Water cost break for non-profits being explored
FALL RIVER: Steve Streatch said he is looking into getting local non-profit community halls along the Fall River water project route a break on what they will have to pay.
“During first reading for the...
Streatch reports progress on dock project
FALL RIVER: HRM Parks and Recreation have met with the local councillor to continue discussions on the proposed dock project to be constructed behind the Gordon R. Snow Community Centre.
Steve Streatch said Margaret Soley...
Streatch feels HRM owning McDonald Sports Park best bet
WAVERLEY: The local councillor feels the best bet for long-term success of McDonald Sports Park is for HRM to take it over.
Steve Streatch said the park is on provincially owned land, it is offering...
Water project on hold
FALL RIVER: The Fall River water project is on hold.
Councillor Steve Streatch is pointing to a tight deadline from the federal government—they have a March 2018 date—to have the project completed by and “substantially...
NDP unveils Environmental Bill of Rights in Miller Lake West
MILLER LAKE WEST: With the location of the proposed Fall River Quarry in the background, NDP Leader Gary Burrill released the party’s plans to protect the environment should they form government on May 30.
Burrill,...
Election 17: Burrill stands with Sanipass on Quarry
MILLER LAKE WEST: NDP Leader Gary Burrill is supporting local candidate Trevor Sanipass and his stance against the Fall River Quarry.
In our question-and-answer sit-down with Sanipass, representing Waverley-Fall River-Beaver Bank, early on in the...
Cheema athletes on Canadian team radar
WAVERLEY: Three athletes from Waverley-based Cheema have made the first step towards making the Canadian national team after a recent competition.
Marshall Hughes, Michelle Russell, Craig Spence, Sawyer Capes, Shaun Fair, Samantha Hall, Tom Hall,...
UPDATED: Fuel spill in Lake Fletcher
FLETCHERS LAKE: More than 900 litres of diesel fuel is estimated to have leaked into a stream that feeds Lake Fletcher during a fuel spill on May 18.
Firefighters from Station 42 (Wellington) and Station...
Fuel spill in Fletcher Lake
A domestic fuel oil spill may affect the quality of water in Lake Fletcher in Fall River.
People who draw water from the lake are advised to watch for an oily sheen and distinct odour....
CHIASSON, Alfred Robert
CHIASSON, Alfred Robert – Age, 76, of Beaver Bank, passed away peacefully on Monday, April 17, 2017.