The Laker News

Beaver Bank's Ryan Francis and Liam Kidney of Enfield helped the Cape Breton Eagles to a weekend split with the Charlottetown Islanders. The Laker News' Pat Healey was at the Oct. 9 game in Sydney and includes some of his game action shots with this recap. https://thelaker.ca/kidney-francis-help-eagles-to-qmjhl-we/

A great upcoming event taking place at Jamieson Park in Fall River this Saturday, October 17. Come on out and support this event. COVID protocols will be in place (social distancing).

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Sackville-Preston-Chezzetcook MP Darrell Samson provides this Thanksgiving message to constituents. https://thelaker.ca/column-a-thanksgiving-message-from-mp-/

A great upcoming event taking place at Jamieson Park in Fall River on Oct. 17. COVID protocols will be in place (social distancing).

The community will be looked to for support for the Lions Xmas Express this holiday season, as COVID19 impacts how they do things. Organizers also announced there won't be a Christmas Parade or school-based food drives due to restrictions. Find out how you can help by reading the story: https://thelaker.ca/lions-xmas-express-counting-on-communi/

A local racer will get his need for speed one last time in the 2020 race season as he heads to Thanksgiving Thunder at Sydney Speedway. Race action takes place Oct. 10-11 with the green flags et to fly at 1 p.m. each day. Tune in live on #TCMTV Tim's Corner Motorsports. https://thelaker.ca/windsor-junction-racer-headed-to-sydne/

The Canada CyberSTEAM Challenge is a new online initiative for youth in grades 6-9 across the country. It was developed by the TeamUP Science Society based in Edmonton at the University of Alberta. https://thelaker.ca/n-s-students-among-organizers-of-cyber/

October is OT Month. We hear from a local Occupational Therapist about her job. https://thelaker.ca/feature-occupational-therapist-month-b/

What an emotional welcome it was for the Ibraheem family. RiverLake Syrian Refugee Project https://thelaker.ca/ibraheem-family-welcomed-to-canada-n-s/

The #CIBCRunfortheCure may not have been able to happen as it has in the past, but that didn't stop some, like the Hart family of Wellington, from holding a neighbourhood walk. Reporter Pat Healey took part in the walk, and just when he thought he had completed it, he was sadly told he had not. Halifax - Canadian Cancer Society CIBC Run for the Cure. Check out the story for the link to the video: https://thelaker.ca/run-for-the-cure-wellington-family-rai/

Friends of the late Denise LaPlante of Fall River had a modest goal of raising $3,000 at their #CIBCRunfortheCure in the Schwarzwald subdivision. They blew that total out of the water, raising more than $10,000. Halifax - Canadian Cancer Society CIBC Run for the Cure Read all about what three of the organizers had to say about the run and their late friend: https://thelaker.ca/running-for-denise-schwarzwald-run-for/