while he didn't know Hyslop very well, she was nice and shared small talk.

"... We knew her enough to know she was a fine person," Matthews said. "Always friendly, always nice, always sociable."

Lillian Hyslop.

Joanne Thomas and John Zahl

John Zahl and Joanne Thomas lived in Portapique and were volunteers at the St. James Presbyterian Church in Truro.

Thomas headed the laundry project, a non-profit group that helped people in need have clean laundry, according to a GoFundMe page started for the couple.

Thomas and Zahl's son, Justin Zahl, posted on Facebook he hadn't heard from his parents since Saturday evening and their house on Portapique Beach Road was found burned to the ground the following day.

Anne Owen McCormick, who knew Thomas and Zahl through the St. Andrew Presbyterian Church in Albuquerque,New Mexico, told The Chronicle Herald the pair moved to Nova Scotia about three years ago.

"They were the nicest people in the world and were particularly committed to helping people experiencing homelessness," she said.

Joanne Thomas and John Zahl.

Joey Webber

Joey Webber had just started back at work on Friday, after being out of work due to the recent shut down of the pulp mill.

Coun. Steve Streatch (Waverly, Fall River and Musquodoboit Valley) said his neighbour Webber left to run a quick errand, but never returned home.

Webber leaves behind his three daughters and partner Shanda MacLeod.

A GoFundMe page has been set up to support MacLeod and her two daughters, as Webber was the sole provider of their family.

Joey Webber.

Dawn and Frank Gulenchyn

The couple had recently moved to Portapique after Dawn