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DUGAS, Juanita Elizabeth – Age 63, of Beaver Bank, passed away on March 23, 2018 in the Emergency Department, QEII Health Sciences Centre, Halifax

BEAVER BANK: The 2nd Beaver Bank Cubs are learning about giving back to those less fortunate. On March 26, members of the youth group delivered 50 hygiene kits to Beacon House in Lower Sackville. They...

DUGAS, Juanita Elizabeth – Age 63, of Beaver Bank, passed away on March 23, 2018 in the Emergency Department, QEII Health Sciences Centre, Halifax.

FALL RIVER: The Fall River water project has completed one of it’s final hurdles—getting the full funding to complete the project. At regional council on March 20, a motion came forward to deal with the...

WAVERLEY: Three sections of Rocky Lake Drive in Waverley had crosswalk flags installed last month in partnership between Norm Collins of Crosswalk Safety and local community groups. The flags were installed on March 3 at...

MILLER LAKE WEST: Scotian Materials will be seeking an Environmental Impact Assessment (EIA) for its Goffs quarry, near Miller Lake West, the company confirmed to The Laker on March 23. Company President Rob MacPherson said...

WELLINGTON: The Shubenacadie Canal Commission (SCC) is considering blocking access to the lock off Kings Road in Wellington if the overbundent littering and tearing up of the ground doesn’t stop. Doug Conrad, General Manager of...

WAVERLEY: A 20-year-old man from Elderbank is facing a slew of charges, including dangerous driving and fleeing police, after being spotted travelling at 192 kilometres per hour in a school zone on Rocky Lake...

LOWER SACKVILLE: Hallifax District RCMP is investigating an attempted robbery on a walking trail in Lower Sackville. At 11:30 a.m. on Wednesday, March 21, a 25-year-old man was walking the trails around First Lake in...

WINDSOR JUNCTION: On March Break, most kids were taking a break from learning and spending it locally with their families or going on a trip down south. For those taking part in the Roots for...