MacDonald-Miles earns top Cadets awards, promotion to PO1
FALL RIVER: A local Dartmouth Sea Cadet has earned a slew of awards from her cadet group, while also getting a promotion to a new designation. Fall River resident Sarah…
Proposed developments in Enfield, Windsor Junction coming to NWCC
WINDSOR JUNCTION: Notice of Motions for a pair of proposed developments agreements are slated to come before North West Community Council on Monday night, June 22. The first one coming…
Fire crews attend silo fire at Enfield lumber company
ENFIELD: A fire in a hopper at Ledwidge Lumber on June 18 was quickly brought under control by firefighters with assistance from employees. Firefighters from Enfield; Elmsdale with a tanker…
Garlic-ious: Family affair in preparing garlic for sale
FALL RIVER: The garlic people of Fall River are getting ready to do it again this year. The Jones family plant their garlic in early fall, in this case October…
COLUMN: Bill’s Blog with MLA Bill Horne – June 2020
By Bill Horne, MLA To the Graduating Class of 2020 Congratulations and best wishes to all members of the Class of 2020 who are graduating from college, university, junior and…
Municipalities facing ‘dire’ shortfall, says NSFM
EAST HANTS/STEWIACKE/HRM: Nova Scotia’s municipalities are in dire financial straits with a collective shortfall this year totalling $66.5M, reveals a new report released today by Nova Scotia Federation of Municipalities…
RCMP charge two after fentanyl detected in Windsor-West Hants
WINDSOR-WEST HANTS: Two 20-year-old women from the Windsor area have been charged with possession for the purpose of trafficking in relation to offences involving the drug fentanyl. On April 20,…
HRM announces all parks and playgrounds now open
FALL RIVER: The Halifax Regional Municipality continues to monitor and respond to the rapidly evolving effects of COVID-19. Following the provincial public health update regarding access to playgrounds, all municipal…
Province eases more restrictions; increases gathering limits
HRM: Premier Stephen McNeil and Dr. Robert Strang, chief medical officer of health for Nova Scotia, announced today, June 18, changes to gathering limits given Nova Scotia’s low rates of…
Cheema alum Dalton to be inducted into 2020 NS Sport Hall of Fame
WAVERLEY: An Olympic paddler and three-time world champion bronze medalist from Waverley-based Cheema has been named as one of the athletes who will be inducted into the 20920 N.S. Sport…