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Deveau, MacDonald among coaches announced for N.S. Legion Youth Track and Field team

4 days ago | thelaker.ca | Pat Healey |Patrick Healey

HALIFAX: Two coaches from the Fall River and Lakeview area have been selected by Athletics Nova Scotia, in partnership with the Nova Scotia/Nunavut branch of the Royal Canadian Legion, to be part of the team staff selected for the 2025 Legion Youth Track and Field National Championships. Terry Sweeney of Porters Lake, NS will fill the role of Head Coach for the NS/NU team for the first time. Sweeney is the Head Coach of the rapidly growing Grit Athletics club.
Katie Hines chosen as Model Volunteer for East Hants at awards

4 days ago | thelaker.ca | Pat Healey |Patrick Healey

NOEL: An East Hants volunteer has been honoured as the top volunteer in the municipality for her caring commitment over the past year. Katie Hines of Enfield was presented the Model Volunteer of the Year award at the East Hants Volunteer Awards on May 2. “I’m completely honored,” Hines told The Laker News in an interview. “It was not at all expected and the nomination alone was super appreciated.
District 15 volunteer award recipients recognized by HRM

4 days ago | thelaker.ca | Pat Healey |Patrick Healey

DARTMOUTH: Seven volunteers from District 15 Lower Sackville-Beaver Bank were recognized by HRM for their contributions to the community. The seven were presented their awards during the annual ceremony in Dartmouth by Councillor Billy Gillis. Mayor Andy Fillmore also helped present the awards. Selected from District 15 were Youth Batoul Al Mallah; Bruce Colborne; Sean Kelly; Jonathan Primack; Jen Donaldson; Mandi Louise Holness; and Dani Squires.
Public's help sought by police in fatal vehicle collision investigation

4 days ago | thelaker.ca | Pat Healey |Patrick Healey

WEST HANTS: Police are seeking help from the public as part of their investigation into the fatal collision that claimed the lives of five people and left another in critical condition. The collision may have been the result of impaired driving. On May 10, RCMP officers, fire services, and EHS responded to a fatal two-vehicle collision on Highway 101 between Hantsport and Falmouth.
Inclusive sport highlighted at Unified hoops tournament at SHS

5 days ago | thelaker.ca | Pat Healey |Patrick Healey

LOWER SACKVILLE: Unified athletes from across Nova Scotia converged in Lower Sackville on Friday for an all-day event of playing hoops capped off with a meal and getting to know one another a bit more. At Sackville High, teams from the Canso area right down to the Annapolis Valley and points in between brought their Special Olympic athletes for some games of basketball.
Inclusive sport highlighted at Unified hoops tournament at SHS

5 days ago | thelaker.ca | Pat Healey |Patrick Healey

LOWER SACKVILLE: Unified athletes from across Nova Scotia converged in Lower Sackville on Friday for an all-day event of playing hoops capped off with a meal and getting to know one another a bit more. At Sackville High, teams from the Canso area right down to the Annapolis Valley and points in between brought their Special Olympic athletes for some games of basketball.
Sexton makes list of top Canadians U18 players hitting the ice in U.S.

5 days ago | thelaker.ca | Pat Healey |Patrick Healey

FALL RIVER: A Fall River hockey player has landed on a top prospect list of Canadian players playing in the U.S.Grant Sexton, who suits up with the U18AAA New Hmapshire Mountain Kings, is 10th on the Top 20 Canadians list. The list is based on points and for those in U18AAA. During the year, Sexton had 26 goals and 58 points in 58 games played. He also had 20 penalty minutes with the Kings. In the EP Cup Series with the Kings U18, Sexton had one goal in eight games played and two penalty minutes.
Rainy weather doesn't dampen atmosphere at LHS Touch-A-Truck fundraiser

5 days ago | thelaker.ca | Pat Healey |Patrick Healey

FALL RIVER: The rainy weather may have made things soggy but there was still some who ventured out to take in the Touch-A-Truck Prom fundraiser for Lockview High. The day saw a variety of trucks, excavators, fire trucks, boom trucks, and more otuside at the Fall River school, with family-fun activities indie during the event. Inside the school there were a sucker pull, bean bag toss, face painting, just to name a few. People also had a chance to get a photo with Miller the Lockview High mascot.
Five killed, one critically injured in two-vehicle collision

6 days ago | thelaker.ca | Pat Healey |Patrick Healey

FALMOUTH: Five people were killed and one sent to hospital in critical condition following a two-vehicle collision on Saturday night on Highway 101 near Falmouth. RCMP, along with local volunteer fire departments and EHS responded at approximately 11:12 p.m. to the collision that occurred bewteen Hantsport and Falmouth in the eastbound lane of Hwy 101. The investigation indicates that a Honda Civic and a Nissan Sentra were travelling in the eastbound lane on Highway 101, when they collided.
Police expect rise in thefts from vehicles due to area growth

6 days ago | thelaker.ca | Pat Healey |Patrick Healey

By Paige Dillman, NSCC Journalism student interning at The Laker NewsENFIELD: Multiple residents in an Enfield subdivision have reported thefts from their vehicles. Staff Sgt. Michael Balmaceda, with East Hants RCMP, told The Laker News that these incidents are still under investigation. However, even when closed, the investigation will be reopened if new information comes up. When these incidents were compared year to date, there were about 15% more thefts from motor vehicles this year than last.