Cause of garage fire in Beaver Bank undetermined
BEAVER BANK: Fire investigators have been unable to determine the cause of a large garage fire on Pine Brook Drive in Beaver Bank on April 19. Fire crews were dispatched…
Beaver Bank among electoral boundary recommended changes
BEAVER BANK: The community of Beaver Bank will be moved into one riding, joining fully with Waverley-Fall River-Beaver Bank, under recommended electoral boundary changes made by the Electoral Boundary Commission.…
Samson says budget has “a lot of good stuff”
OTTAWA, ONT.: Darrell Samson doesn’t see the recently released federal Budget on March 19 as an “election year” budget, but rather one that continues to help Canadians. The Sackville-Preston-Chezzetcook Liberal…
Samson “embarrassed” at Conservative Party’s jeers on Budget Day
OTTAWA, ONT.: The actions of the Conservative Party party during the reading of the federal budget in the House of Commons on March 19 has left one Liberal MP “embarrassed.”…
GP Vanier students provide federal budget feedback
FALL RIVER: Four junior high schools and one high school in Sackville-Preston-Chezzetcook, including Georges P. Vanier Junior High in Fall River, were among the 31 Nova Scotia schools to participate…
Local women celebrated at IWD event
LOWER SACKVILLE: On International Women’s Day March 8, women across the world were recognized and celebrated. In Lower Sackville, a room full of women–and some men–filled in for a two…
VIDEO: FRABA hosts skate
FRABA held a free family skate on Feb. 18, presented by Stephanie Pentland of Allstate Insurance.
Feds invest in new Sack-A-Wa Canoe Club facility
LOWER SACKVILLE: A new 9,200 square foot multi-purpose centre is set to be constructed in Lower Sackville, aimed at serving surrounding communities. At a press conference at Sack-A-Wa Canoe &…
Beaver Bank mobile home fire deemed suspicious by police
BEAVER BANK: A mobile home fire in Beaver Bank has been deemed suspicious by Halifax District RCMP and fire investigators. The fire occurred at 406 Glen Rise Drive in the…
Sharing their story
FALL RIVER: The story of a Syrian refugee family with Fall River connections and how they came to Canada was enlightening for the Parliament Secretary to Immigration to hear. At…