Eight-time ACAA champions
WAVERLEY: The MSVU Mystics have won their eighth consecutive ACAA Championship Banner. Waverley’s Kenzie Brimicombe is a member of the team. They are off to Niagara, Ont. for Nationals in…
Deveau repeats as Atlantic 10 pentathlon champion
FAIRFAX, VA.: Bridget Deveau has engraved her name on the Atlantic 10 pentathlon championship for a second straight year. The Fall River product defended the title she won in 2018,…
Well-known Miller Lake art thief dies
MILLER LAKE: A well-known international art thief from Miller Lake has died, CTV News reported last month. John Mark Tillmann, 57, died two days before Christmas and was buried in…
HRM Public hearing process explained
HALIFAX: With questions on the Carr Farm development in Fall River and why the public hearing is heard at regional council at city hall, rather than in the community they…
Raising money for Thomas’ adaptive bike
FALL RIVER: A used book sale, complete with some entertaining music, was held to help a Fall River youngster and his family raise the money they need for an adaptive…
Coach Ave. crosswalk to get light
FLETCHERS LAKE: The new crosswalk beacon at Coach Avenue has been approved, the local councillor said. In an interview with The Laker on Feb. 12 at his Fall River office…
Fall River woman volunteering with Habitat for Humanity in Texas
FALL RIVER: A Fall River woman spent six days south of the border giving back. Novalea Pineo, a graduate of Lockview High, and friend Lexi Kerry have spent four days…
Capital campaign for new Sack-A-Wa facility launched
LOWER SACKVILLE: With the first donation of $10,000 from designer Branko Mizert, the capital campaign for the new Sack-A-Wa Canoe Club kicked off. During an evening of celebration Feb. 15…
VIDEO: Alyssa Cross skates at Samson’s Heritage Day Family Skate
N.S. figure skater Alyssa Cross gave the throng of people ready to hit the ice a nice performance of a couple routines before she heads off to the Canada Games…