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Samson, Ng stand with Prime Minister despite Ethics report

FALL RIVER: For Liberal MP Darrell Samson, it’s time for people to move on from Ethics Commissioner’s Mario Dion Report on Prime Minister Justin Trudeau’s handling of the SNC Lavalin affair. Samson was responding to...

Ng talks small business help during Fall River stop

FALL RIVER: The small businesses of the country are what helps to drive the Canadian economy, said the Minister for Small Business and Export Promotion during a quick stop in Fall River. Mary Ng joined...

Supporting the LWF Hall

FALL RIVER: King Lion Kirk Stephen, from the Fall River & Area Lions, presented a cheque to LWF Hall representative Sandra Carr during Wing Night on Aug. 22 towards the hall’s fundraising...

Youth injured in vehicle-pedestrian collision; driver charged

BEAVER BANK: A 13-year-old youth was taken to hospital with non-life-threatening injuries after a vehicle struck them on Aug. 20 at the intersection of Beaver Bank Road and Glendale Drive. Halifax District RCMP say they...
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Gold Rush Days set to launch Sept 4-8

WAVERLEY: The fun is about to begin in Waverley at the annual Gold Rush Days festival, scheduled for Sept. 4-8. The festival organizers are fine tuning their schedule for the five day event, which will...

PHOTOS: Keloose 2019 provides fun-filled day; fireworks rescheduled

Burn ban forces postponement of BEST Fireworks in HRM WINDSOR JUNCTION: It wasn’t quite Mother Nature the volunteer committee with Keloose 2019 had to worry about, but the fact there was a burn ban on...

PM Trudeau, Samson give New Home Buyers Incentive extra push

MIDDLE SACKVILLE: The federal government’s first-time home buyer incentive got an extra push thanks to a visit by the Prime Minister to a new subdivision on the outskirts of Middle Sackville. Justin Trudeau, along with...

UPDATED: Community mailboxes reopened for delivery on Winley Dr.

WINDSOR JUNCTION: Residents of a subdivision in Fall River Village were forced to travel almost 40 minutes round-trip to get their mail recently after their community mailboxes was deemed unsafe. Canada Post taped...

Crosswalk upgrades coming in Grand Lake

GRAND LAKE: The crosswalk adjacent to the playground and park in Grand Lake is about to get some much needed upgrades aimed at making it safer. In an email to resident Lisa Patter, and posted...

Waverley Museum in jeopardy of closing

WAVERLEY: Annie Blois Smith lived in Waverley for her entire life, and she was deeply passionate about its past. She founded the Waverley Heritage Museum to preserve its history. Now, a shortage of volunteers means...
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