Age-friendly community grants program launched
WAVERLEY: The call for applications for the Age-Friendly Community Grants program was officially opened on July 11 to much fanfare at the Waverley Legion.
Before a crowd of about 25 people—including past recipients and MLA...
Kelln’s “Tell Me More” leaves you wanting more
FALL RIVER: The military history of Halifax provides the perfect backdrop for Brad Kelln’s fourth novel, Tell Me More, one that keeps you yearning for more than just this one book.
Kelln, an author based...
Proposed development in area irks residents
WINDSOR JUNCTION: A proposed development set for the Windsor Junction end of Ingram Drive isn’t sitting well with residents, who feel their neighbourhood will become a traffic thoroughfare if it goes ahead.
WM Fares Group,...
HRM to discuss LWFRA audit request with Streatch further
FALL RIVER: Further discussions will be had with the local councillor to determine what type of audit would best address his concerns with the LWF Ratepayers Association (LWFRA) area rate.
Brendan Elliott, spokesman for HRM,...
Coding their way to second
WAVERLEY: Kaitlyn Langille and Isabelle McKenna might be in Grade 5, but they showed they are very tech savvy.
In the recently held Scratch contest, the two Waverley Memorial Elementary Students came home second from...
Ducks go swimming in Lock 4 of Shubie Canal
FLETCHERS LAKE: Arlene MacAskill gets ready to dump numbered rubber ducks into the Shubenacadie Canal at Lock 4 for a duck race fundraiser, held May 12 in Fall River.
The fundraiser saw...
Improvements coming for Snow Centre crosswalk
FALL RIVER: The crosswalk at the Gordon R. Snow Community Centre will get a do-over—residents will just have to wait until the Fall River water project and the new bike/pedestrian lane is passed that...
O’Toole’s visit boosts PC Party’s Baillie, McNaughton
FALL RIVER: Just days into the provincial election campaign, P.C. candidate for Waverley-Fall River-Beaver Bank Dan McNaughton received a boost with an unlikely visit from a Conservative leadership candidate with connections to Fall River.
Erin...
Waverley Legion Poppy Campaign supports hospital; new one begins
WAVERLEY: The 2018 Poppy Campaign at the Waverley Legion brought in $16,750 in donations, which the Legion in turn donated towards non-profit organizations in the community.
Among those donations was the...
Learn to keep healthy at Expo
FALL RIVER: A Health and fitness expo will take place at the LWF Hall in Fall River on Feb. 12, featuring exercise classes and health and wellness information to help you live better.
The event,...