NCC expands key wilderness area along Musquodoboit River
High-priority freshwater wetlands, river frontage and Turtle Lake now protected
MUSQUODOBOIT VALLEY: The Nature Conservancy of Canada (NCC) announced the expansion of an important private land conservation area in the Halifax Regional Municipality recently.
The...
Phillips returns home with World Women’s U-18 hockey gold
HALIFAX STANFIELD AIRPORT: Lucy Phillips was still on Cloud Nine as she returned home on Tuesday morning June 14—about 15 hours later then planned.
Phillips, a former Fall River product, was part of the Canadian...
Cole qualifies for Monster Energy AMA Amateur Motocross championship
MAIN PHOTO: Hannah Cole of Elmsdale. (Submitted photo)
ELMSDALE: An Elmsdale motocross racer has punched her ticket to an amateur national motocross championship later this summer.
Hannah Cole finished fifth overall at the Southeast Youth Regional...
SWEPS begins blue-green algae project work on local lakes
FALL RIVER: A local volunteer group is getting some assistance towards its blue-green algae project from the local councillor.
On a beautiful sunny June 15, along Kinsac Lake on Fall River Road, Councillor Cathy Deagle...
Man alleged to have stolen almost $250 in fuel from Mount Uniacke gas station...
MOUNT UNIACKE: A suspect is being sought in the theft of almost $250 worth of fuel from the Mount Uniacke Irving on May 30.
East Hants RCMP S/Sgt. Cory Bushell said officers are investigating the...
Waverley author releases poetry book titled “Of A Boreal Sea.”
WAVERLEY: An author from Waverley made good use of the past two years of COVID-19 restrictions to pen a book of poems called “Of A Boreal Sea.”
Mark E. Ryan, who’s children Josie, Nora and...
From the Cruiser – June 7 to June 14
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ENFIELD: Over the past week (June 7 to June 14) officers with East Hants RCMP responded to 87 calls for service.
The following are highlighted calls with info provided by East Hants...
New name for Enfield Legion fields – the George P. Horne Memorial Fields
MAIN PHOTO: The Horne family gather around the sign for a group photo. (Healey photo)
ENFIELD: It was only fitting that the ball fields at the Enfield Legion be named after the man who had...
Assault, property damage charges laid against Enfield man
ELMSDALE: A 58-year-old Enfield man is facing assault and property damage charges after an incident in Elmsdale on May 30.
East Hants RCMP S/Sgt. Cory Bushell said police received a call of an assault that...
Caring youth: HERH students raise more than $25,000 at Relay for Life
MAIN PHOTO: It was all thumbs up from these three HERH Students at the Relay for Life. All three indicated they were having fun in the fundraiser. (Healey photo)
MILFORD: Students at Hants East Rural...