Tick Prevention Webinar
Taking place on Tuesday, May 23 at 7 pm, Hike Nova Scotia’s Tick Prevention webinar is geared for new and experienced hikers interested in learning more about tick prevention. Join Donna Lugar, the NS Representative of the Canadian Lyme Disease Foundation and Lyme Education Ambassador for the Global Lyme Alliance, as she delves into all things hikers should know about ticks and tick prevention to ensure a safe hike.
Note: This is a live webinar only; there will be no recording available afterward.
Presenter
The presenter is Donna Lugar. After a number of years of steadily multiplying symptoms that affected all systems, Donna was clinically diagnosed with Tick-borne diseases in 2011. Since that time, she has founded the NS Lyme Support Group; become the NS Representative of CanLyme; and become a Lyme Education Ambassador, Global Lyme Alliance. She has helped organize conferences; spoken to a number of groups and organizations; and has represented Nova Scotia in meetings with the Public Health Agency of Canada. Donna’s blog, “
Shining the Lyme Light” includes a considerable amount of information and provides a bit more on her interest in all things ticks.
The webinar is offered in partnership with the
Nova Scotia Department of Communities, Culture, Tourism and Heritage.
Cost
Registration is required in advance. It is free for Hike NS paid members and $20 for non-members (who then receive a free one-year individual membership). There is a liimited number of spots available.
Register
May 23, 2023: Tick Prevention webinar at 7 pm -
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After registration you will receive a confirmation email with a link to the webinar. It is your responsibility to confirm you have received the confirmation email. If you do not receive this email, please check your spam filter. If it is not there, contact Hike NS and do so at least two hours before the webinar.
Cancellation and Refund Policy
Hike NS requires one day of notice in order to reimburse anyone who wishes to cancel their registration (by 7 pm the day before the webinar). Sometimes Hike NS must cancel a webinar due to instructor illness, low enrollment or other unforeseen circumstance. If Hike NS has to cancel the webinar, you will be contacted as soon as possible and will be fully reimbursed. You will not be reimbursed if you missed the webinar because you could not find the webinar link. After registration you will receive a confirmation email with a link to the webinar. It is your responsibility to confirm you have received the confirmation email. If you do not receive this email, please check your spam filter. If it is not there,
contact Hike NS and do so at least two hours before the webinar.
