Red Cross helping tenants of Indian Brook apartment fire
INDIAN BROOK: The Canadian Red Cross says they’re assisting tenants who lost everything during an apartment fire near Indian Brook on June 18. In a release, the Red Cross’ Communications…
MacDonald elated after winning Hants East PC nomination
LANTZ: The Councillor for Lantz-Milford and Deputy Warden for the Municipality of East Hants has won the nomination to represent the PC Party of N.S. in Hants East in the…
Four youths get off with warning after loitering in Lantz
LANTZ: Four youth who were cooperative with an East Hants RCMP officer escaped further punishment after an encounter in Lantz on June 10. S/Sgt. Cory Bushell said RCMP officers were…
Indian Brook man charged with child porn, sexual interference
INDIAN BROOK: A 35-year-old man from Indian Brook has been charged with child pornography and sexual interference offences following an investigation between the Indian Brook RCMP and the Provincial RCMP…
“It made me feel like I was doing my part in the fight against COVID-19.” Local youths urge peers to get vaccinated
MAIN PHOTO: Siblings Camryn n Tristan Giddens were eager to get their vaccine shots, even if Camryn doesn’t like needles. (Healey photo) WINDSOR JUNCTION/EAST HANTS: Youth from the Fall River…
East Hants, N.S. tourism operators encouraged to seek support from province’s restart package
EAST HANTS: Discussions that have led to the province’s $18.2 million tourism restart package began months ago, the Minister of Inclusive Economic Growth and Tourism said in announcing it on…
NSE confirms tests show blue-green algae present in Shubenacadie Grand Lake; await further test results
ELMSDALE: The deputy minister for the Department of Environment and Climate Change said samples taken June 11 at Shubenacadie Grand Lake shows evidence there’s blue-green algae present consistent with levels…
Kennetcook’s Sanford punches way to Olympic boxing spot
KENNETCOOK: Wyatt Sanford has a busy schedule these days. The 22-year-old Kennetcook boxer is hard training, as he said in an interview with The Laker News, like he’s “got the…
Further answers to questions sent to us to ask at COVID19 briefings
EAST HANTS/FALL RIVER: Here are some answers to questions the community submitted to us at The Laker to ask regarding COVID-19. While we didn’t get a chance to ask these…
Blue-green algae suspected cause of water contamination of Shubenacadie Grand Lake: NSE
GRAND LAKE: While not confirmed, the province said on June 11 that blue-green algae is the suspected cause for contaminating Shubenacadie Grand Lake off Oakfield Park Road this week resulting…