Vehicle fire snarls morning traffic
FALL RIVER: A vehicle fire just before 8 a.m. closed Fall River Road for about half an hour this morning, Nov. 26, to traffic as fire crews responded to the…
Big Christmas cheque presentation
FALL RIVER: Lawrence Spencer and Ann Dease from NS Arts & Crafts, presented Fall River Lions Christmas Express food drive organizers Paula Beck and Stephanie Dube with a cheque for…
Christmas on the Canal postponed to Dec. 9
FALL RIVER: Organizers have made the call this morning, Nov. 25, to postpone Christmas on the Canal – the Lions Christmas Express Parade and FRABA Tree Lighting. With forcasted weather…
Lakeview dancer earns dance school bursary
TORONTO, ONT.: A dance student from Lakeview and her classmates are fundraising for opportunities they want to do in their graduating year, including the possibility of a dance exchange with…
Schmidt’s hockey dreams takes him to Germany
GERMANY: Olafr Schmidt is getting the best of both worlds—playing the sport he loves, while experiencing the beauty of many European countries. Schmidt, a product from Lakeview, is suiting up…
Youth charged with knife assault at Lockview
FALL RIVER: A student at Lockview High has been arrested and charged for an assault with a knife on another student during an altercation between the two in a wooded…
“Cancer is such a horrible thing.”
BEAVER BANK: Becca Schofield may have passed away earlier this year due to cancer, however the well-known girl still provides inspiration for a unique project being done by a young…
Windsor Junction man killed in crash
HAMMONDS PLAINS: A 48-year-old man from Windsor Junction has died after a late afternoon single-vehicle crash in Hammonds Plains on Nov. 18. Halifax District RCMP were called to Viscount Run…
1st Canal Brownies learn all about empathy
FALL RIVER: The 1st Canal Brownies had a chance to learn first-hand about empathy without even knowing it. The brownies group held their Nov. 15 meeting upstairs at St. John’s…
Turning a negative into a positive
FLETCHERS LAKE: The students in Nicole Legrow’s Grade 5 class at Holland Road Elementary School have turned something that many view as a negative into a positive, through the reading…