East Hants

A page for some East Hants news.

Impaired driving charges against Shubenacadie man after mvc

SHUBENACADIE: A 31-year-old Shubenacadie man has been charged with a pair of impaired driving-related offences following a mvc on Dec. 27. East Hants RCMP Community Policing officer Const. Preston Burns said officers with the Enfield...

Police seeking information related to graffiti spraying incident

KENNETCOOK: RCMP are searching for the suspects in a graffiti at a Kennetcook-area school. Const. Preston Burns, with East Hants RCMP, said police were advised that there was graffiti sprayed at Hants North Rural High...

Susie McDonell Memorial Trivia Night scheduled for Feb. 13

ENFIELD: Organizers have put the call out to the community for the seventh annual Susie McDonnell Memorial Trivia Night in support of food banks across the Municipality of East Hants. The Trivia Night will be...

Dutch Settlement man remembered for laugh, love of four-wheeling, and his family

ELMSDALE: An obituary for the man who died in a two-vehicle collision in Elmsdale on Thursday morning describes him as a "man of very few words but his laugh could be heard from any...

Suspect sought in Enfield break-and-enter

ENFIELD: RCMP are seeking a suspect in a break-and-enter in progress that occurred on Dec. 30 at an Enfield restaurant. Const. Preston Burns, Community Policing Officer with East Hants RCMP, said police received a report...

Dutch Settlement man dies in Hwy 214 collision

ELMSDALE: A 37-year-old Dutch Settlement man is dead following a two-vehicle collision on Highway 214 in Elmsdale on Jan. 4. Nova Scotia RCMP spokesman Const. Dominic Laflamme said police responded at approximately 9:26 a.m., to...

New $1,000 bursary from East Hants Crime Prevention announced

ELMSDALE: Students in post-secondary programs can now apply for a new bursary. The East Hants Crime Prevention Association announced an additional bursary as part of the Const. Heidi Stevenson Humanitarian Bursary. This one will be focused...

Firefighters responded to water rescue in Belnan area

BELNAN: Firefighters from four departments responded on the weekend to a water rescue in the Belnan area. The firefighters were paged out after two ATV riders were reportedly swept away by the waters where they...

Giving Pantry a way for people to take what they need, give what they...

ELMSDALE: The community is giving back to those who need it, and that has led a community pantry to expand. The expanded Giving Pantry is now open 24/7 at the Cup of Soul in Elmsdale,...

2023 YEAR-IN-REVIEW: Hurricane Franklin, caring for pets of unhoused top viewed stories

ENFIELD: The top five stories of 2023 as posted and viewed on The Laker News website included a hurricane; a bridge many anxiously awaited being fixed; and a Fall River vet caring for the...
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