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Firefighters from #NineMileRiver received some hands-on training in dealing with horse in case of a fire or an emergency. #EastHants #Belnan #ElmsdaleNS #fire

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Firefighters get hands-on training dealing with horses in case of an emergency » The Laker News
BELNAN: When Nine Mile River Volunteer Fire Department members get called to an emergency, they’re trained for a lot, but not every call involves people.
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February 11, 2026 at 4:56 PM
The hot, dry conditions have forced NS_DNR to put in place an open fires ban until Oct. 15 or conditions improve. #BeaverBank #Halifax #ElmsdaleNS #FallRiverNS #Stewiacke #Truro #Sackville #MountUniacke

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Hot temps, dry conditions force N.S. to implement province-wide open fires ban » The Laker News
BEAVER BANK/EAST HANTS/FALL RIVER: The Minister responsible for Natural Resources said Wednesday that because of hot, dry conditions, there is a ban on open
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July 31, 2025 at 12:32 PM
Although she loves selling her items, Seitl also donates items like blankets for the cancer unit at the Victoria General.
“It’s a nice feeling to get making something and then showing it to the world,” she says.

Story by journalism intern Paige Dillman. #ElmsdaleNS

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Elmsdale girl's love of crafting, crocheting leads to Kind Creations - The Laker
Story by NSCC Journalism student Paige Dillman who is interning with The Laker News for May ELMSDALE: Samantha Seitl spends all her spare time crocheting.  The 13-year-old Riverside Education Centre s...
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May 24, 2025 at 8:16 AM
East Hants RCMP say they issued two tickets to the same driver for driving while using a cellphone and passing a school bus with its red lights flashing. #ElmsdaleNS

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Motorist issued tickets for passing school bus with lights flashing; using cellphone while driving - The Laker
EAST HANTS: A resident of East Hants had two summary offense tickets issued to them this past week by RCMP. East Hants RCMP Cpl. Jon Neima said the two were among 13 issued by officers at the detachme...
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May 22, 2025 at 11:03 AM
Police expect rise in thefts from vehicles in the #EastHants area due to growth. Story by NSCC Journalism intern Paige Dillman. #ElmsdaleNS #Halifax

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Police expect rise in thefts from vehicles due to area growth - The Laker
By Paige Dillman, NSCC Journalism student interning at The Laker News ENFIELD: Multiple residents in an Enfield subdivision have reported thefts from their vehicles.  Staff Sgt. Michael Balmaceda, wit...
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May 12, 2025 at 1:49 PM
It’s #McHappyDay and I got serviced by councillor Norval Mitchell from East Hants; councillor Cathy Deagle Gammon from district one HR and the MLA for Hants East John A. MacDonald. #ElmsdaleNS
May 8, 2025 at 5:36 PM
Kings Hants MP Kody Blois will be in PM Mark Carney’s cabinet. Blois has been named as Minister of Agriculture and Agri-Food and Rural Economic Development. #EastHants #ElmsdaleNS
March 14, 2025 at 4:23 PM
A Public Works spokesperson said the department is aware of a major pothole on Hwy 2 in #ElmsdaleNS, and plan to repair it and others in the area within the next month. #EastHants

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Province planning to fix area potholes within next month - The Laker
ELMSDALE: The province’s Public Works department is aware of the big pothole that has formed by Elmsdale Lumber, an official spokesperson said. Gary Andrea told The Laker News on March 10 that they ha...
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March 12, 2025 at 9:21 AM
Two #EastHants RCMP officers were recognized last month with the King Charles III Coronation Medal for their contribution to Canada and the community. #Halifax #ElmsdaleNS

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Two East Hants RCMP officers recognized with King Charles III Coronation Medal - The Laker
ENFIELD: Two East Hants RCMP officers have received the King Charles III Coronation Medal in recognition of their significant and long-standing contributions to Canada. At a ceremony on Jan. 13, new N...
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February 14, 2025 at 2:27 PM
Two women are suspects in a pair of shoplifting incidents at the #ElmsdaleNS NSLC, RCMP said.

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Police seeking two female suspects in pair of thefts at NSLC - The Laker
ELMSDALE: Police in East Hants are searching for two women who are suspects in a pair of shoplifting incidents at the NSLC in Elmsdale. Const. Preston Burns, Community Policing Officer with East Hants...
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February 12, 2025 at 7:07 PM
It was a team effort that led the HERH Tigers girls basketball team to winning the Sweetheart tournament on the weekend in Milford. #ElmsdaleNS #EastHants

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Team effort powers HERH Tigers girls to Sweetheart title - The Laker
MILFORD: The Hants East Rural High (HERH) Tigers girls basketball team knew what the assignment was and completed it with passing marks. HERH captured the annual Sweetheart tournament they host at the...
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February 10, 2025 at 2:33 PM
“It’s been amazing to get to play with my sister. It was always great to have one of my big supporters for my whole life on the court with me," said Victoria Mumford.
HERH'S Mumford sisters soaking up playing together #EastHants #womeninsports #ElmsdaleNS

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Mumford sisters soaking up playing time together with HERH Tigers - The Laker
MILFORD: Two basketball sisters are savouring every moment they can of getting the opportunity to play together on the same team for the first time in their high school basketball careers. With this b...
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February 8, 2025 at 12:48 PM
Was great to chat with many other business owners at the East Hants Chamber business brewing coffee event at the Cup of Soul cafe in #ElmsdaleNS this afternoon.
February 6, 2025 at 4:15 AM
The HERH Tigers skated to silver at the Blue & White Challenge in Cape Breton last weekend, hosted by SAathletics
#EastHants #ElmsdaleNS #MilfordNS

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HERH Tigers skate to silver medal at Blue & White Challenge - The Laker
MEMBERTOU: The Hants East Rural High School Boys Hockey Team came home from a Cape Breton hockey tournament with a silver medal. The team went to the Blue and White Challenge off the mainland with no ...
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January 17, 2025 at 3:23 PM
My story from a late afternoon interview with Kings-Hants MP Kody Blois on Prime Minister Justin Trudeau's announcement that he will be stepping down as party leader and PM.

The resignation, Blois said, allows time for the party to reset. #EastHants #ElmsdaleNS #cdnpoli

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PM’s resignation allows hopeful party leaders time to share ideas, Blois says - The Laker
LANTZ: The Prime Minister announcing his resignation allows the federal party a reset, said the MP for Kings-Hants. Kody Blois was speaking to The Laker in an afternoon phone interview asking about hi...
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January 6, 2025 at 11:40 PM
East Hants RCMP are seeking a suspect in a theft of $400 worth of food from the Elmsdale Superstore. #ElmsdaleNS

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Police seeking Elmsdale theft suspect - The Laker
ELMSDALE: RCMP are seeking the public’s help locating a suspect in a theft from an Elmsdale grocery store. East Hants RCMP Const. Preston Burns, Community Policing Officer, said police were informed N...
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November 29, 2024 at 8:29 PM