Enfield’s Miller donning Tigers jersey
ENFIELD: A Newbridge Academy Senator alum will be donning a Tigers jersey beginning this fall. The Dalhousie University Tigers men’s hockey team announced the commitment of Shaun Miller on June…
Kidney earns selection to Canada’s U-18 camp roster
ENFIELD: A hockey player from Enfield would have been among the 46 players trying to earn on a spot on Canada’s U-18 team if COVID19 had not cancelled the 2020…
Mariners acquire Fraser’s MHL rights
NINE MILE RIVER: A Nine Mile River hockey product has had his Maritime Junior A Hockey League (MHL) rights traded. Brody Fraser was acquired on Tuesday night in a trade…
UPDATED: Woman dead after dog attack in Chaswood; Police confirm dog later found deceased
CHASWOOD: A woman from Middle Musquodoboit is dead after the dog she owned attacked her as she walked it shortly after 8 a.m. In an updated press release, Halifax District…
From the Firehouse – May 2020 calls
SHUBENACADIE: The month of May continued to see the number of calls for local fire departments on the lower side of things due to restrictions related to COVID19. Below are…
Sea Dogs take Belnan’s Ramsay in fourth round of QMJHL Draft
BELNAN: A highly touted defenceman from the Belnan area has been selected during the Quebec Major Junior Hockey League draft, held June 5-6. Duncan Ramsay, who suited for the Major…
Elmsdale COVID19 testing centre closed in early May
ELMSDALE: The COVID19 primary assessment centre in Elmsdale closed in early May, the Nova Scotia Health Authority (NSHA) confirmed in an interview on June 2. The Laker News inquired for…
COLUMN: East Hants & Districts Chamber of Commerce
ELMSDALE: Here is this week’s weekly roundup from the East Hants & Districts Chamber of Commerce. Business Planning Through a Crisis WebinarJoin Wanda Leese and Greg Mosher of the National…
COLUMN: A Hants North Grad writes about graduating in the COVID19 era
By Lauren Ottewell, a Grade 12 student at HNRH in Kennetcook This year would have been the year I would have graduated. It was a year where I would have…
Upgrades coming to field at Lions Den, thanks to partnership between Lions, Enfield RFC
ENFIELD: The Enfield Rugby Football Club (RFC) is embarking on a project to make improvements to the Breagh MacNeil Memorial Field at the Lions Den in Enfield. In a release,…