coronavirus pandemic.In a news release Wednesday, Wagners Law Firm said Erica Surette — the proposed class-action plaintiff — intends to add the province as a defendant in the lawsuit, which alleges Northwood breached its legal obligations to its residents due to “inaction and inadequate response to the COVID-19 pandemic.”The notice of intended action — a document that is served to the province in advance of adding it as a defendant in the lawsuit — alleges the province was “negligent in various ways,” which caused or contributed to the unsafe operation of Northwood Halifax.“The allegations relate to inadequate and negligent funding prior to and during the COVID-19 outbreak, notwithstanding known overcrowding issues, apparent need and the.