Olivia’s big heart for the IWK
OAKFIELD: Olivia Craig might only be small, but she’s making a big impact on the lives of those children at the IWK.
Olivia, a Grade 4 student at Oldfield Consolidated School in Enfield, has been...
COVID19: Seven new cases, including one school-based case; 19 recoveries
HRM: The province announced there were seven new cases of COVID19 reported Dec. 8, bringing Nova Scotia's active cases to 78.
Two cases are in Western Zone and are close contacts of previously reported cases.
One...
VIDEO: Feds, MEH, province announce $300,000 investment for new Shubie River Park playground
SHUBENACADIE: With the Shubenacadie River nearby, and sunny skies beaming down, all three levels of government brought more sunny news to the community of Shubenacadie on June 27.
Kings-Hants MP Kody Blois announced the federal...
PHOTOS: Willie Stratton rocks Village Green Concert series
WAVERLEY: It was overcast skies and a fun atmosphere for the second of the handful of concerts for the Waverley Village Green concert series.
Willie Stratton hit the stage before a small crowd, which...
MP Samson welcoming PM Trudeau to riding
LOWER SACKVILLE: Prime Minister Justin Trudeau will begin his national tour across the country in Lower Sackville on Jan. 9.
MP Darrell Samson, the representative for Sackville-Preston-Chezzetcook (which covers the Fall River and Beaver Bank...
Medals of success for TKD athletes
FALL RIVER: Two Fall River Taekwon-Do (FRTKD) athletes have returned from the ITF Open World Championships, held in the Netherlands late last month, with a slew of hardware.
Paula Brachvogel brought home two medals—a gold...
Grand Lake student presented memorial scholarship
FALL RIVER: Volunteer firefighters with Station 45 Fall River presented Breeanna Johnson of Grand Lake with a $1,000 Ian MacLeod Memorial Scholarship before training on April 17.
The scholarship is in memory of Ian...
Creosote buildup cause of Robinson Drive chimney fire
FALL RIVER: A buildup of creosote is the cause of a chimney fire on Jan. 3 that sent firefighters to a residence on Robinson Drive in Fall River Village.
HRM spokesman Brendan Elliott said that...
Students needs, government priorities targeted in agreements with universities
HALIFAX: New one-year funding agreements with the province’s 10 universities will cap tuition increases and spur more action on student housing, the Minister responsible for Advanced Education said.
The bilateral agreements for 2024-25 also tie...
Blackburn talks traffic at Windgate/Beaver Bank Road
BEAVER BANK: What happens to curtail the heavy traffic load at Windgate Drive and Beaver Bank Road is all dependent on the outcome of HRM’s Integrated Mobility Plan.
Lisa Blackburn, the councillor for Middle/Upper Sackville-Lucasville-Beaver...