PHOTOS/VIDEO: Lower Sackville Tiny Home community set to open, welcome residents
LOWER SACKVILLE: Nova Scotia’s first tiny home community will begin welcoming residents the first week of November.“Homelessness is a complex issue, and no single organization can solve it alone," said Brendan Maguire, Minister of...
Truro-based construction company raising awareness for Breast Cancer
TRURO: A construction company based in the Truro area is doing its part to help bring awareness to Breast Cancer through what they call an exciting initiative.
Throughout the month of October, the team at...
Blackburn ready to get to work if elected as Sackville-Uniacke MLA
MAIN PHOTO: Former HRM Councillor for the Upper/Middle Sackville-Lucasville-Beaver Bank Lisa Blackburn has been nominated as the NDP candidate for Sackville-Uniacke. Here she is seen with N.S. NDP Leader Claudia Chender at the nomination...
Province announces they will build three new schools in HRM
From a release
BEDFORD: N.S. is building three new schools in Halifax Regional Municipality (HRM) to replace aging infrastructure and meet the new demands of these communities.
The three schools will be built in Dartmouth, Armdale...
First World War Veteran Ralph Hodgson inspired a generation of war amputees
The following is being shared on behalf of The War Amps with Remembrance Day coming soon.
ONTARIO: Ralph Hodgson (1895-1948) lived by the motto inscribed on his tombstone: “It’s not what you have lost...
Child finds way to safety after getting trapped by incoming tides at Burntcoat Head...
NOEL: RCMP are reminding residents to respect the power of the tides in the Bay of Fundy after an incident that luckily ended happily at Burntcoat Head Park on Oct. 20.
Const. Preston Burns, with...
Mount Uniacke man charged with firearm-related offences after stop
UPPER SACKVILLE: A37-year-old Mount Uniacke man has been charged with numerous offences following a traffic stop by N.S. RCMP's Southeast Traffic Services on Highway 101.
The stop resulted in numerous charges and the seizure...
Dragons football needs help to fix up clubhouse urgently; holding 50/50 raffle
FALL RIVER: The “Old School House” on Fall River Road in Fall River needs a retrofit.
And the Fall River Dragons Minor Football Association is seeking the community’s help to do this.
"The Old School House,"...
Johns announces funding for Sackville, Mount Uniacke community facilities
From a release
MOUNT UNIACKE/SACKVILLE: The residents of Middle and Upper Sackville can now play on new pickleball courts in their community thanks to a provincial grant.“Community sports have the power to bring people together...
N.S. to reduce HST to 14 per cent in 2025
From a press release
HALIFAX: Nova Scotians will see more money in their pockets beginning April 1, 2025, with a one percentage point reduction in the harmonized sales tax (HST) rate.
Premier Tim Houston made the...