Tide Fest just two weeks away – lots of fun events planned
LANTZ: In just two weeks time, Tide Fest will take over the East Hants Sportsplex in Lantz.
The volunteers on the committee making Tide Fest happen have been busy planning and organizing events and behind...
“I can’t believe it’s come true.” MacKenize named to CanoeKayak Canada’s 2024 Paris Olympic...
FALL RIVER: Sloan MacKenzie, Olympian.
“It doesn’t even sound real yet,” chuckled MacKenzie when asked what that sounds like to her during an interview with The Laker News.
“It sounds weird saying it out loud, but...
Officer creating awareness of importance of helmet use with East Hants youths
ELMSDALE: An East Hants RCMP officer has partnered with two local coffee shops to raise awareness and increase use of helmets by youth in Hants County.
Const. Andrew Ouellette said he’s teamed up with Elmsdale...
Youths involved in suspicious Elmsdale incident identified: police
ELMSDALE: Two youths who were involved in a suspicious incident near an elementary school on Sunday night.
East Hants RCMP responded at approximately 8:30 p.m. to a report of two people, wearing tactical gear and...
PHOTOS/VIDEO: Crowds turn out for Uniacke Firefighter Fair
MOUNT UNIACKE: Smiling faces and high fives from those along the Uniacke Firefighter fair parade route greeted those participants in the parade on Saturday morning June 22.
The crowds lined the road from the Uniacke...
“It’s a fitting end.” LARA wraps up with donation to Turf Field project
FALL RIVER: It was a perfect way to wrap up the Lockview Area Ratepayers Association (LARA).
LARA had been looking for a way to support the community with what they had left in their bank...
Police seeking public’s help in stolen pickup truck investigation
MOUNT UNIACKE: RCMP are asking for the public’s assistance in their investigation of a stolen pickup truck from Mount Uniacke.
Const. Preston Burns, Community Policing Officer with East Hants RCMP, said that on June 14...
East Hants septic service operator calls on MEH, HRM to create waste disposal sites...
ELMSDALE: A septic service owner in East Hants is calling on the Municipality of East Hants and HRM to create disposal sites within their own communities.
Mike Powell, with E&S Septic, has made his concerns...
PHOTOS: Fall River singer Austin performs at Halifax Stanfield on National Indigenous Peoples Day
HALIFAX STANFIELD AIRPORT: Travellers got a taste of an up-and-coming Halifax-area singer on Friday at Halifax Stanfield International Airport.
Dee Dee Austin, an Indigenous singer, was performing songs from her recent release, which included...
PHOTOS: Grade 8 year-end dance a fun time at Georges P. Vanier
FALL RIVER: The Grade 8 students at Georges P. Vanier Junior high had a great ending to their junior high school years with a dance.
The students will be heading off to Lockview High to...