PHOTOS: GPV teachers battle to be pumpkin carving champions
FALL RIVER: In the spirit of Halloween, teachers at Georges P. Vanier Junior High got out their carving tools. As a contest over the past two days, the teachers carved…
Halifax Stanfield CEO Carter named as one of Canada’s Most Powerful Women
HALIFAX STANFIELD: A Fall River woman who is the president and CEO of the Halifax International Airport Authority (HIAA) has been named as one of Canada’s Most Powerful Women in…
Province making multiple investments in Lower Sackville projects
From a press release LOWER SACKVILLE: Multiple projects in the Lower Sackville area are receiving provincial investment dollars. Steve Craig, MLA for the area, announced the funding support for a…
Lake Banook getting federal investment towards its “Paddle Up” campaign
DARTMOUTH: The Banook Canoe Club on Lake Banook in Dartmouth us getting some “Paddle Up” support from its local federal MP. Darren Fisher announced Oct. 26 that the federal government…
Black Bay Real Estate group focused on affordable housing development in N.S.
From a press release HALIFAX: Access to affordable housing in Nova Scotia is at an all-time low, and has reached a critical state. A recentstudy found that Nova Scotia needs…
OP-ED: Panel of Nova Scotians provides 25 recommendations to improve health care in N.S.
By Ruth Lavergne and Tara Kiran We all have family, friends, colleagues and neighbours who have been waiting to find a family doctor or nurse practitioner and struggling to access…
Police say icy roads cause of Hwy 102 multi-vehicle collision
ENFIELD: Icy roads are being blamed for a multi-vehicle collision that snarled traffic on Hwy 102 during the early morning commute on Oct. 24. East Hants RCMP Const. Preston Burns,…
NL man identified as victim of fatal Hwy 102 collision near Fall River
WINDSOR JUNCTION: A 20-year-old man from the Lewsiporte, NL. area has died following a single-vehicle collision in Windsor Junction on Sunday morning, Oct. 22. Halifax District RCMP Cpl. Guillaume Tremblay…
Officers action assists pregnant woman in medical distress
MOUNT UNIACKE: The quick actions of two East Hants RCMP officers led to a positive outcome for a pregnant woman in Mount Uniacke on Oct. 14. According to Const. Preston…
Cross culvert replacement begins this week on Foster Avenue
FALL RIVER: A section of Foster Avenue in Fall River Village will be closed for five days as crews undertake a cross culvert replacement. Halifax Water issued an advisory for…