Home News Page 6

News

Singer DeeDee Austin leading five-week No Time For That anti-bullying tour across Atlantic Canada

HALIFAX: A Fall River singer will be spending five weeks bringing a message of No Time For That anti-bullying message to Maritime schools. Indigenous singer and up-and-coming rising star DeeDee Austin has been announced as...

Newly elected HRM Mayor, Regional councillors to be sworn in

HALIFAX: The councillor for Waverley Fall River Musquodoboit Valley and Lower Sackville-Beaver Bank will be sworn in on Tuesday during the first meeting of HRM's new council since the Oct. 19 municipal election. Cathy Deagle...

From the Cruiser – Nov. 1, 2024

Brought to you by: ENFIELD: During the past week, officers with East Hants RCMP responded to 112 calls for service. Here is one of those incidents that can be reported on as provided by Const. Preston...

ELECTION 2024: Residents asked to submit questions for The Laker News candidate interviews

FALL RIVER/SACKVILLE: The Laker News plans to do video interviews with the main party candidates for our local area. What questions would you like asked to the candidates for the upcoming Nova Scotia provincial election? Us...

Authors: Canada needs solutions-focused innovation to tackle social and environmental challenges

The following was sent to media by QUOI media and is used with permission. An independent social innovation agency could help make this happen By Andrea Nemtin and Diane Roussin CANADA: The traditional view of innovation focused...

Lions Club donates $2,000 to Beacon House

FALL RIVER: A local food bank has received a big push in support from another local organization. Beacon House Food Bank in Lower Sackville received a donation of $2,000 recently from the Fall River...

Whitzman: Co-ordination between governments required to solve housing crisis in Canada

The following was submitted to us by IRPP MONTREAL, QUE.: Canada is in the midst of a severe housing crisis. The federal government has unveiled two major housing initiatives in recent years, but neither has...

PHOTOS/VIDEO: Beaver Bank Kinsac Lions Parade of Lights set for Nov. 24

BEAVER BANK: The Beaver Bank Kinsac Lions Club have announced a date for the Parade of Lights. It will be held Nov. 24 beginning at 6 p.m. at Barrett Lumber going to the Community...

New East Hants council sworn in; Roulston voted back as Warden

ELMSDALE: The newly elected Municipality of East Hants council was sworn in officially on Oct. 30 at it's regular meeting of council. The council has some familiar faces as well as some new Councillors....

Students learn about emergency responders

LANTZ: Local first responders stopped by an elementary school in Lantz to provide some educational awareness of what they do. Lantz Fire, Milford/Elmsdale fire, along with East Hants RCMP visited Maple Ridge Elementary in Lantz...
Translate »