STUDENT VOTE: Balcom picked as District 1 councillor; Gillis in District 15; Fillmore as...
FALL RIVER/BEAVER BANK/EAST HANTS: If it was up to students in District 1 Waverley Fall River Musquodoboit Valley, Chris Balcom would be the new councillor while Andy Fillmore would be mayor.
In Lower Sackville-Beaver Bank, students...
MVC victim being remembered fondly by friends
WALTON: A 19-year-old Upper Kennetcook man has died following a single-vehicle collision into a home in Walton on Thursday afternoon, East Hants RCMP said.
Cpl. Guillaume Tremblay, with N.S. RCMP, said police are investigating the...
Students enjoy experience of voting during mock Student Vote election
FALL RIVER/WAVERLEY: What better time for students at local schools to learn and experience voting then during a municipal election.
That’s what students did at several local schools in communities that The Laker News covers...
Chute’s smart thinking leads to trick ski national collegiate championship
LAKELAND, FLA.: A smart decision at the end of her run is what led Olivia Chute to the national collegiate trick water skiing championship.
The Windsor Junction product competes in waterskiing at Florida Southern College...
Beaver Bank man issued driving suspension for impaired driving
BEAVER BANK/LOWER SACKVILLE: A 32-year-old Beaver Bank man is among the 16 impaired drivers that RCMP stopped across HRM over the Thanksgiving weekend.
Cpl. Guillaume Tremblay, with RCMP Halifax Regional Detachment, said police arrested two...
Olympic boxer Sanford to get key to Municipality of East Hants
ELMSDALE: Wyatt Sanford will be getting the keys to the Municipality of East Hants.
At the Oct. 8 Executive Committee meeting, councillors heard a staff report on their motion made in September about a way...
Advance voter turnout among lowest in Fall River/Musq. Valley; Lower Sackville-Beaver Bank
BEAVER BANK/FALL RIVER: The number of people who have voted in advance either online, via telephone or in person in the HRM Municipal Election is low, and District 1 and District 15 are the...
Police investigating two fatal collisions on Hwy 101
WOLFVILLE/BERWICK; Three people have died as a result of two separate multi-vehicle collisions on Highway 101 in Wolfville and Berwick over the long weekend, Nova Scotia RCMP said.
In the first mvc on Oct. 12,...
Youth charged with dangerous driving following incident at school
MOUNT UNIACKE: RCMP have charged a youth with dangerous driving following an incident in Mount Uniacke on Oct. 7.
East Hants RCMP Const. Preston Burns, Community Policing Officer, said the charges come after the youth...
N.S. announces grant for early-career researchers
HALIFAX: Applications for the New Investigator in Addictions and Mental Health Grant are now open, Nova Scotia announced on Oct. 10.“Research and collaboration are essential to understanding the mental health and addictions needs of...