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Twitter: @ReprtrPatHealey Info from https://christinamccarron.nsndp.ca/ Christina has lived, worked, and volunteered in Waverly-Fall River-Beaver Bank for over 22 years. She and her husband, Dana, have three adult children. She is a passionate environmentalist, an early childhood educator,...

Twitter: @ReprtrPatHealey Info from: https://www.pcpartyns.ca/brian_wong Brian has worked in the Nova Scotia education system as both a teacher and principal since 1995 and has owned and operated several businesses since 1987. He holds Master's degrees in...

Twitter: @ReprtrPatHealey Info from: Anthony Edmonds and Facebook: @Edmonds2021 Anthony Edmonds is an aerospace engineer with a background in community service and political activism. His engineering experience ranges from local start-ups to government projects, leading to...

EAST HANTS: The Laker News is partnering with the East Hants & Districts Chamber of Commerce to co-host a 2021 Provincial Election Candidates Forum on Aug 4, beginning at 6:30 p.m. It will be livestreamed...

FALL RIVER: Sarah Brown may no longer live in Fall River, but she certainly has many memories from her 44 years that she called it home. On July 24, Brown, who now lives in Lower...

HALIFAX: NDP Leader Gary Burrill spoke with Garry Williams, a renter in Halifax, about how skyrocketing rents leave real people afraid of being priced out of their home and not able to find an...

CUMBERLAND: A re-elected Nova Scotia Liberal government will eliminate tolls for non-commercial Nova Scotia drivers on the Cobequid Pass on October 1, 2021. Nova Scotia Liberal leader Iain Rankin joined Bill Casey, Liberal candidate for...

From Halifax Water: WINDSOR JUNCTION: Halifax Water and our contractor, Dexter Construction, are undertaking significant work at the intersection of Cobequid Road and Glendale Avenue. Part of this work involves the connection of the new section...

Twitter: @ReprtrPatHealey From Halifax Water: WINDSOR JUNCTION/FALL RIVER: Beginning last night, July 16, at 6 p.m., Halifax Water and our contractor, Dexter Construction, will be connecting the new section of water main on Cobequid Road to...

Twitter: @ReprtrPatHealey ENFIELD, HRM: Nova Scotia has answered the call to help fight wildfires in Ontario, Manitoba, and British Columbia. Twenty-three Department of Lands and Forestry wildland firefighters and one agency representative will fight alongside other...