“Very disappointed.” Resident, councillor react to consultants report on treated effluent pipe
FALL RIVER: A consultant’s review of the receiving water study of the treated effluent pipe that is to go into Lake Thomas has determined there will be “no measurable impact on the drinking water...
Officials hold post-Hurricane Fiona briefing Sept. 25.
FALL RIVER: Officials from HRM Fire, N.S. Power, Bell, Canadian Red Cross, N.S. EMO, and others took questions from the three reporters registered for the briefing update on Sept. 25.
The Laker News’ Pat Healey...
Public schools cancelled in HRM, CCRCE, Cape Breton for Monday
FALL RIVER/EAST HANTS: The province announced as a result of Hurricane Fiona and its resulting power outages and damages to roads, that schools in four regional centre for educations and at the northern and...
PHOTOS: Crowds flock to Waverley Gold Rush Days as it returns
WAVERLEY: The community came out to celebrate the return of Waverley Gold Rush Days in full force.
The community festival, put to the sidelines over the past two years due to the pandemic, returned with...
Halifax woman charged with traffic infractions after collision
UPPER RAWDON: A 39-year-old Halifax woman has been charged with a pair of motor vehicle infractions following a two-vehicle collision in Upper Rawdon.
Sgt. Martin Roy, with East Hants RCMP, said police responded to a...
Atlantic Canadians feel unprepared for breast cancer diagnosis: survey
ATLANTIC CANADA: A new survey from Breast Cancer Canada indicates that despite this pervasive disease, 48 per cent of Atlantic residents diagnosed with breast cancer felt unprepared when they or a loved one received...
RCMP charge 275 with impaired-related offences in July, August
FALL RIVER/BEAVER BANK: Five of the 275 drivers charged across the province with impaired-related offences during July and August occurred in the Beaver Bank and Fall River area.
For the months of July and August,...
Fourteen drivers nabbed for speeding in Fall River/Beaver Bank
BEAVER BANK/FALL RIVER: RCMP across N.S. charged 38 drivers with stunting in July and August, new stats sent out to media indicate.
Among those were four stunting incidents in the Upper Sackville and Lower Sackville...
N.S. Power activating EOC ahead of Hurricane Fiona
HALIFAX: Nova Scotia Power will be activating its Emergency Operations Centre (EOC) Friday at 8 a.m.,(September 23) ahead of the first Hurricane expected to impact Nova Scotia this season.
Customers are encouraged to monitor their...
Province announces leadership changes in health recruitment, Education and early Childhood Development
From a press release
HALIFAX: New leadership is being put in place at the Office of Healthcare Professionals Recruitment and the Department of Education and Early Childhood Development.
Dr. Nicole Boutilier, Vice-President of Medicine, Nova Scotia...