Fire crews quickly snuff out car fire
FALL RIVER: A quick response by firefighters from Station 45 in Fall River to a vehicle on fire in the parking lot of the Sobeys prevented other vehicles parked nearby from becoming touched.
Halifax District...
Lions Christmas parade route remaining same
FALL RIVER: The route for the Lions Christmas Parade in Fall River on Nov. 26 will not be changing after all.
Organizers say the route will remain the same as in past years and run...
Veterans honoured on Remembrance Day
WINDSOR JUNCTION: Crowds gathered at three cenotaphs in the area on Remembrance Day to honour those Veterans past and present, especially those who made the ultimate sacrifice.
In Beaver Bank, Windsor Junction, and Waverley the...
VIDEO: Pipe Band performs at Waverley Legion
WAVERLEY: The Halifax Pipe Band stopped by the Waverley Legion for a short performance following the Remembrance Day service, attended by a large crowd.
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...
“Misunderstandings” around floating dock project
FALL RIVER: A stockpile of misunderstandings between the local councillor, HRM Parks and Rec, and the Riverlake community group led to the floating dock project at the Snow Centre not exactly meeting the vision...
Desensitized to death
FALL RIVER: With the amount of violent shootings taking place south of the border, the resulting deaths from shootings like Las Vegas and Sutherland Springs, Texas seem to have become the new normal. That’s...
Rumours of water project over budget not valid, says Streatch
FALL RIVER: Contrary to rumours some have heard in the community and told The Laker about, the Fall River water project is not already over-budget.
Councillor Steve Streatch was responding to a question from The...
FIRST PERSON: Training to be ready
FALL RIVER: On a humid late October night, firefighters with Station 41 (Waverley); Station 43 (Grand Lake); Station 42 (Wellington); and Station 45 (Fall River) put their training to use during a HazMat/medical exercise...
Socking-it to October for Adsum House
FLETCHERS LAKE: Students at Holland Road Elementary School are showing that “you’re never too small to make a difference.”
That’s a quote that YouTube sensation Kid President—otherwise known as nine-year-old Robby Novak—uses in one of...