MP Samson willing to help Monarch-Rivendale residents
BEAVER BANK: The local MP is well aware of the lack of support the previous federal government provided to residents in the Monarch-Rivendale subdivision...
Dompierre tournament cancelled due to work-to-rule
FALL RIVER: Organizers with the annual Bill Dompierre Memorial basketball tournament have had to make the tough decision to axe this year’s event.
The tournament,...
Kids Play gets boost from well-known singer
LOWER SACKVILLE: A well-known singer in Lower Sackville has been able to use his popularity to give back to a child and family from...
RCMP investigating home invasion in Fletchers Lake
FLETCHERS LAKE: RCMP are searching for two unknown men following a home invasion in the early morning hours of Jan. 6 in Fletchers Lake.
Cpl....
Scotian Materials withdraws quarry permit rejection appeal
FALL RIVER: Scotian Materials has withdrawn their judicial review of a 2015 decision that saw the industrial permit for their proposed quarry, next to...
Team Clarke doesn’t skip a beat
FALL RIVER: There might have been a couple of changes to the Team Clarke women’s curling team, but the Chester-based squad has kept going...
Missing people, crime, human remains discovery top web stories
FALL RIVER: September 2016 marked the launch of The Laker’s new online presence with a refreshed, updated and more user friendly web presence.
Since that...
Rebels capture gold at SLAM hoops tournament
FALL RIVER: It was a successful SLAM basketball holiday tournament for the Fall River Rebels Under-16 girls basketball team.
The Rebels went undefeated, 4-0 (won-loss),...
Ringing in 2017 with a plunge
FALL RIVER: There were many brave souls--local and some from outside the Fall River area--that took the traditional New Year's Day plunge into Kinsac...
Taking a dip in Tucker Lake
BEAVER BANK: Revellers young and old wouldn't let a little drizzle stop them from taking a plunge and ringing in 2017 during the annual...