School support staff in N.S. could strike April 21
HALIFAX: CUPE’s Nova Scotia School Board Council of Unions (NSSBCU) and the central bargaining committee representing Nova Scotia’s Regional Centres for Education and the CSAP will be in a legal…
From childhood dream to reality: Gracie MacIntyre becomes new RCMP officer
MAIN PHOTO: Gracie MacIntyre of Enfield is presented her RCMP badge by her dad Const. Peter MacIntyre and Const. Deidre Ndiyae after graduating. (Submitted photo) ENFIELD: Gracie MacIntyre knew what…
PHOTOS: The Great Big Crunch at Holland Road School
FLETCHERS LAKE: Crunch. Crunch. Crunch. If residents from Holland Road in Fletchers Lake heard that sound coming from the school on the hill shortly before 10 a.m. on Friday morning,…
Pedestrian seriously injured after being struck by school bus
FALL RIVER: An 88-year-old Fall River man sustained serious injuries following a school bus-pedestrian collision on the morning of March 31, police said. Cpl. Guillaume Tremblay with Halifax District RCMP…
N.S. author releases book Overseas Adventures
HALIFAX: The following is a Q&A release sent out to The Laker News by N.S. author Arthur Shears on his recent release Overseas Adventures – From Afghanistan to Zambia and…
Payzant Building Products acquire Windsor furniture, Home Hardware
LOWER SACKVILLE: Payzant Building Products Ltd announced the addition of WindsorHome Hardware and Windsor Home Furniture to the Payzant team of home stores in a release on March 30. Payzant…
Cuban, Spanish music fills Fall River air at SJUC fundraiser
FALL RIVER: Supporters of the ham supper at St John’s United Church got to dance off their meal with some Spanish and Cuban dance music. Marcel Amores and Plan Ashe…
Rent cap forcing rental property owners out, IPOANS survey says
DARTMOUTH: The Nova Scotia government’s rent cap is the number one reason property owners are selling their rental units. That’s one of the major findings of a new survey conducted…
Interest being gauged for new recreational after school program
FALL RIVER: A group of women is gauging the communities interest in the creation of an After School Program that will be based out of St. Thomas Anglican Church. Creative…
Dee Dee Austin, Classified set to perform at New Glasgow festival
FALL RIVER: A Fall River musician is among the star-studded lineup that will hit the stage at the East Coast Music Festival this summer. Dee Dee Austin, an Indigenous artist…