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Food trucks visiting Wellington on July 18

WELLINGTON: If you missed the food trucks in Fall River on June 22, don’t worry they’re coming back—only this time they’ll be in Wellington on July 18. The volunteer board at the Wellington/Fletchers Lake Station...

Remembrance Day Services

Here is a listing of the local Remembrance Day Services scheduled for tomorrow, Saturday Nov. 11, in the Fall River/Waverley and Beaver Bank areas. BEAVER BANK: Service will begin at 10:30 a.m. at the...

Canoe to the Sea to start on Lake Thomas

FALL RIVER: Get your canoes and kayaks out of storage folks, Canoe to the Sea is coming to Fall River this June. The June 17 fundraiser, put on by the Shubenacadie Canal Commission, will participants...

Construction progressing on DQ

FALL RIVER: The construction at the Fall River Dairy Queen by Lindsey Construction is progressing quickly. As pictured here from Aug. 25, the building is already taking shape next to the...

Feds invest in new Sack-A-Wa Canoe Club facility

LOWER SACKVILLE: A new 9,200 square foot multi-purpose centre is set to be constructed in Lower Sackville, aimed at serving surrounding communities. At a press conference at Sack-A-Wa Canoe & Kayak Club on First Lake...

Math is no challenge for this young girl

FLETCHERS LAKE: Need a math question answered, just ask Maria Mihai she will likely know the answer without hesitation. Mihai, a Grade 4 student at Holland Road Elementary School in Fletchers Lake, has math and...
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Fall River has lowest child poverty rate in N.S.

FALL RIVER: The community of Fall River has the lowest child poverty rate across Nova Scotia, says a report from a Halifax think tank. The Nova Scotia office for the Canadian Centre for Policy Alternative...

New executive elected at Waverley Legion

WAVERLEY: The new executive for the Royal Canadian Legion Dieppe Branch 90 (Waverley Legion) was elected on Dec. 13 in Waverley. (Submitted photo)

A Q & A with volunteer firefighter Station Chiefs on their need

WELLINGTON: Recently, The Laker sat down with the local Station Chiefs of volunteer fire departments in Waverley; Fall River; Wellington/Grand Lake; and Goffs. The sitdown chat inside the Fall River Tim Hortons was done to...

Streatch looking at “closing gaps” with LWFRA

FALL RIVER: The local councillor is only looking at closing any “gaps” that currently exist with the LWF Ratepayers Association (LWFRA), as an in-depth analysis of the situation is being done by HRM. Steve Streatch...
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