BILLieving until the end
WAVERLEY: The BILLievers kept believing as they waited for the final poll to come in, confirming that their man, Liberal incumbent Bill Horne, had been re-elected.
Horne and the thin crowd of supporters that remained...
PC Johns elected in Sackville-Beaver Bank
BEAVER BANK: The former councillor for District 14 in HRM has earned election in his attempt at provincial politics.
Brad Johns, who carried the PC banner in Sackville-Beaver Bank, handily defeated Liberal incumbent Stephen Gough,...
And the students say: Green in Waverley-Fall River-Beaver Bank
FALL RIVER: If the voting was left up to the students at three schools in Waverley-Fall River-Beaver Bank, there would be an underdog elected to the N.S. Legislature.
Students at Holland Road School in Fletchers...
Election 17: McNeil passes on stop with Horne; didn’t want to distract
FALL RIVER: A planned whistle stop by Premier Stephen McNeil to support Waverley-Fall River-Beaver Bank candidate Bill Horne was halted when the leader of the PC Party surprisingly showed up.
Jamie Baillie was scheduled to...
Raising money for Shave for the Brave
FALL RIVER: It would appear getting a free hair cut is a great way to raise money for a great cause.
That was evident on May 28 at The Men’s Den in Fall River when...
Extension for water project possible, says Samson
FALL RIVER: An extension of up to a year to the initial March 31, 2018 deadline for the Fall River water project is possible, says the MP for Sackville-Preston-Chezzetcook.
In an interview with The Laker...
Election 17: NS Green’s Trappenberg campaigns in Fall River
FALL RIVER: Rush-hour motorists and pedestrians along Fall River Road on Thursday afternoon May 25 were greeted by Thomas Trappenberg, Leader of the Green Party of Nova Scotia.
Trappenberg was out meeting voters in the...
From the Firehouse – April calls
BEAVER BANK: There were 64 calls for services paged out to volunteer firefighters in the Fall River, Waverley, Wellington, Grand Lake, and Beaver Bank area during the month of April.
That number was led by...
GPV students show their the best at essays
FALL RIVER: Three students from Georges P. Vanier Junior High have nabbed the top four spots in the 2017 Turning Points essay contest.
Olivia Chute; Heidi Wadden; and Quentin Dawson-Nugent each placed first, second, and...
Math is no challenge for this young girl
FLETCHERS LAKE: Need a math question answered, just ask Maria Mihai she will likely know the answer without hesitation.
Mihai, a Grade 4 student at Holland Road Elementary School in Fletchers Lake, has math and...