Getting a global perspective through travel
GRAND LAKE: Winter Muise likes to travel, and she’s using that enjoyment for the betterment of those less fortunate.
Muise returned Aug 21 from a two week volunteer trip with CISV International in Atarfe, just...
Blackburn, Streatch differ on bus donation to Bridgewater
BEAVER BANK: The two councillors for the area—Lisa Blackburn and Steve Streatch—both take opposite sides on HRM’s recent discussion about donating three buses, two of them to the Town of Bridgewater.
While Blackburn—the representative for...
CN work forces Rocky Lake Drive closure on Aug. 26
WAVERLEY: Residents are getting a heads up to plan ahead for their travels on Sunday Aug. 26 in the Waverley area.
In a release on Aug. 24, HRM advises residents and motorists that CN will...
Food truck Fiesta hits the spot
FALL RIVER: From all accounts, the inaugural Food Truck Fiesta at the LWF Hall in Fall River on Sunday afternoon, Oct. 14 was a resounding success—both with those who came out and organizers of...
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 team on hand.
The event...
UPDATED: Missing Lower Sackville teen found
Lower Sackville, Nova Scotia... Police say the missing 15-year-old boy from Lower Sackville they were looking for has been found and is safe.
Gabriel Arsenault was reported as missing on October 24. He had not...
PM Trudeau fields questions head on
LOWER SACKVILLE: Prime Minister Justin Trudeau faced the tough questions he was asked head on during a town hall meeting in Lower Sackville on Jan. 9.
The Liberal leader was in town for the first-ever...
Early morning Sunday crash in Grand Lake sends man to hospital
GRAND LAKE: An early morning single-vehicle collision Oct. 27 on Highway 2 in Grand Lake sent a Halifax man to hospital.
At
approximately 3:30 a.m., firefighters from Station 42 Wellington;
Station 43 Grand Lake; and...
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...
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 in the 2019 Student...