigonish – Branch 59 earlier this month, showing that the program serves the area on a rotating basis.
The clinics provide a range of no-cost vaccines, including COVID-19 shots for anyone six months and older, pneumococcal and shingles vaccines for those 65 and up, and the adult RSV vaccine for people 75 and older. Routine immunizations like MMR, varicella, and tetanus boosters are also available, along with COVID-19 and influenza testing and free naloxone kits. Appointments for COVID-19, pneumococcal, and shingles vaccines, as well as COVID-19 and flu tests, can be booked online or by calling 1-833-797-7772, while all other vaccines are offered on a drop-in basis.
These mobile clinics are meant to help residents who may not have a family doctor or nurse practitioner. With more than 60,000 Nova Scotians on the provincial Need a Family Practice Registry, the unit is one way people can stay up to date on vaccines and get tested without traveling to a major hospital. The program is separate from Nova Scotia Health’s primary care services, and the clinics do not have doctors or nurse practitioners on site.
The Antigonish area has seen other health-care changes this spring. A new community health clinic at 44 Sears Ross Drive in Greenwold opened in April, bringing together more than 30 health-care providers under one roof. That facility was fully operational by May 31, but it focuses on ongoing primary care rather than public health outreach like the mobile unit.
