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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 launch, we have used it to post more news, sports,...
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), to bring home the championship and gold medal hardware from...
Revocation of permit for quarry heads back to court next week
MILLER LAKE WEST: It’s back to the courtrooms next week for the proponent looking to construct a quarry in the Fall River/Goffs area, and the residents fighting against it.
Scotian Materials is appealing their industrial...
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 Lake in Fall River.
Reporter Pat Healey captured all the fun...
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 Polar Bear Dip into Tucker Lake in Beaver Bank on...
MPs News and Views – by MP Darrell Samson
Dear friends,
I would first like to wish you all a happy New Year. I hope your holiday season was pleasant and that you are ready to start the New Year. I am looking forward...
ROCKWELL, Walter Lewis “Bud”
ROCKWELL, Walter Lewis “Bud” – Age 85, of Windsor Junction, passed away peacefully December 16, 2016 in Hants Community Hospital, Windsor.
DENNIS, Edward Joseph
DENNIS, Edward Joseph – Age 79, of Beaver Bank, passed away peacefully Sunday, December 4, 2016 in QEII Health Sciences Centre, Halifax
COULSTRING, Kenneth Arthur
COULSTRING, Kenneth Arthur – of Waverley, passed away peacefully on Saturday, December 17, 2016 at the age of 70.
UPDATE: Missing teen found safe: RCMP
UPDATE:December 29, 2016, Beaver Bank, Nova Scotia … Fourteen-year-old Jayden Doucette, who was reported missing earlier today, has been located and is safe.
The RCMP would like to thank the public for their assistance and...