Learning the importance of 911
WAVERLEY: Students in Grade 2 at Waverley Memorial Elementary School (WMES) had a special visitor to their classroom in late October.
Halifax District RCMP Const. Craig Foley, the community policing officer and school resource officer...
Spider Lake residents want Rogers to hang up on cell tower proposal
WAVERLEY: Looking out the back patio window at Patrick Watson’s home on Willowhill Ridge Road in Waverley, you’re greeted by a swath of trees that on an otherwise sunny day would present a taste...
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...
Coxhead savors spotlight in Halifax
SCOTIABANK CENTRE: Andrew Coxhead must have felt like he was a rock star Nov. 24 leaving the Quebec Remparts dressing room.
As the Fall River product carried his gear bag to the awaiting team bus...
RCMP satellite office needed in Fall River/Waverley: Streatch
FALL RIVER: The local councillor believes the growth and size of the Fall River/Waverley area requires its own Halifax District RCMP satellite office.
Currently, police responding to calls in the Fall River region do so...
Local family opens Junk Works franchise
FALL RIVER: Andrew Willison never imagined at 19-years-old he would be the general manager of any business, let alone his own. But that’s exactly what the Fall River man is doing.
Willison is the main...
More than just a “picture book”
FALL RIVER: What started out to be a story book on the stories behind the many lighthouses in Nova Scotia quickly turned into a picture book on them. And author Allan Billard is just...
Passion for snowmobiling in their blood
WELLINGTON: The Crowell families passion for snow has paid off in a big way this year as they came away with three major awards from the Snowmobile Association of Nova Scotia (SANS) awards banquet.
Jason,...
Spreading her happiness on missionary trip
FALL RIVER: Savanna MacLennan has a lot of happiness to spread—so the Fall River woman is going to do just that in Lithuania.
MacLennan is leaving Dec. 3 for the 18-month missionary trip through the...
Coxhead excited for game in Halifax
FALL RIVER: Growing up, Andrew Coxhead watched the Halifax Mooseheads play many times at the Scotiabank Centre in Halifax and yearned of one day playing at that level.
Now, he’ll do just that, but as...