Alert neighbour credited with saving family pet from raging fire
MAIN PHOTO: Firefighters from Lantz watch as comrades work at the scene of the house fire in Enfield on Feb. 16. (Healey photo)
ENFIELD: A keen eyed neighbour is being credited with rescuing a family...
Hit-and-run leaves Indian Brook woman with serious injuries
INDIAN BROOK: A 51-year-old Indian Brook woman was left with serious injuries following a hit-and-run in the community shortly after midnight on Feb. 13.
N.S. RCMP said that officers with Indian Brook RCMP responded to...
Nominations open for 2021 Order of Nova Scotia
HALIFAX: Nova Scotians are encouraged to nominate an exceptional member of their community for the Order of Nova Scotia.
Now in its 20th year, the order is the province's highest honour and recognizes outstanding citizens...
Driftclimbers officially open Trail 36 in Beaver Bank
BEAVER BANK: It was an exciting day for members of the Driftclimbers Snowmobile club, with snow all around, on Feb. 6.
The volunteer group held an official ribbon cutting of Trail 36, which leads from...
From the Cruiser – Feb. 2 to Feb. 9
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ENFIELD: RCMP officers in East Hants responded to 95 calls during the week of Feb.2 to Feb. 9.
RCMP responded to a two-vehicle collision on Feb. 2 in Gormanville. The mvc quickly...
Driver asks police for drive during height of blizzard
EAST HANTS: A stranded motorist thought calling 911 for a lift into Dartmouth during the height of the snowstorm on Feb. 8 was a good idea.
S/Sgt. Cory Bushell, with East Hants RCMP, said early...
Police: vigilante action towards Enfield men charged with child porn offences won’t be tolerated
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ENFIELD: East Hants RCMP is concerned with recent online threats made on Social Media towards two Enfield men charged with child pornography-related offences.
In the weekly From the Cruiser column, S/Sgt. Cory Bushell took time...
Police officers’ family’s question COVID19 vaccine phase change
EAST HANTS/FALL RIVER: Family members of police officers and officers themselves are concerned they have been moved from Phase 2 to Phase 3 in the COVID19 vaccine rollout.
The Laker News was contacted last week...
Lantz Fire captures 2020 Noble Cup
LANTZ: The Lantz Volunteer Fire Department has taken home the Noble Cup for 2020, besting their counterparts with Elmsdale Fire by donating more blood during the 2020 Plasma Challenge.
For this event, which covered all...
UPDATED: RCMP charge two Enfield men with child porn-related offences
ENFIELD: An Enfield man believed to be part of several community groups involving youth is one of two men charged by N.S. RCMP with child pornography-related offences.
In an interview, N.S. RCMP spokesman Cpl. Mark...