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FALL RIVER: HRM Parks and Recreation have met with the local councillor to continue discussions on the proposed dock project to be constructed behind the Gordon R. Snow Community Centre. Steve Streatch said Margaret Soley...

FALL RIVER: The Fall River water project is on hold. Councillor Steve Streatch is pointing to a tight deadline from the federal government—they have a March 2018 date—to have the project completed by and “substantially...

MILLER LAKE WEST: With the location of the proposed Fall River Quarry in the background, NDP Leader Gary Burrill released the party’s plans to protect the environment should they form government on May 30. Burrill,...

MILLER LAKE WEST: NDP Leader Gary Burrill is supporting local candidate Trevor Sanipass and his stance against the Fall River Quarry. In our question-and-answer sit-down with Sanipass, representing Waverley-Fall River-Beaver Bank, early on in the...

WAVERLEY: Three athletes from Waverley-based Cheema have made the first step towards making the Canadian national team after a recent competition. Marshall Hughes, Michelle Russell, Craig Spence, Sawyer Capes, Shaun Fair, Samantha Hall, Tom Hall,...

FLETCHERS LAKE: More than 900 litres of diesel fuel is estimated to have leaked into a stream that feeds Lake Fletcher during a fuel spill on May 18. Firefighters from Station 42 (Wellington) and Station...

A domestic fuel oil spill may affect the quality of water in Lake Fletcher in Fall River. People who draw water from the lake are advised to watch for an oily sheen and distinct odour....

CHIASSON, Alfred Robert – Age, 76, of Beaver Bank, passed away peacefully on Monday, April 17, 2017.

CUVELIER (Wyatt, Franklin), Shirley Jean – Age 88, Fall River, passed away peacefully at home surrounded by her lived ones on April 17, 2017.

GARLAND, Maria – Age 92, of Beaver Bank, passed away peacefully on Friday, May 12, 2017.