So proud of this young woman from Fall River. Congratulations Emma Archibald on being named to the Canadian Paralympic team for the 2026 Paralympics in Milano Cortina!

Support special Olympics Nova Scotia and your local special Olympic athletes by purchasing a donut this weekend at any Tim Hortons. I bought mine in Fall River last night #ChoosetoInclude

Getting the shot lined up at the Sackville federal announcement. Thanks @mattdagley.com for the photo.

After the interview with MLA Wong, we went to Tim's and he got a few clips there asking me questions about #TheLakerNews and community journalism. That was fun.

Had a great year end interview/year look ahead interview with MLA Brian Wong in Fall River today. Had James Brien an NSCC journalism student with me. He's doing a feature on me so was shadowing me in the interview.

We want to thank the community for supporting our Chili Supper Fundraiser . Thank you Pat for coming tonight. @thelakernews.com

The Inner Strength Taekwondo team is primed and ready for the Canadian championships next week at the @hfxconventions.bsky.social I spoke with athletes Raya Porter, Ronan Sinclair, and coach Master Porter for a story. Watch for it on #TheLakerNews website in the coming days.

I went to cover the chilli fundraiser that students at @gpvanier.bsky.social was putting on tonight. And look what they did to me they put me to work. They were raising funds for the French immersion students trip to New Brunswick.

New digital voice recorder has! Yay

Went to visit Mom and take her some treats this morning at the manor. Heard all about her appointment that she had yesterday and I was very happy.

CCRCE: Due to road conditions, all Chignecto Central Regional Centre for Education buses are running on paved roads only for January 28, 2026. This means students will be picked up in the morning and dropped off in the afternoon at the bus stop on the paved road nearest their house.

The snowplow is already here cleaning the apartment parking lot. 😀😀

I spoke with @billygillishrm.bsky.social last week for my year in review story. He discussed several topics of interest, including transit and the troublesome intersection at Wingate Drive #BeaverBank thelaker.ca/year-in-revi...

All CSAP schools are closed today January 27 as well.

All CCRCE schools (Cumberland County, Colchester County, Pictou County and the Municipality of East Hants) will be closed today, January 27, 2026, due to road conditions and forecast. Offices and worksites will also be closed.

All schools are closed in the HRCE today January 27 as posted on their Instagram

All CCRCE schools (Cumberland County, Colchester County, Pictou County and the Municipality of East Hants) will be closed today, January 26, 2026, due to the weather forecast. Offices and worksites will also be closed.

All schools in the HRCE are closed today, January 26 due to the weather. The notice was posted on HRCE Instagram.

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Back home. Ahhhh

Heading for home. Romeo gives me goodbye and safe travel kisses.

Enjoying a Breton Brewery Co beer on my storm stayed last night in Sydney after the U18 women’s worlds. I’m pretty much all packed just load in the car in the am and head for the mainland.

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What an experience. More when I get home (whenever that will be). Now to Anne’s a snack and watch sports on tv. Oh and maybe Romeo cuddles (miss ya Tigger).

It might not be the colour we wanted but we’re proud of our girls! That US goalie was solid and we had our chances but puck luck.

Final day at #U18womensworlds

I might get storm stayed with the snowstorm, hitting Sunday night into Monday at noon. We will see.

Hey look who came to Sydney to see me volunteering and working. Well at least that’s what I’m telling myself. It was nice to see some Fall River and Waverley girls and their team taking in the game. And they’re going home with some prizes to for taking part in intermission contest and dancing

O Canada!

Semifinal Saturday!! Four games to go.

Oh yay the power is out down the road in Sydney. I know there was a little wind but It didn’t seem like it was enough to knock out the power

Someone likes me again ha ha

The calm before the quarterfinal storm

Final shift tomorrow for me at Membertou at the under 18 women’s worlds before action shifts to centre 200 Thursday to Sunday. Svk vs Cze 10 am then get things ready for Fin Usa Canada Sweden both have two wins their game tomorrow night at 5 PM is going to be a battle for first place in their group

It’s party night at Sunrise Drive!! Wine (me pop) music and conversations. There’s even dancing (sry no video of me dancing as we listen to 60-70s music).

With USA winning tonight against Czechia I got to raise the American flag at the under 18 women’s world hockey championship in Membertou.

16 plus hours at the rink. I’m done in.

No better way to cap off day one at the 2026 IIHF under 18 women’s world hockey championship then by raising the Canadian flag. I kinda had goosebumps doing it and I saying oh Canada proudly as I did it. Let’s do a few more this week, ladies especially next Sunday Time to get a snack and then bed.

As games operations I help the flag bearers pregame, give out prizes at various points, and will get to hang the winning teams flag on the riser as it rises at end of game. Fun time so far.

I got to raise the Czechia flag to the roof at the U18s after their win! Yay (it may have been on tsn too)

Ready to get things going for the next 10 days here in Sydney. But sleep what’s that. I’ll sleep on the 19/20.

I’ve arrived at my home for the next 10 days. And Romeo is a handsome doggie. Thanks Anne!

And now Tigger has made his way into the bag that will have my medication. I guess that makes sense because he is medication for my heart.

The packing is almost complete. But something seems out of place in this photo. Not sure what.

Oil change and a check over of da blue beast before Cape Breton trip

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