Burgess awarded ATA Award
FALL RIVER: A Fall River post-secondary student has been awarded the Automotive Trades Association (ATA) annual scholarship.
Matthew Burgess, the son of Gerald Burgess who owns and operates RaceTrac Gas station/NDM Burgess Service Centre on...
Beaver Bank Station’s new owners appreciate community support
BEAVER BANK: For Christopher Davis, taking over the Beaver Bank Station almost a year ago along with co-owner Brad Farquhar, was the natural thing to do.
Davis — who has been in the service industry...
Celebrating one year in business at The Turtleback
FALL RIVER: Time flies when one is busy. And that’s been the case for Turtleback Tap & Grill co-owners Jaro Schubert and Darren Scott.
On March 3, the business on Highway 2—something that was much...
Good Day Cafe a destination for locals
FALL RIVER: Sarah MacLennan saw a need for a local cafe, and the space was available in Fall River in the old Chef’s Jeff location.
Seeing that everything was in place pretty much for her...
Lifeflight unveils new helicopters
HALIFAX STANFIELD: Having two new medical Lifeflight helicopters now in operation is a relief to Nova Scotia’s Health and Wellness Minister and EHS Lifeflight.
The much anticipated unveiling of the two new Sikorsky S-76 C...
Learning how to operate a business
FALL RIVER: Students at Lockview High in Fall River are getting some hands-on experience in what it’s like to run a business.
About 25 students participate in the schools Junior Achievement club, and they have...
Snow blowers stolen in Fall River
FALL RIVER: The grinch has hit one Fall River business--to the tune of more than $28k in value of snow blowing equipment stolen.
Halifax District RCMP say they are investigating a theft that occurred sometime...
Wendy’s Neverland closing up
WAVERLEY: After 10 years in business, Wendy’s Neverland Preschool in Waverley is closing its doors, with its owner citing the difficulty new regulations and terms that the Department of Education have introduced.
Wendy James said...
Making a New Year’s Resolution- and keeping it!
FALL RIVER: It’s never too early to begin thinking of what your New Year’s Resolutions might be.
Whether you want to stay fit by doing Yoga or zumba with Jessika Stryniak; need to fix those...
Local company partners with Habitat ReStore
FALL RIVER: Habitat ReStore in Dartmouth is joining forces with a Fall River, family-owned junk removal business.
In a release on it’s facebook page, Habitat ReStore announced they were partnering with “one of the top...