Back-to-school cheat sheet for drivers from NS RCMP
FALL RIVER: Back-to-school is an exciting time for many children (and an even more exciting time for parents and guardians!), but as young scholars settle into their September routines, drivers should be extra careful...
Training hard for upcoming tournaments
WELLINGTON: As a group of 11 black belt taekwondo athletes from Inner Strength Taekwondo in Wellington prepare to take on competition from around the country and internationally, they are training hard to be at...
CN work forces Rocky Lake Drive closure on Aug. 26
WAVERLEY: Residents are getting a heads up to plan ahead for their travels on Sunday Aug. 26 in the Waverley area.
In a release on Aug. 24, HRM advises residents and motorists that CN will...
Summer jobs at WJCC
WINDSOR JUNCTION: The Windsor Junction Community Centre provides jobs for over 30 young adults every summer.
From program directors to swim instructors, and camp counsellors to lifeguards, the WJCC is an amazing place to work.
Keep...
Four paws up
BEAVER BANK: August 17 was a big day for one lucky dog in Beaver Bank.
Falkor, who had his front paw amputated earlier in the year after it got stuck in a snare, has a...
Road construction set for Windsor Jct. Road
WINDSOR JUNCTION: Heads up motorists in the Windsor Junction area, HRM says there will be road construction tying up traffic Wednesday until Friday.
HRM spokesman Nick Ritcey said that work will take place tomorrow until...
Mental health in sports: Brogan’s plight
LOWER SACKVILLE: A mental illness and fear of failure led Brogan MacNeil to give up a sport she had come to excel at and love.
Diagnosed with clinical depression and anxiety in late 2017, MacNeil...
Residents anger at water project unfair, says Streatch
FALL RIVER: Steve Streatch feels residents’ online comments — most of which are negative — directed at the water project are “unfair” to all those involved.
The councillor was speaking to The Laker about residents...
UPDATED: Oakfield Beach reopens for swimming
OAKFIELD: The Halifax Regional Municipality is advising residents that Albro Lake, Oakfield and Government Wharf beaches have reopened for swimming.
Municipal staff regularly test the water quality at all supervised and four unsupervised municipal beaches...
On a mission: Giving more hope to the animals
BEAVER BANK: If you’ve driven Beaver Bank Road the past couple of weeks, then Haley and Mylee Pothier’s cute little faces are familiar to you.
The two — Haley, seven-and-a-half-years-old, and Mylee,five, — along with...