COVID-19 Measures - Keeping you Safe

  • Learning Programs & Hosted Events

    We ask that if you are unwell or have Covid 19 that you do not attend any event at the Tatamagouche Centre. If you discover that you have Covid 19 while you are at the Centre please let a staff member know, isolate in your room and make arrangements to return home.

  • Lodging and Meals

    Tatamagouche Centre can host events and programs at its full capacity, single or double lodging. Please note that in some of the lodging participants have shared showers.

  • Program Registration & Cancellation Policy

    You can register through our website or Eventbrite at any time. All registrations should be received at least two weeks prior to the event in order to ensure your space and to allow the kitchen adequate time to plan.

    Cancellation Policy Programs:

    · Cancellation up to 1 month prior to the program starts - Full Refund minus Eventbrite registration fee (online ticketing services fee) or keep a full credit for our future programs.

    · Cancellation up to 2 weeks prior to the program starts - 50% Refund & minus Eventbrite registration fee or keep a full credit for our future programs.

    · Cancellation 7 to 3 days prior to the program starts - 25% refund & minus Eventbrite registration fee or keep a 50% credit for our future programs.

    · Cancellation 3 to 1 days prior to the program starts, no refund or credit.

  • Cancellation Policy for Hosted Events

    Confirmation deposit: 25% of estimated booking cost

    Cancellation up to 14 days prior to event: 10% Non-refundable portion of deposit to cover loss of business and administration cost. Refund of deposit 15%.

    Cancellation between 13-8 days prior to event: 20% Non-refundable portion of deposit to cover loss of business and administration cost. Refund of deposit 5%.

    Cancellation between 7-1 days prior to event: 25% Non refundable portion of deposit. Refund of deposit 0%.

How to Treat a bee/wasp Sting

If you have a history of severe bee/wasp sting reactions or reactions to other insect stings, call emergency medical services.

Most wasps and bumble bees can sting more than once. If the stinger is still present, remove it immediately. Gently scrape the skin with a credit card, your thumbnail, or a blunt knife.

Don’t pull out the stinger or pinch the stinger with your fingers or tweezers. This will only release more venom into the skin.

After the stinger is eased out with the credit card, apply ice or cold packs to constrict the capillaries, reduce swelling, and mitigate the pain.

Even though the area might become itchy, try not to scratch it. Dirt or other microbes from the surface of the skin could get into the sting and cause an infection.

It’s better to clean the area with soap and water and apply hydrocortisone cream or a mixture of baking soda and water (which will help the itching and discomfort).

If no other treatment is available, apply a slice of onion to the spot and hold it for a minute or so.

Acetaminophen or ibuprofen can be used for pain. Seek medical support. Nurse 411 before taking an antihistamine or other drugs for swelling.

Tick safety

There are several kinds of ticks in Nova Scotia, but only the blacklegged tick carries the bacteria that causes Lyme disease.

Ticks like moist and humid environments and can be found in or near woods, shrubs, leaf litter, long grass, urban parks and gardens. They are very small, which makes them hard to spot and their bites don’t hurt, which makes it difficult to know when you’ve been bitten.

Tick-borne illnesses are preventable by taking some simple precautions.

Reduce your risk

Wear long pants and long sleeves in areas likely to have ticks

Wear light coloured clothing – its easier to see ticks

Wear enclosed shoes and tuck your pants into your socks

Walk on well-travelled paths, avoiding long grass and vegetation

Apply insect repellents containing DEET or Icaridin to exposed skin and clothes. Follow directions on the package carefully. Permethrin treated clothing repels and kills ticks when they come in contact with it and is now registered for use in Canada for those 16 years of age and older.

Please visit this link for further information.