Fire departments team up to help Shumilacke Food Bank
MILFORD: Two local volunteer fire departments came together on the weekend for one cause.
With the holidays upon us, and families in need throughout the communities of Milford, Shubenacadie, and Stewiacke, firefighters with Milford Fire...
“Crimes of opportunity” on uptick in East Hants, police say
HANTS NORTH/ELMSDALE: Police are seeing a spike in vehicle thefts and stolen property crimes in the Hants North, Mount Uniacke and central Corridor of East Hants.
Acting Staff Sgt. Scott MacRae said the crimes are...
Teamwork by police leads to arrest of impaired driver
ELMSDALE: Police detachments working together eld to the arrest of an impaired driver on Feb. 18 in Elmsdale.
Cpl. Jared Ryan, with East Hants RCMP, said the detachment in Enfield was advised by Halifax District...
Touching tribute paid to RCMP Const. Stevenson, victims of tragedy
ENFIELD: Members of the RCMP and the community gathered on Friday afternoon April 24 to pay respects to a local RCMP officer who was among the 22 victims of last weekend’s mass shooting.
The tribute...
Margie Neumann named Municipality of East Hants Volunteer of the Year
ENFIELD: The first people Margie Neumann recognized after being named the Municipality of East Hants (MEH) Model Volunteer of the Year was her team.
Answering the first question from The Laker News minutes after being...
Fleeing police at high speed, driving impaired among charges against Upper Nine Mile River...
UPPER NINE MILE RIVER: A 36-year-old Upper Nine Mile River man is facing a slew of charges after he was reportedly driving while impaired, and then led police on a high-speed chase, nearly colliding...
Halifax District, East Hants RCMP responding to COVID19 non-compliance calls
FALL RIVER: The RCMP in the Halifax District and East Hants areas, like their counterparts with Halifax Regional Police, have been responding to non-compliance calls in recent days.
Cpl....
Fire displaces family; community stepping up to support
SOUTH UNIACKE: The community is rallying around a family after a devastating fire in South Uniacke last week.
Uniacke & District Fire deputy chief Shawn Darby said fire crews from the community and mutual aid...
From the Cruiser – Dec. 15-23
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ENFIELD: East Hants RCMP responded to 91 calls for service between Dec. 15 and Dec. 23 throughout the municipality.
In this column, S/Sgt. Cory Bushell provides some of the highlighted calls members...
PHOTOS: Community family picnic hosted by EHCLA, EHFRC
ELMSDALE: A community picnic for families was held last week at the East Hants Family Resource Centre in Elmsdale, near the Sobeys.
The event, put on by the East Hants Community Learning Association and...