Young Sackville girl helping fundraise for Zac’s Warriors
FALL RIVER: A young Middle Sackville girl is proof that no donation is too small, and has just the same impact if not more than large ones do. Kaylee Bowes…
PHOTOS: Christmas on the Canal brings spirit of the season to Fall River
FALL RIVER: Despite the cold weather, hundreds came out for Christmas on the Canal in Fall River on Dec. 1, celebrating the kick off of the holiday season. The Lions…
A Q & A with volunteer firefighter Station Chiefs on their need
WELLINGTON: Recently, The Laker sat down with the local Station Chiefs of volunteer fire departments in Waverley; Fall River; Wellington/Grand Lake; and Goffs. The sitdown chat inside the Fall River…
Making Christmas filled with joy for those serving Canada around the world
WMES Grade 2 students pen Christmas letters for Armed Forces members WAVERLEY: Grade 2 students at Waverley Memorial School want to ensure Canadian Armed Forces personnel who are away from…
Hockey for Hope: Jacob Project making donation to Hope Cottage through Bedford minor hockey team
WAVERLEY: A Waverley teen is thinking about others first this holiday season. Jake Boudreau, a student at Lockview High, operates The Jacob Project, an initiative he started some five years…
Fall River company wins Peak Award
FALL RIVER: A Fall River contractor has received accolades from the Canadian Home Builders Association (N.S.) for a project it built at a local school. Gerald Mitchell Contracting received the…
Icy conditions being blamed for snow plow crash in Fall River
FALL RIVER: A snow plow from Dexter Construction ended up on it’s side on a subdivision in Fall River as it cleared away the ice and snow on Dec. 2.…
Pictou man nabbed going 168 km/h in a 100 km/h zone on Hwy 102 in Fall River
FALL RIVER: A 47-year-old Pictou man’s need for speed caught up to him on Wednesday Nov. 27 on Hwy 102 near Fall River, when RCMP clocked him doing almost 70…
Police investigating thefts from unlocked vehicles in HRM, including Beaver Bank, Sackville
BEAVER BANK: This past week, 13 reports of thefts from unlocked vehicles were reported in Cole Harbour, Lucasville, Upper Sackville, and Beaver Bank. Now that we’re in the holiday season,…
PHOTOS: Volunteer firefighters honoured
FALL RIVER: Station 41 Waverley named firefighter Ksenia Zaitas as their choice for Firefighter of the Year at the Zone 4 firefighter awards dinner and banquet, held Nov. 23 at…