EAST HANTS: The Laker News is partnering with the East Hants & Districts Chamber of Commerce to co-host a 2021 Provincial Election Candidates Forum on Aug 4, beginning at 6:30…
FALL RIVER: Sarah Brown may no longer live in Fall River, but she certainly has many memories from her 44 years that she called it home. On July 24, Brown,…
HALIFAX: NDP Leader Gary Burrill spoke with Garry Williams, a renter in Halifax, about how skyrocketing rents leave real people afraid of being priced out of their home and not…
CUMBERLAND: A re-elected Nova Scotia Liberal government will eliminate tolls for non-commercial Nova Scotia drivers on the Cobequid Pass on October 1, 2021. Nova Scotia Liberal leader Iain Rankin joined…
From Halifax Water: WINDSOR JUNCTION: Halifax Water and our contractor, Dexter Construction, are undertaking significant work at the intersection of Cobequid Road and Glendale Avenue. Part of this work involves…
Twitter: @ReprtrPatHealey From Halifax Water: WINDSOR JUNCTION/FALL RIVER: Beginning last night, July 16, at 6 p.m., Halifax Water and our contractor, Dexter Construction, will be connecting the new section of…
Twitter: @ReprtrPatHealey ENFIELD, HRM: Nova Scotia has answered the call to help fight wildfires in Ontario, Manitoba, and British Columbia. Twenty-three Department of Lands and Forestry wildland firefighters and one…
HALIFAX: The Rankin government is investing $7.6 million in equipment upgrades to ensure hospitals are providing the best care for Nova Scotians. The investment includes new diagnostic, imaging and monitoring…
WINDSOR JUNCTION/HALIFAX: Halifax Water has been approved for approximately $1.23 million dollars in federal/provincial funding to install 425 kW of solar photovoltaic (PV) panels at four of its facilities. This…
HALIFAX: The province is investing more than $37 million to help bring 60 new battery-operated, electric buses to Halifax Regional Municipality (HRM). Once in service they are expected to reduce…