Fletchers Lake man convicted on animal cruelty charges
FLETCHERS LAKE: A 23-year-old man from Fletchers Lake has been found guilty of animal cruelty during an appearance in Halifax Provincial Court on July 20, the N.S. SPCA said in a release.
Thai Lowe,...
March Break fun underway at BBKCC
BEAVER BANK: The March Break fun began in great style on Monday night March 12 at the Beaver Bank-Kinsac Community Centre--and it involved messy hands.
On March 12, the first of a week filled with...
COVID-19: One death, 27 new cases, 40 recoveries reported Nov. 19
HALIFAX: Nova Scotia is reporting one death related to COVID-19 on Nov. 19.
A woman in her 90s with underlying medical conditions in Northern Zone has died as a result of complications related to...
Volunteers spruce up WJCC
WINDSOR JUNCTION: With summer approaching, volunteers from the Windsor Junction community stepped up to give the Windsor Junction Community Centre a little spruce up.
The volunteers gathered on June 19 to put the WJCC logo...
RCMP warning about new drug seized in N.S.
DARTMOUTH/EAST HANTS: On November 26, 2020, Cumberland District SCEU seized drugs from a motor vehicle entering Nova Scotia from New Brunswick.
Among the drugs seized was a small quantity of white pills and purple...
COVID19: Ten new cases reported Nov. 29
HRM: The province is reporting 10 new cases of COVID19 on Nov. 29, with a total of 125 active cases across the province.
All new cases are in the Central Zone."By following the new restrictions...
Stricter COVID19 measures, including higher fines, announced by province
HALIFAX/EAST HANTS: Nova Scotia Premier Iain Rankin and Dr. Robert Strang announced changes today, April 25, aimed at reducing the spread of COVID-19 across the province.
The gathering limit outside of Halifax has been reduced...
Turning a negative into a positive
FLETCHERS LAKE: The students in Nicole Legrow’s Grade 5 class at Holland Road Elementary School have turned something that many view as a negative into a positive, through the reading graffiti wall.
A reading graffiti...
Alert residents rescue deer from ice in Miller Lake
MILLER LAKE: A wayward deer can thank observant residents of the Perrin Drive area of Miller Lake for its rescue from the ice.
According to information sent to The Laker News, residents Dean and Sherrie...
Tiny Home community to be constructed in Lower Sackville
LOWER SACKVILLE: In what is being dubbed good news and a good first step towards helping those with homelessness in the HRM, the province and private sector announced a joining of forces to build...