From the Firehouse – Sept. 2024 calls
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MILFORD: Here’s a look at the calls for September for local volunteer fire departments.
Information is provided on calls from Milford fire; Stewiacke fire; Lantz fire; Elmsdale fire; Uniacke & District Fire;...
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...
New staff to address violence in schools, support learning province says
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HALIFAX: Nova Scotia is adding 47 specialized staff to prevent and address violence in Nova Scotia schools. The new resources being piloted include student supervisors, security guards, child and youth care practitioners, educational...
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...
Province announces physician retirement fund initiative
HALIFAX: The government will provide a new retirement benefit to doctors as part of ongoing efforts to expand recruitment and retention initiatives in Nova Scotia.The support is through annual contributions that doctors put toward...
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...
From the Cruiser – Oct. 10, 2024
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ENFIELD: Over the past week, officers with East Hants RCMP responded to 130 calls for service.
Here is a look at some of the highlighted calls as provided by Const. Preston Burns,...
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...