Hannigan nominated for prestigious award
WAVERLEY: A musician from Waverley has earned a prestigious award nomination. Barbara Hannigan was recently announced as a nominee for the 2019 Oskar Morawetz Award for Excellence in Music Performance.…
ABBA cover band coming to Waverley
WAVERLEY: The sounds of ABBA will be emanating from the Waverley Legion on Sept. 28. Dancing Queen, Halifax’s premier ABBA cover band, is bringing their music to the Legion as…
Cheema’s continued success relived with Hall of Fame inductions
WAVERLEY: Hurricane Dorian wasn’t about to dampen the party and fun for those attending Cheema’s 509th anniversary celebrations during the Sept. 6-8 weekend. While the originally scheduled events of Sept.…
Waverley boy does his part in Hurricane Dorian cleanup
Tree hangs on power line on Howe Ave. forcing closure of road for a short time WAVERLEY: It was simply one of the many trees blown down during Hurricane Dorian…
Russell, Spence, Grant, MacKenzie strike national gold for Cheema
Athletes bring home 19 medals, including six gold, from Canoe-Kayak Sprint nationals WAVERLEY: Cheema showed it’s power on the canoe-kayak national scene last week, bringing home 19 medals from the…
Gold Rush Days set to launch Sept 4-8
WAVERLEY: The fun is about to begin in Waverley at the annual Gold Rush Days festival, scheduled for Sept. 4-8. The festival organizers are fine tuning their schedule for the…
Waverley Museum in jeopardy of closing
WAVERLEY: Annie Blois Smith lived in Waverley for her entire life, and she was deeply passionate about its past. She founded the Waverley Heritage Museum to preserve its history. Now,…
Museum to host Annie’s tea
WAVERLEY: It’s that time of the year again—time to make plans to head to the Waverley Heritage Museum for tea time. On Aug. 25, the museum will host it’s yearly…
Morneau tours riding with Samson, stops by Cheema
WAVERLEY: Finance Minister Bill Morneau may not have come bearing a cheque, but what he came away with from his visit to Cheema Aquatic Club was what their future expansion…
Cheema set to celebrate milestone
WAVERLEY: Plans are being finalized on what is expected to be a great weekend of celebrating 50 years of canoe and kayaking out of their Waverley-based club. Cheema will be…