Dal Legal Aid: Legislative amendments will increase evictions and homelessness
From a press release
HALIFAX: The Progressive Conservative government introduced amendments to the Interim Residential Rental Increase Cap Act and the Residential Tenancies Act that prioritize the interests of landlords by allowing landlords to increase...
COLUMN: When we hear racist sentiments, we must challenge it
By Nancy Stapleton, a Fall River resident
As a privileged white person, I can choose to turn off the news, stop scrolling through Twitter and pretend that what’s happening in the U.S. doesn’t affect or...
Alleged assaults, break-and-enter being investigated by police
FALL RIVER: Halifax District RCMP are investigating a pair of alleged assault incidents in Beaver Bank and at the Halifax Stanfield Airport, according to HRM Crimemapping.
On Oct. 29, police received a report of an...
UPDATED: Proposed Ingram Drive development rejected
WINDSOR JUNCTION: The proposed mixed residential/commercial development for the end of Ingram Drive in Fall River Village has been nixed, as proposed.
Councillor Steve Streatch confirmed the news in an interview late on the afternoon...
Pet of the Week – Jan. 22, 2021
Here is our Pet of the Week for Jan. 15, 2021 as selected by a random computerized draw:
The other pets that were submitted will be included in the draw for next week, and the...
Two youth arrested following theft of truck
FALL RIVER: Just after 3 a.m. this morning, Halifax District RCMP responded to a complaint of a suspicious vehicle on Holland Rd. in Fletchers Lake. A resident confronted a male entering unlocked vehicles, resulting...
Mosherville man facing charges of impaired driving after MVC
UPPER NINE MILE RIVER: A 20-year-old Mosherville man is facing charges of impaired driving (by drug) following a single-vehicle collision on June 6.
Const. Preston Burns, with East Hants RCMP, said police were advised...
Quick thinking prevents fire from extending into home in Enfield
ENFIELD: Firefighters from four Corridor fire departments responded to an early morning structure fire on Alderney Drive in Enfield on Tuesday morning, March 17.
Captain Jon Heffernan, who was Incident Command at the call
in the...
SWEPS begins blue-green algae project work on local lakes
FALL RIVER: A local volunteer group is getting some assistance towards its blue-green algae project from the local councillor.
On a beautiful sunny June 15, along Kinsac Lake on Fall River Road, Councillor Cathy Deagle...
Hwy 102 overpass projects in Enfield, Elmsdale progressing
ELMSDALE: The COVID19 shutdown of some businesses in the province has had little to no impact on two highway construction projects in the Enfield/Elmsdale area.
Department of Transportation and Infrastructure Renewal spokeswoman Deborah Bayer said...