PHOTOS: One last hurrah: Lockview High grads create memories to last a lifetime
FALL RIVER: One didn’t have to look far to see how much fun those graduating Lockview High had at their community graduation, organized and put on thanks to many late night hours from parent...
Get your bubble on, Nova Scotia!
HALIFAX: Bubble up, Atlantic Canada - and bring your identification with you.Starting Friday, July 3, if people live in another Atlantic Canadian province and want to visit Nova Scotia, they will need to show...
East Hants Aquatic Centre gearing up for COVID19-delayed opening
ELMSDALE: Get excited East Hants, it’s almost time for that first long-awaited dip in the new $19 million dollar constructed East Hants Aquatic Centre.
It was scheduled to open on March 16, however facilities such...
Streatch addresses online concern over financial support for LHS, MRHS graduations
FALL RIVER: After some online concerns were posted about Councillor Steve Streatch’s use of money from his district account, he reached out to The Laker News to set the record straight.
The issue comes from...
COVID19-inspired book released by Lantz author
LANTZ: An author from Lantz has had a poem she was inspired to write because of the COVID19 pandemic made into a book, which was published locally in East Hants.
Lynn Lapthorne penned ‘Never Again’...
N.S. expanding supportive care program
EAST HANTS: Nova Scotians with cognitive impairments like significant memory loss or brain injury want more flexibility and control over how care is provided in their homes. That is why government is expanding a...
Lifeguards supervision of provincial beaches begins July 1
HRM: Nova Scotians can enjoy their favourite beaches this summer under the watchful eyes of trained lifeguards starting Wednesday, July 1.The Nova Scotia Lifeguard Service provides 82 lifeguards to supervise 23 beaches in 12...
Middle Sackville man arrested after fleeing RCMP
BEAVER BANK: A 26-year-old Middle Sackville man was arrested just after midnight on June 28 after he refused to stop for Halifax District RCMP.
Cpl. Lisa Croteau said a member of the Halifax District RCMP...
Elmsdale, Lantz fire departments in friendly challenge for Noble Cup bragging rights
LANTZ: Two local fire departments are in a friendly competition to see who can donate the most blood with the end goal being to raise awareness of donating plasma, whole blood, and platelets.
Elmsdale and...
PHOTOS: HERH Grads don’t let rain dampen Prom Showcase spirit
ENFIELD: Mother Nature tried to rain on the parade of graduates from Hants East Rural High School, but it didn't work.
School students gathered keeping physical distancing in mind for the most part for the...