Councillors Corner with Steve Streatch
No word from developer on contentious Ingram Drive development
WINDSOR JUNCTION: The local councillor says he as of yet doesn’t know much about a proposed development that has residents concerned and worried.
Steve Streatch said he...
Lockview students stand up for teachers
FALL RIVER: Jacqueline Brideau isn’t sure where she would be if it wasn’t for the leadership and guidance from her school teachers.
That’s why the Lockview High School student joined approximately 150 other students at...
Horne undecided as teacher legislation debate set to begin
FALL RIVER: Bill Horne knows the biggest decision of his current political tenure as an MLA awaits him, but he remains unsure of what that decision will be.
Speaking to The Laker before walking in...
Province closing schools on Monday
Editor’s note: The following was just released from the Department of Education
HALIFAX: Beginning Monday, Dec. 5, all public schools in Nova Scotia will be closed to students to ensure students’ safety, Education Minister Karen...
Learning the importance of 911
WAVERLEY: Students in Grade 2 at Waverley Memorial Elementary School (WMES) had a special visitor to their classroom in late October.
Halifax District RCMP Const. Craig Foley, the community policing officer and school resource officer...
Spider Lake residents want Rogers to hang up on cell tower proposal
WAVERLEY: Looking out the back patio window at Patrick Watson’s home on Willowhill Ridge Road in Waverley, you’re greeted by a swath of trees that on an otherwise sunny day would present a taste...
NSTU announces work-to-rule
EDITOR'S NOTE: This just in from the Teacher's Union. We are now working on getting local reaction.
On November 28th we announced our plan to engage in a work-to-rule job action, beginning on Monday, December...
Coxhead savors spotlight in Halifax
SCOTIABANK CENTRE: Andrew Coxhead must have felt like he was a rock star Nov. 24 leaving the Quebec Remparts dressing room.
As the Fall River product carried his gear bag to the awaiting team bus...
RCMP satellite office needed in Fall River/Waverley: Streatch
FALL RIVER: The local councillor believes the growth and size of the Fall River/Waverley area requires its own Halifax District RCMP satellite office.
Currently, police responding to calls in the Fall River region do so...
Local family opens Junk Works franchise
FALL RIVER: Andrew Willison never imagined at 19-years-old he would be the general manager of any business, let alone his own. But that’s exactly what the Fall River man is doing.
Willison is the main...