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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...

LHS Grads 2017 celebrated

FALL RIVER: Tears and smiles flowed through the Halifax Forum as more than 250 graduates from Lockview High crossed the stage on June 28. The Fall River-based school saw 278 students graduate, and the night...
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Open house scheduled for Wellington Connector

WELLINGTON: The public open house for the Wellington Connector has been confirmed. Residents will have their opportunity to stop by and learn more about the project on April 17 at the Wellington/Fletchers Lake Station House....

Fall River parents angered about Stock’s bus stop removal

FALL RIVER: Parents in the Fall River area feel the removal of school bus stops in the community is just Stock Transportation and Halifax Regional School Board (HRSB) looking at their children as nothing...
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Wendy’s Neverland closing up

WAVERLEY: After 10 years in business, Wendy’s Neverland Preschool in Waverley is closing its doors, with its owner citing the difficulty new regulations and terms that the Department of Education have introduced. Wendy James said...

Golf Club Road closing until end of November

WINDSOR JUNCTION: If motorists use Golf Club Road to get out and about, you'll have to find another way at least until the end of November. Beginning on or about Nov. 6, the road at...
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UPDATED: NSE decision on Fall River quarry “disappointing”

MILLER LAKE WEST: The decision by Nova Scotia Environment (NSE) to approve the Fall River quarry is “disappointing” to the local MLA. Bill Horne said he was in a meeting on the morning of June...

Motorcyclist sustains minor injuries in Fall River collision

FALL RIVER: A motorcyclist was taken to hospital with what was believed to be non-life-threatening injuries after a two vehicle collision on Hwy 2 by Coach Ave. mid-afternoon on Sept. 22. Traffic was slowed near...

Beaver Bank mobile home seriously damaged

BEAVER BANK: Fire investigators continue to investigate a fire at a mobile home in the Woodbine Mobile Home Park in Beaver Bank on the afternoon of Jan. 29. About 20 firefighters from Station 48 (Beaver...

“I could see the spark.” Firefighter Skyler Blackie remembered

WAVERLEY: Skyler Blackie is being remembered as a young, eager and up-and-coming firefighter by his former colleagues at Station 45 in Fall River and friends he met when he became a career firefighter in...
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