MLA MacDonald provides road work updates
ENFIELD: Several roads are getting work from provincial road crews, the MLA for the area said.
Hants East MLA John A. MacDonald provided an update on roadwork ongoing in the Municipality of East Hants before...
Const. Burns helps out at Maple Ridge Elementary’s skating party
LANTZ: Students at Maple Ridge Elementary School had some extra help recently.
At the Christmas Skating Party held Dec. 19 at the Ice Pad B at the East Hants Sportsplex in Lantz, an officer with...
Province announces wage increase for Early Childhood Educators; New pension, benefits for Child-Care sector
HALIFAX: Early childhood educators and employees working in licensed child-care centres will receive benefits and pensions for the first time.The government is raising the wages of early childhood educators (ECEs) and introducing a benefits...
EHS, NSH, and IWK remind Nova Scotians to make the right call
HALIFAX: As we navigate a busy holiday season and a surge in respiratory-related illnesses, EHS Operations, Nova Scotia Health and IWK Health would like to remind Nova Scotians how to make the right call...
N.S. announces more supports for post-secondary students
HALIFAX: Students in Nova Scotia are getting some extra support with the cost of post-secondary education from the provincial government.
Advanced Education Minister Brian Wong announced Dec. 21 that the province is providing a one-time,...
PHOTOS/VIDEO: Santa, Mrs. Claus bring Christmas excitement to Wellington/Fletchers Lake
WELLINGTON: Santa and Mrs. Claus brought the Christmas excitement to the Wellington/Fletchers Lake Station House on Dec. 17.
Arriving on a fire truck from Station 42 Wellington - Grand Lake and District Firefighters Association,...
Public Works, ECC unaware of Wellington residents blasting issues
WELLINGTON; A provincial spokesperson said its news to them that residents are having issues related to blasting at the Aerotech Connector in Wellington.
On a Facebook community page, residents had been posting about issues they...
Youth charged in Elmsdale hit-and-run
ELMSDALE: RCMP have charged a youth in a hit-and-run that occurred earlier this month in Elmsdale.
East Hants RCMP Community Policing Officer Const. Preston Burns said police responded to the incident at the Elmsdale Sobeys...
Stingrays spotted in East Hants
This is the first in our feature called "Little Lakers." These stories and school news updates will be written by students in Grade 5 at Maple Ridge Elementary. We hope to have them every...
Aerotech Connector expected to be complete by 2024 construction season end
WELLINGTON: The contractor doing the Aerotech Connector has had some weather-related setbacks, a provincial spokesman told The Laker News.
In an interview on Dec. 18, Gary Andrea with the Department of Public Works, said during...