Province announces more housing coming for Windsor area
From a press release WINDSOR: Older Nova Scotians, families and people with disabilities will soon have more options for housing in Windsor. Under the Land for Housing Initiative, the Province…
Blasting to continue until October 2023 for Aerotech Connector
WELLINGTON: The Aerotech (Wellington) Connector is scheduled for a late Fall 2024 opening, said a Department of Public Works spokesman. That was one of the updates provided to The Laker…
Vlad and Inna set to perform at St. John’s United Church concert series
FALL RIVER: Two well-known, local musicians will be performing their sounds before local fans and friends this weekend. Vlad Sitnikov, born in Russia, and Inna Klymenko, a Ukrainian refugee who…
Community cleanup picks up plenty of trash in Wellington, Fall River
WELLINGTON: More than a dozen community volunteers took time away from a beautiful Saturday morning to help make their community clean. The volunteers were participating in the Earth Day Community…
PHOTOS: Having fun selling Girl Guide cookies
FALL RIVER: The Cookie Monster would have been in their glory if it was in Fall River last Saturday morning. Youth with the Canal District Girl Guides were at Georges…
NDP: Nurses on medical leave deserve province’s “thank you” bonus
From an NDP press release HALIFAX: The Houston government’s “thank you” bonus excludes full-time permanent nurses that are off on medical leave. Katie Doyle has been off work since August…
NSH holding vaccine clinic April 20 for those exposed to Central Zone measles case
HALIFAX: Nova Scotia Health Public Health is offering a vaccine clinic for those who may have been exposed to a recent measles case in Central Zone. This clinic is for…
Liberals: Doctor waitlist hits new peak with no solutions forthcoming
The following is from a press release HALIFAX: In just 19 months since the Houston government took office, the doctor waitlist has now more than doubled to 142,242 Nova Scotians,…
Premier asks Nova Scotians to remember on April 18-19
HALIFAX: Nova Scotians are asked to pause for a moment of silence at noon on Tuesday, April 18, and Wednesday, April 19, to remember those lost, honour the survivors and…
Man wanted on Canada-wide warrant for sex assault arrested
ENFIELD: A man wanted on a Canada-wide warrant from the North West Territories was lodged in the cells in Enfield on April 7. Cpl. Jonathan Neima said the man in…