MacDonald fields housing, transit concerns at Chamber’s business breakfast
LANTZ: Hants East MLA John A. MacDonald said hearing directly from local businesses is one of the most important parts of his role. Speaking during an East Hants & District…
Year in review: Gillis reflects on busy first year as HRM councillor, looks ahead to transit, affordability, and major projects
LOWER SACKVILLE: Billy Gillis, the councillor for Lower Sackville-Beaver Bank, said 2025 was a foundational year on regional council, focused on relationship-building, tackling long-standing safety concerns, and laying the groundwork…
Provincial partnership key to expanding transit in Fall River: HRM Mayor
FALL RIVER: Mayor Andy Fillmore said expanding transit service deeper into Fall River remains a priority but will require continued growth in ridership and stronger involvement from the province. Speaking…
Province to explore solutions for Halifax Peninsula traffic congestion
HALIFAX: Nova Scotia, in collaboration with the Halifax Regional Municipality (HRM), is exploring solutions to manage congestion, improve safety and make travelling on the Halifax peninsula more efficient. A request…
Deagle Gammon speaks about HRM budget, other topics to FRABA
FALL RIVER: The local councillor brought a lot of information to a discussion with members of the Fall River business community recently. Cathy Deagle Gammon, who represents Waverley-Fall River-Musquodoboit Valley,…
MUNICIPAL ELECTION 2024: District 1 Waverley-Fall River-Musquodoboit Valley Candidate video interviews
FALL RIVER/CARROLLS CORNER: The Laker News interviewed all three candidates for HRM’s Municipal election who are seeking to represent those in Waverley-Fall River-Musquodoboit Valley. This is our interview with Council…
Free transit for all Nova Scotians, N.S. Liberals promise as policy
PC Party say Liberal leader desperate to say anything to turn fortunes around HALIFAX: It would be free transit for all Nova Scotians if the N.S. Liberal Party were to…
Staff report requested on bringing Route 320 bus into Fall River via Aerotech Connector
FALL RIVER: The first step to bringing transit into Fall River along Highway 2 may have been taken Thursday afternoon July 25. At Transportation and Standing Committee, a motion was…
VIDEO/PHOTOS; New Bedford-Halifax ferry announced; to cost more than $250 million
BEDFORD: People who live in and around the Halifax area will have a new, environmentally friendly, high-speed ferry service for travel between Bedford and downtown Halifax. The province, along with…
New datasets available on HRM Open Data
HALIFAX: The Halifax Regional Municipality has released eight new datasets on Open Data, as part of an ongoing commitment to provide public access to data created and managed by the…