Breast Cancer Action Nova Scotia

Office Hours

Office hours: 9am to 4pm Monday to Friday or by appointment on Saturday. BCANS Resource Centre, Mill Cove Plaza, 967 Bedford Highway, Bedford. Drop in to browse through our lending library. Call 465-2685.

May & June Events:
Monday, May 20th - Pink Panther Breast Cancer Support Group | 6:30pm
Wednesday, May 26th: Beach Glass Jewelry Making Class with Jill Borys | 6:30pm
Saturday, May 25th: Family Photo Day, Fishermen's Cove, Eastern Passage
Monday, June 3rd: Breast Health for Mothers & Daughters
Wednesday, June 5th: Education Talk, Pam Purcell
Friday & Saturday, June 7 & 8: 50+ Expo - Come Visit our Booth!
Saturday, June 8th: Shining Waters Family Fun Day | 11-4pm
Sunday, June 9th: Pretty & Powerful Fashion Show, Knox United Church Hall | 7pm
Saturday, June 15: Capable Confident Woman Workshop | 10am to 3pm
Wednesday, June 19: Education Talk, Surviving in a Toxic World, Daphne Calhoun | 6:30pm

Looking for the NS Breast Screening Program? Call 1-800-565-0548 or 473-3960.

Welcome to Breast Cancer Action Nova Scotia

Fundraising

Rugby Nova Scotia http://rugbyns.ns.ca/

BCANS Partners with Heidi-The-Mortgage-Broker

BCANS Partners with Harold Shea, Keller Williams Realty

BCANS Breast Cancer Survivor Car Magnets!

BCANS Cookbooks http://abcn-ca.bcans.ca/bcans-cookbooks/

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