East Hants Aquatic Centre gearing up for COVID19-delayed opening
ELMSDALE: Get excited East Hants, it’s almost time for that first long-awaited dip in the new $19 million dollar constructed East Hants Aquatic Centre. It was scheduled to open on…
Streatch addresses online concern over financial support for LHS, MRHS graduations
FALL RIVER: After some online concerns were posted about Councillor Steve Streatch’s use of money from his district account, he reached out to The Laker News to set the record…
COVID19-inspired book released by Lantz author
LANTZ: An author from Lantz has had a poem she was inspired to write because of the COVID19 pandemic made into a book, which was published locally in East Hants.…
N.S. expanding supportive care program
EAST HANTS: Nova Scotians with cognitive impairments like significant memory loss or brain injury want more flexibility and control over how care is provided in their homes. That is why…
Lifeguards supervision of provincial beaches begins July 1
HRM: Nova Scotians can enjoy their favourite beaches this summer under the watchful eyes of trained lifeguards starting Wednesday, July 1. The Nova Scotia Lifeguard Service provides 82 lifeguards to…
Middle Sackville man arrested after fleeing RCMP
BEAVER BANK: A 26-year-old Middle Sackville man was arrested just after midnight on June 28 after he refused to stop for Halifax District RCMP. Cpl. Lisa Croteau said a member…
Elmsdale, Lantz fire departments in friendly challenge for Noble Cup bragging rights
LANTZ: Two local fire departments are in a friendly competition to see who can donate the most blood with the end goal being to raise awareness of donating plasma, whole…
PHOTOS: HERH Grads don’t let rain dampen Prom Showcase spirit
ENFIELD: Mother Nature tried to rain on the parade of graduates from Hants East Rural High School, but it didn’t work. School students gathered keeping physical distancing in mind for…
Woman found after SAR, RCMP initiate search in Waverely
WAVERLEY: A missing 69-year-old woman was quickly found by searchers in the Spider Lake area of Waverley on June 27. The search was initiated after the woman was last seen…
PHOTOS: LHS students don prom wear; community grad celebration planned
FALL RIVER: It may not have been the way they all had envisioned it, but the graduating students of Lockview High made the most of dressing up for their “prom.”…