VIDEO: Heartwarming turnout for firefighter procession
TRURO: The regimental procession for the remains of Firefighter Skyler Blackie, a former Fall River resident and volunteer with Station 45 Fall River, took place March 23. The procession went…
Group opposed to Fall River quarry stepping back in fight
MILLER LAKE WEST: The group opposed to Scotian Materials’ construction of a quarry in Miller Lake West have lost their most recent appeal, and with that they have announced they…
Cheema gearing up for 2019 season
WAVERLEY: Athletes with Cheema have just completed their yearly Spring Training Camp, which sees many head south of the border for warmer training weather. The Spring Training Camp helps prepare…
GPV holds Showcase
FALL RIVER: Students at Georges P. Vanier Junior High held their traditional Student Showcase at the school last month. Before their fellow peers, many students got up on stage to…
Compliance orders issued to N.S. Fire School
WAVERLEY: The Department of Labour and Advanced Education have issued two compliance orders to the N.S. Firefighters School in Waverley following an incident that resulted in the death of a…
UPDATED: Firefighter Skyler Blackie remembered fondly
WAVERLEY: Skyler Blackie is being remembered as a favourite among parents and kids as a camp counsellor at the WJCC. Blackie, a former Fall River volunteer firefighter with Station 45…
Wish granted: Fletchers Lake girl going to Disney
FLETCHERS LAKE: A young Fletchers Lake girl is getting her wish granted to go to Disney world thanks to the Children’s Wish Foundation of N.S. Olivia DeMone suffers from Ataxia…
GP Vanier students provide federal budget feedback
FALL RIVER: Four junior high schools and one high school in Sackville-Preston-Chezzetcook, including Georges P. Vanier Junior High in Fall River, were among the 31 Nova Scotia schools to participate…
Enfield man faces attempted murder charge after Oakfield incident
OAKFIELD: A 33-year-old man from Enfield has been charged with attempted murder following an incident at an Oakfield residence on March 13. On March 13, 2019, just after midnight, Halifax…
EDITORIAL: Fighting back against hate
I was shocked when news of the massacre at a mosque in Christchurch, New Zealand broke. But I was also not shocked. Why is it that I had that feeling?…