PHOTOS: Pride Week celebrations ongoing at Georges P. Vanier
FALL RIVER: Celebrations of Pride are ongoing at Georges P. Vanier Junior High. The celebrations are in the form of many activities and students are involved in them. At the…
“It was pure joy.” GPV girls thrilled to win track and field gold
FALL RIVER/WELLINGTON: Five student-athletes from Georges P. Vanier Junior High left everything they had out on the running track in Cape Breton last week. The Vanier Vipers junior high girls…
Munden plays hero for Team N.B. to nab Para Hockey championship
PORT COLBORNE, ONT.: A Fall River para hockey player led the way as Team New Brunswick captured the Pool B Championship at the National ParaHockey championships. Logan Munden scored the…
Wellington girl recognized for school contributions with Citizenship award
FALL RIVER: A Wellington girl feels honoured to have been selected as an HRM Citizenship Award winner for her school. Megan Hart, a Grade 9 student at Lockview High, was…
Free classes for seniors being offered in Wellington
WELLINGTON: Seniors looking to learn computer skills; relax with yoga; and show off their artistic side can do all that in one spot. The Wellington-Fletchers Lake Station House will be…
Plenty of trash collected by volunteers during community cleanup
WELLINGTON: The communities of Wellington, Fall River, Fletchers Lake, Grand Lake and area may look a little nicer now thanks to community volunteers. A large group-more than 20 of them-joined…
Sinclairs return from President’s Cup with TKD medals, Pan Am wildcard berth
WELLINGTON: Two taekwondo athletes have returned home from Costa Rica with medals in hand., Inner Strength Taekwondo from Wellington sent a team of four to the President’s Cup in Costa…
Blasting at Aerotech Connector to continue into May: Public Works
WELLINGTON: Crews continue to make progress at construction of the Aerotech Connector in Wellington. Local residents had emailed The Laker News regarding blasting and damage to their homes, as well…
Police confirm fatality in ATV-Train collision
WELLINGTON: A 41-year-old Fletchers Lake man has died as a result of a collision involving a train along Highway 2 in Wellington. A report of an ATV rider being hit…
Five medals for Inner Strength Taekwondo at Canada Open
WELLINGTON: Athletes from a local Taekwondo dojang returned home with five medals. The athletes from Inner Strength Taekwondo in Wellington came home with three silver and two bronze from the…