“I could see the spark.” Firefighter Skyler Blackie remembered
WAVERLEY: Skyler Blackie is being remembered as a young, eager and up-and-coming firefighter by his former colleagues at Station 45 in Fall River and friends he met when he became…
Samson says budget has “a lot of good stuff”
OTTAWA, ONT.: Darrell Samson doesn’t see the recently released federal Budget on March 19 as an “election year” budget, but rather one that continues to help Canadians. The Sackville-Preston-Chezzetcook Liberal…
Samson “embarrassed” at Conservative Party’s jeers on Budget Day
OTTAWA, ONT.: The actions of the Conservative Party party during the reading of the federal budget in the House of Commons on March 19 has left one Liberal MP “embarrassed.”…
VIDEO: Heartwarming turnout for firefighter procession
TRURO: The regimental procession for the remains of Firefighter Skyler Blackie, a former Fall River resident and volunteer with Station 45 Fall River, took place March 23. The procession went…
Group opposed to Fall River quarry stepping back in fight
MILLER LAKE WEST: The group opposed to Scotian Materials’ construction of a quarry in Miller Lake West have lost their most recent appeal, and with that they have announced they…
GPV holds Showcase
FALL RIVER: Students at Georges P. Vanier Junior High held their traditional Student Showcase at the school last month. Before their fellow peers, many students got up on stage to…
Compliance orders issued to N.S. Fire School
WAVERLEY: The Department of Labour and Advanced Education have issued two compliance orders to the N.S. Firefighters School in Waverley following an incident that resulted in the death of a…
UPDATED: Firefighter Skyler Blackie remembered fondly
WAVERLEY: Skyler Blackie is being remembered as a favourite among parents and kids as a camp counsellor at the WJCC. Blackie, a former Fall River volunteer firefighter with Station 45…
Wish granted: Fletchers Lake girl going to Disney
FLETCHERS LAKE: A young Fletchers Lake girl is getting her wish granted to go to Disney world thanks to the Children’s Wish Foundation of N.S. Olivia DeMone suffers from Ataxia…
GP Vanier students provide federal budget feedback
FALL RIVER: Four junior high schools and one high school in Sackville-Preston-Chezzetcook, including Georges P. Vanier Junior High in Fall River, were among the 31 Nova Scotia schools to participate…