Food drive superheroes
Lakeview couple handing over the reigns to community food drive after 25 years LAKEVIEW: A couple from Lakeview are passing on the community’s food drive torch onto a new family,…
Assaults, theft from vehicles keep police busy
FLETCHERS LAKE: Two alleged assaults in the Beaver Bank area were among the crimes police were investigating during the week of Dec. 4-11, according Halifax Regional Police/RCMP’s Crime Mapping interactive…
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…