N.S. takes action to increase housing, protect tenants
HALIFAX: Affordable, safe housing is crucial for a healthy society, quality of life, attracting new residents, social equity and growing the economy. Nova Scotia needs to build more housing and the Province is taking...
Village Green skating rink reopens after hard work from volunteers
WAVERLEY: The ice skating rink at the Waverley Village Green is back open.
After the recent snowstorm closed it due to the amount of snow, and then mild weather making the ice surface not useable,...
LWFRA feels targeted by Streatch, HRM
WINDSOR JUNCTION: The volunteer board of the LWF Ratepayers Association (LWFRA) feel like they are being targeted by HRM with their area rate review, which passed at regional council on June 19.
At the volunteer...
Red Cross launches donor appeal for N.S. wildfires; will administer provincial aid program
HALIFAX: Households in Nova Scotia under mandatory orders to evacuate their primary residence due to wildfires may be eligible for one-time emergency financial aid of $500 from the Government of Nova Scotia through a...
Countdown is on to Sackville Snow Days 2023
LOWER SACKVILLE: It might feel more like Spring then winter, but that isn’t stopping the Sackville Business Association (SBA) and more than 50 organizations and business from counting down the days to the 2023...
Police continue to enforce COVID19 restrictions
EAST HANTS/HRM: Since March 24, Nova Scotia RCMP have charged 308 people for violating the Nova Scotia Health Protection and Emergency Management Acts in relation to COVID-19.
In a release, spokeswoman Cpl. Lisa Croteau said...
Local #NovaScotiaStrong t-shirt designer ‘overwhelmed’ at response
Karen Dean of Middle Musquodoboit has raised $60,000 in fundraiser
MAIN PHOTO: Kim Parker (from left); Karen Dean; and her youngest daughter, Kacey, proudly don their Nova Scotia Strong emblazoned hoodie and t-shirt. The owner...
VIDEO: Learning ballet dancing
Reporter Pat Healey was given a short lesson on how to ballet dance during a story interview with Jocelyn LeBlanc of Fletchers Lake. She has been accepted to the Royal Winnipeg Ballet, beginning in...
Community Rider among groups receiving transit investment
EAST HANTS: A local community organization that serves those in East Hants and the Fall River/Waverley area is one of the groups announced June 7 as receiving public transportation funding from the province.
East Hants...
Lockview graduates selected for Waverley Legion bursary
FALL RIVER: Three graduating students from Lockview High attended school one last time before graduation.
Danielle Poirier; Julia Smith; and MacKenzie Demmings visited the school in Fall River on June 27 to be presented with...