Dompierre tournament cancelled due to work-to-rule
FALL RIVER: Organizers with the annual Bill Dompierre Memorial basketball tournament have had to make the tough decision to axe this year’s event.
The tournament, usually held at Lockview High and the Gordon R. Snow...
Ringing in 2017 with a plunge
FALL RIVER: There were many brave souls--local and some from outside the Fall River area--that took the traditional New Year's Day plunge into Kinsac Lake in Fall River.
Reporter Pat Healey captured all the fun...
Guard rail work to cause delays in Waverley
WAVERLEY: Residents are being informed off traffic delays due to guard rail replacement work ongoing in Waverley until Thursday, Nov. 3.
In a press release, HRM said guardrail work was to begin Nov. 1 along...
Horne unsure of Bill 75 impact at polls
FALL RIVER: Liberal MLA Bill Horne knows he has an uphill climb to garner re-election when the writ is dropped for a provincial election, even if he is the incumbent.
That’s because Horne’s decision to...
Teachers, parents keeping pressure on
FALL RIVER: Parents and teachers at Fall River area schools aren’t about to let the Nova Scotia Teachers Union (NSTU) labour strife with the provincial Liberal government fade from the news headlines.
That’s why close...
Baillie hears concerns from teachers, parents
WELLINGTON: PC Party Leader Jamie Baillie isn’t Premier, but he’s getting an earful from parents and teachers about the trouble inside the classrooms and what needs to be done to fix it for the...
Horne at ease with Bill 75 vote decision
FALL RIVER: Bill Horne is at ease with his decision to vote yes to Bill 75, despite friendships he has with several teachers and loud pleas from some in the community he represents to...
Streatch ready to be District 1’s voice at City Hall
FALL RIVER: Steve Streatch knows he has a lot of work ahead of him.
Just moments after his Oct. 15 HRM municipal election win was confirmed, the Elderbank resident acknowledged he has been given the...
Wait almost over for Riverlake Syrian Refugee Project
FALL RIVER: Anytime the phone rings at Sue MacLean’s house in Fall River, she jumps up with excitement—and nervousness—that it could be “the call."
MacLean is the chairwoman of the volunteer-based Riverlake Syrian Refuegee Project—a...
NSTU announces work-to-rule
EDITOR'S NOTE: This just in from the Teacher's Union. We are now working on getting local reaction.
On November 28th we announced our plan to engage in a work-to-rule job action, beginning on Monday, December...