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?…
Proposed Charleswood development holding open house
WINDSOR JUNCTION: Residents will get their first chance to look at a revised application proposal looking to build 176 residential units in the Charleswood Drive area of Windsor Junction. The…
Fairytale dress up fun in Grand Lake
GRAND LAKE: Little Mabel Hope of Grand Lake, looking cute as a Princess, gets a piece of cake fed to her by Louise Brooking-McDow during the Fairytale Gala on March…
VIDEO: Councillor Streatch speaks about Riverlake plan review
At Regional Council, Councillor Steve Streatch spoke about need for reviews every so often, even on plans like the Riverlake Secondary which only came into effect in 2013.
Giving PTSD sufferers a second Chance
FALL RIVER: John Stewart is helping to give a First Responder a second Chance at life through being a puppy raiser with the Canadian Intervention and Assistance Dogs (CIAD). Stewart…
Private sponsorship refugee program celebrates 40 years
FALL RIVER: Immigration Minister Ahmed Hussen launched the 40th anniversary of Canada’s private sponsorship refugee program in small-town Canada, with the Baroud family and members of the Riverlake Syrian Refugee…