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Taekwondo medalists

WELLINGTON: Emma Bennett (left) and Brett Skinner returned home from the Canada Open Taekwondo championships in Western Canada with a pair of medals. Skinner brought home silver, while Bennett grabbed the bronze medal. Both athletes...

Human remains found in Waverley identified

WAVERLEY: The human remains found by a hunter Saturday night Oct. 1 in Spider Lake in Waverley have been identified by Halifax District RCMP. Following an investigation by the Nova Scotia Medical Examiner's Office and...

FIRST PERSON: Training to be ready

FALL RIVER: On a humid late October night, firefighters with Station 41 (Waverley); Station 43 (Grand Lake); Station 42 (Wellington); and Station 45 (Fall River) put their training to use during a HazMat/medical exercise...

ALJ holds Family Games Night

FALL RIVER: Ash Lee Jefferson Elementary School held their annual Family Games Night fundraiser on Thursday night April 13. With nice sunshine outside, parents and children that attend the Fall River P-6 school turned out...

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 to the scene at 8:56...

Deagle-Gammon honoured by Progress Women

The Progress Women of Excellence Awards takes place each November. Hosted by the Canadian Progress Club Halifax Cornwallis 2016 marked the 27th year of this prestigious event. This annual fundraiser, hosted in support of...

Transit plan to get “sober second look”

FALL RIVER: The ‘Moving Forward Together’ plan is going to have a much needed “sober second look” the local councillor for Waverley-Fall River-Musquodoboit Valley said. As part of the initial recommendation from HRM staff is...

Awaiting life-changing operation

FALL RIVER: With two days before she left for Edmonton and eventual life-changing surgery, Diann Robertson-Pick was a mixed-bag of emotions. Robertson-Pick was heading to Western Canada where she will shortly have Islet cell transplant...

VIDEO: “The job is not done,” says MacKenzie of NSPC Youth Presidency

Daniel MacKenzie of Fall River spoke to Reporter Pat Healey this afternoon in Fall River about why he was reoffering for the NS PC Youth Party presidency. Here is a short clip of the seven...

Recognizing retiring volunteer firefighter

FALL RIVER: A retirement celebration was recently held for Station 45 volunteer firefighter Norm Lavoie at the department in Fall River. Lavoie was retiring after 33 years as a volunteer firefighter. He...
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