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HRSB school ill-equipped to deal with special needs students
Abby Cameron
BEAVER BANK: Lori Watkins stresses daily over the care her daughter will receive at Harold T. Barrett Junior High School in Beaver Bank. Alison is a special needs student. During her seven years at Monarch Drive Elementary School she received full-time support from an Education Program Assistant (EPA). Now, the 12-year-old is starting at her brand new middle school with an EPA for approximately...
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DNR defends decision to nix TreeGO
Pat Healey
WAVERLEY: The Department of Natural Resources (DNR) said it’s not to blame for the rejection of a zip-line adventure park proposed at the McDonald Sports Park in Waverley. Executive Director for DNR Lands Services Gretchen Pohlkamp said the Waverley Amateur Athletic Association (WAAA) took the wrong approach in trying to bring TreeGO to the area. Instead of going to DNR with the request first, ...
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Neighbours credited with alerting family to fire
Pat Healey
FALL RIVER: Quick-acting neighbours are being credited with alerting two family members after the garage attached to their house caught fire Aug. 18. The conflagration was spotted by the neighbours, who then warned the two people who lived at 1 Davison Drive, in Fall River Village. They got out safely. The blaze destroyed a structure above the garage and two vehicles, including one that was par...
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Paris to be sued for defamation
Pat Healey
FALL RIVER: A notice of intent has been brought forward alleging defamation and abuse of power against Economic and Rural Development Minister and Percy Paris. The lawsuit from Frank Anderson, the former Chief Executive Officer for the South West Shore Development Authority (SWDA), alleges Paris, the MLA for Waverley-Fall River-Beaver Bank, defamed him in comments made to two media outlets, al...
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A gun bill, vet woes, and committee consternation: Stoffer stokes himself for the coming session
Angele Cano
FALL RIVER: With Parliament returning mid-September, the vote to eliminate the long-gun registry promises to be contentious, and Sackville-Eastern Shore NDP MP Peter Stoffer will be following his conscience. “I’ll be voting to end it once and for all, and I’ve been saying that since 1995,” said Stoffer. “I believe the gun registry is a false sense of security for people.” At the same time, nati...
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Local Emily Fund aims to provide insulin pumps for children
Pat Healey
FLETCHERS LAKE: For those in District 2 looking for a worthy cause to donate to, they should look no further then the Emily Fund. Money raised through the Emily Fund goes towards supplying diabetes insulin pumps through the IWK Children’s Hospital diabetes clinic for children and youths suffering from Type I diabetes. The pumps are valued at $7,000 each. The IWK Diabetes Clinic picks the recipi...
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Kelly promises a brighter future for rural HRM communities
Pat Healey
HALIFAX: Rural and suburban communities are as much a part of the Halifax Regional Municipality (HRM) as is the urban core, said Mayor Peter Kelly, the man at the municipal helm. In a one-on-one interview with The Laker, Kelly painted a picture of harmony between residents of the urban core and people who live in HRM’s more idyllic, countryside settings. He highlighted council’s investment in ...
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