Rural firehalls could get big boost in funding from province
MOUNT UNIACKE: A chance encounter between a businesswoman and the now Liberal MP for Kings-Hants during the 2019 federal election campaign is being credited with seeing firehalls across N.S. become eligible for support from...
Rankin asked about release of Liberals election platform
MOUNT UNIACKE: The Liberal Party of Nova Scotia will be releasing their election platform for Nova Scotians to see--just not yet.
During a stop in Mount Uniacke at Uniacke & District Volunteer Fire Department on...
Fletchers Lake family grateful for support after daughter seriously injured in hit-and-run
FLETCHERS LAKE: The family of a young woman from Fletchers Lake who was hit while crossing Robie Street in Halifax on July 21 is receiving an outpouring amount of support from the community.
Lucy Sharpe,...
WFRBB: Submit your questions for The Laker News/FRABA Candidates Forum Aug. 3
FALL RIVER/BEAVER BANK: The Laker News is partnering with the Fall River & Area Business Association (FRABA) to co-host a Candidates Forum with the provincial election candidates for the Aug. 17 provincial election.
The Candidates...
Man faces impaired driving charges after “violent” Mount Uniacke crash
MOUNT UNIACKE: A 30-year-old Mount Uniacke man faces charges of impaired driving after a single-vehicle collision on July 18 on Etter Road.
Local firefighters responded along with EHS to the scene after the 911 call...
HANTS EAST Election21: NDP’s Abby Cameron
Info from https://abbycameron.nsndp.ca/
Abby Cameron spent more than a decade telling people’s stories in East Hants.
As a journalist and former editor of the Enfield Weekly Press and The Laker, Abby has a unique knowledge of...
HANTS EAST Election21: Green Party’s Simon Greenough
Info from: Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/EastHantsSimon/
Simon Greenough was raised on his family’s dairy farm in Greenfield. In 2017, he graduated from the University of New Brunswick in Fredericton with a BSc in Biology.
Simon has spent...
HANTS EAST Election21: Liberal Party’s Michael Blois
Info from www.MichaelBlois.ca
Michael Blois is a life-long resident of Gore, East Hants and grew up on an eighth-generation family farm with his parents, Debbie and Barron, and three brothers.
Growing up, Michael was involved in...
HANTS EAST Election21: PC’s John A. MacDonald
Info from: http://www.johnamacdonald.ca/
Became an entrepreneur in 1999 when I created E-Commerce Solutions by Canucks Inc. Company specializes in IT in the Transportation Industry, with customers in Canada, USA and Mexico. Enjoys getting out for...
Pet of the Week – July 23, 2021
Here is our Pet of the Week for July 23, 2021 as selected by a random computerized draw.
The other pets that were submitted will be included in the draw for next week, and the...