Seven area residents among Nova Scotians to receive Platinum Jubilee medal
ENFIELD/FALL RIVER: Seven residents of the Beaver Bank-Fall River-Waverley and East Hants areas were among the more than 60 Nova Scotians awarded the Queen Elizabeth II's Platinum Jubilee Medal on Aug. 4.
The medal recognizes...
QEII first Canadian location to use Medtronic surgical robot for spinal surgeries
From a release
HALIFAX: Nova Scotia Health has completed the first spinal robotic surgery in Canada using Medtronic’s MAZOR™ X Stealth Edition.
The innovative robotic arm is controlled by a surgeon during spinal surgeries and...
RCMP: three strikes, you’re out for utility trailer owner
ENFIELD: A call to Concorde Way in Enfield turned out bad for one utility trailer owner on July 31.
East Hants RCMP S/Sgt. Cory Bushell said police were alerted to a utility trailer that was...
Athletes from across N.S. head to Niagara for Canada Games
HALIFAX: Athletes from across Nova Scotia will travel to Ontario’s Niagara region on Friday, August 5, to compete at the 2022 Canada Summer Games.
Team Nova Scotia is sending about 460 athletes, coaches, managers and...
Cheema Fest 22 marks opening of expanded boathouse, naming of fitness centre in Czom’s...
WAVERLEY: Cheema Aquatic Club was a beehive of celebratory activity on July 31.
Cheema Fest 22 was held celebrating the completion and official opening of their expanded boathouse. A day filled with fun and festivities...
WJCC presented with AED in memory of Skyler Blackie
WINDSOR JUNCTION: The Windsor Junction Community Centre (WJCC) was the recent recipient of an AED in memory of a former camp counsellor and camper who attended.
The Blackie family was on hand last month to...
Singer Martin’s soothing sounds entertains Village Green crowd
WAVERLEY: The soothing sounds of an East Coast Music Award winner serenaded the village of Waverley on July 24.
Martin was the featured performer during the Summer Concert Series that is happening on the Waverley...
N.S. RCMP warning residents about sextortion scam
LOWER SACKVILLE: The Nova Scotia RCMP provincial Internet Child Exploitation (ICE) Unit is warning the public about a new sextortion scam.
In recent months, the RCMP has received a large number of money-motivated sextortion reports...
No injuries in truck collision on Hwy 2
FALL RIVER: Police say no one was injured in a single-vehicle collision that occurred on hwy 2 in Fall River on Thursday night July 28.
Cpl. Guillaume Tremblay, with Halifax District RCMP, said that police...
Youth bicyclist suffers minor injuries in collision
FALL RIVER: A youth bicyclist was injured in a collision in the Fall River Road area on Thursday night, RCMP say.
Police say that at approximately 7:30 p.m., Halifax District RCMP, Station 45 Fall...