Recognizing retiring volunteer firefighter
FALL RIVER: A retirement celebration was recently held for Station 45 volunteer firefighter Norm Lavoie at the department in Fall River.
Lavoie was retiring after 33 years as a volunteer firefighter. He...
Joyful Sounds selected for Kindermusik pilot project
FALL RIVER:
Joyful Sounds in Fall River is one of three Kindermusik studios in
North America selected to be part of a new pilot project aimed at
Spanish; mandarin; and bilingual music.
The studio in...
Road work continues in Beaver Bank
BEAVER BANK: Road work will continue next week in Beaver Bnak, say officials with HRM.
HRM Spokesman Brendan Elliott, in a release on June 2, was advising residents and motorists that road construction will continue...
Guard rail work to cause delays in Waverley
WAVERLEY: Residents are being informed off traffic delays due to guard rail replacement work ongoing in Waverley until Thursday, Nov. 3.
In a press release, HRM said guardrail work was to begin Nov. 1 along...
Dragons football finds permanent home
FALL RIVER: The Fall River Dragons football association are now the official owners of the Seniors Friendly Centre on Fall River Road.
That authorization came about with a unanimous vote in agreement with a motion...
Fall River scouts excited for Finland trip
FALL RIVER: A brother and sister are among the six scouts set to head across the Atlantic next week for an eight day trip-of-a-lifetime representing the 1st Riverlake Scouts at Roihu Finnjamboree in Finland.
The...
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...
Treat-ing it forward
FALL RIVER: Six Lockview High students got into the Halloween spirit early last month as they tried to make it scarier for those less privileged.
Waverley sisters Keely and Bailey Lenihan; Savanna and Lucy Christmas;...
Edmonds thanks May for her dedication; no interest in leadership
WELLINGTON: News
that Green Party Leader Elizabeth May is stepping down immediately as
leader of the party didn’t come as a surprise to the local Green member
in Sackville-Preston-Chezzetcook.
Anthony Edmonds told The Laker from
...
VIDEO: Reporter Pat Healey auditions for LHS SHREK: The Musical
Reporter Pat Healey was given a surprise opportunity to earn the role of Shrek in SHREK: The Musical, being performed by the students at Lockview High April 15-18. Watch for the story coming soon...