Local schools participating in provincial Student Vote mock election
FALL RIVER/EAST HANTS: Close to 10 schools in the Fall River/Mount Uniacke/East Hants area will be among 200 province-wide registered to take part in Student Vote for the provincial election,.
In the lead-up to the...
Election 2024: Waverley-Fall River-Beaver Bank candidates answer our questions
FALL RIVER: We spoke with the four candidates running in the Waverley-Fall River-Beaver Bank riding over the past couple of weeks.
While we have posted the interviews already on our socials, we wanted to post...
Woodbine Park tenants file for return of unlawfully collected payments
BEAVER BANK: Tenants of Woodbine Park are filing for compensation after a recent Small Claims Court decision ruled that their landlord, Westphal Court Ltd., unlawfully required two tenants to pay for water bills and...
Tree for Boston begins journey from Antigonish County
ANTIGONISH COUNTY: The historic Tree for Boston has been cut at its location in Mattie Settlement, Antigonish County.
The 13.7-metre (45-foot) white spruce is being donated by landowners Hugh and Liz Ryan.
The Tree for Boston...
East Hants Christmas Parade a go for Dec. 7
ELMSDALE: The date has been finalized for what may be the final East Hants Christmas Parade—at least the last one sponsored and organized by East Hants Crime Prevention..
It will be held Dec. 7 at...
All the buzz: Bee statue unveiled at LWF Hall
FALL RIVER: A bee is all the buzz in Fall River.
Designed by the artist known as Heavy Metal Heather, a statue of a bee with flowers nearby was unveiled at the LWF Hall in...
Bible Hill man charged with impaired driving offences after mvc
RAWDON GOLD MINES: A 30-year-old man from Bible Hill is facing impaired driving related charges following a vehicle into a power pole collision on Nov. 8 in Rawdon Gold Mines.
Const. Preston Burns, Community Policing...
Canada Post employees begin strike
ENFIELD: Employees with the Canadian Union of Postal Workers (CUPW) are on strike.
At the Enfield Post Office on Nov. 15, workers with signs on Bristol board, could be seen walking on both sides of...
Body-worn cameras being issued to frontline N.S. RCMP officers
HALIFAX: Starting this month, as part of the RCMP’s national deployment, the Nova Scotia RCMP will begin issuing body-worn cameras (BWCs) to officers across the province.
The cameras will be issued to 600 Nova Scotia...
Two arrested after illegal cannabis store searched; Beaver Bank man assaulted
LUCASVILLE/BEAVER BANK: Two people have been arrested after a Beaver Bank man was assaulted by a man with a knife in Lucasville on Nov. 10.
Cpl. Guillaume Tremblay said that the Special Enforcement Section of...