Members of the Nova Scotia Regulatory and Appeals Board held a water rate hearing in Liverpool on Wednesday. (Rick Conrad)

If the Region of Queens Water Utility doesn’t double its rates over the next three years, the whole system is in jeopardy. That’s what a consultant hired by the region told provincial regulators on Wednesday during a hearing into the utility’s request for an... Read More...

The Region of Queens wants to offer residents with dug wells access to low-interest loans to convert to drilled wells. (Bluenose Well Drilling Facebook page)

Queens County homeowners who want a new drilled well will eventually have access to low-interest loans through the Region of Queens. Councillors voted unanimously at their regular meeting last week to ask staff to draft a bylaw for a water supply and septic... Read More...

Residents on Waterloo Street in Liverpool appealed to Region of Queens councillors this week to speed up work on the street. (Rick Conrad)

Residents living on and around Waterloo Street in downtown Liverpool are frustrated with water and sewer upgrades that have been going on for three years. Christopher Clarke, a former Region of Queens mayor who lives on Bootlegger Road at the end of Waterloo,... Read More...

A look at some Christmas trees from a previous Trees in the Park event. (Liverpool Adventure Outfitters on Facebook)

Freeman Lumber will be taking over Trees in the Park, the annual fundraiser that features Christmas trees decorated by local businesses. The South Queens Chamber of Commerce had announced in early November that it would stop organizing the event. Freeman... Read More...

The Region of Queens is asking for a lower immediate rise in water rates. (Daan Mooij via Unsplash)

The Region of Queens is no longer asking for an immediate 106 per cent increase in water rates. But customers will still have to pay about 115 per cent more over three years if the municipality’s application to the Nova Scotia Regulatory and Appeals Board is... Read More...

Eric Fry speaks during a public hearing Wednesday on proposed changes to the Region of Queens land use bylaw. (Region of Queens YouTube)

It will take a little longer to find out if the old Stedman’s building on Main Street in Liverpool will have a new life as an apartment complex. The Region of Queens held a public hearing on Wednesday on proposed changes to the municipality’s land use bylaw... Read More...

Carol Smith is the chair of the North Queens Remembrance Day Committee and chaplain with the North Queens Fire Association. (Rick Conrad)

When people in North Queens gather on Tuesday to commemorate the community’s war veterans, they’ll have a little help from a booklet and website honouring those who didn’t return. The project is a collaboration between the North Queens Remembrance Day... Read More...

A test tower collecting wind data on the site of the Mersey River Wind farm in Milton. (Renewall Energy)

The Mersey River wind farm in Milton has finally broken ground, with crews getting the site ready this fall for when turbines are delivered next year. “We are moving forward with the construction of the wind farm,” said Dan Roscoe, CEO of Roswall... Read More...

The Region of Queens is considering using Nickersons Pond and the Herring Cove Lake watershed area as a source for non-potable water. (Rick Conrad)

Despite recent rain showers, the Region of Queens is still struggling with low water levels in the Town Lake Reservoir. On Wednesday, it continued voluntary water conservation measures that have been in place for a month. The region is asking its 1,200... Read More...

The Region of Queens is asking for hefty water rate hikes. (Rick Conrad)

Some municipal water customers in Liverpool and Brooklyn will get a break on their bills. Region of Queens councillors recently approved the utility assistance rebate for those on low incomes. Council created the rebate program because the 1,200 customers of... Read More...

Region of Queens Deputy Mayor Maddie Charlton wants a ‘comprehensive review’ of the municipal planning strategy and land use bylaw. (Rick Conrad)

Region of Queens councillors are considering an overhaul of the rules that govern what people and businesses do with their properties. Regional council voted unanimously on Tuesday evening in favour of Deputy Mayor Maddie Charlton’s motion for a... Read More...

Velta Vikmanis is the new executive director of Liverpool’s Astor Theatre. (Rick Conrad)

Liverpool’s Astor Theatre has a new executive director. Velta Vikmanis took over the job on Oct. 1, part of a new management team at the historic theatre. “As a practising artist myself, I know the significance and the importance of the Astor,” she said... Read More...

Dave White, president of the Queens County ATV Association, at a July public information session on road trails. (Rick Conrad / File)

ATV users will soon be able to travel more easily through Queens County. Regional councillors voted unanimously on Tuesday evening to create a bylaw that would allow the vehicles on some municipal roads. The bylaw will designate five routes around Liverpool... Read More...

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A food bank in North Queens is getting $10,000 grant from the Nova Scotia government to help stock more protein options for its clients. The Community Food Resource Network in Caledonia will use the funds for their Protein Pick Me Up program, Queens MLA Kim... Read More...

Region of Queens councillors have voted to move ahead with changes at the three-way stop at Main and Market streets in Liverpool. (Rick Conrad)

The Region of Queens is going ahead with changes to the three-way stop in downtown Liverpool to address safety concerns from pedestrians and motorists. At their Oct. 14 meeting, councillors voted in favour of three recommendations from consultants CBCL, who... Read More...

Jason Scott Rudderham of Hunts Point. (RCMP Nova Scotia)

A Queens County man wanted on a provincewide warrant has been arrested in Halifax. Nova Scotia RCMP said Monday in a news release that officers with the Halifax detachment safely apprehended Jason Scott Rudderham of Hunts Point. The 50-year-old faces charges... Read More...

Queens MLA and newly appointed Minister of Natural Resources Kim Masland and Premier Tim Houston at the opening of the Steele Athletic Grounds in Liverpool earlier in October. (Rick Conrad)

Queens MLA Kim Masland says she was surprised to get the call to take over the natural resources portfolio, but she says she’s up to the challenge. “It’s gonna be very busy, very, very busy and for me, my top priority always remains at home,... Read More...

Cubicles at Global Empire Corporation’s call centre in Liverpool. File photo: Ed Halverson

Sixty-nine people who used to work for Global Empire Corporation at its Liverpool call centre still haven’t been paid severance after being laid off last March. That’s despite an order from Nova Scotia’s Labour Standards Division that Global Empire must pay... Read More...

Jason Scott Rudderham of Hunts Point is wanted by RCMP on a province-wide arrest warrant. (RCMP Nova Scotia)

Queens District RCMP are looking for a Hunts Point man wanted on a province-wide warrant, facing various sex charges. Jason Scott Rudderham, 50, is charged with sexual assault, sexual interference, invitation to sexual touching, sexual exploitation and... Read More...

Kim Masland is Nova Scotia’s new minister of natural resources. (Rick Conrad/File)

Queens MLA Kim Masland will be taking on a bigger role in the Nova Scotia government. Premier Tim Houston announced Tuesday that Masland, who is already minister of emergency management, will add Natural Resources to her duties. Masland had served as minister... Read More...

(File photo via RCMP NS Facebook page)

UPDATED TUESDAY, OCT. 21, 2 p.m. Two children have died after a boat they were in overturned in the West Caledonia area late Saturday afternoon. RCMP, EHS, fire services and the Joint Rescue Co-ordination Centre responded to a 911 call of a boater in distress... Read More...

Region of Queens Mayor Scott Christian speaks to residents before a town hall meeting at the Liverpool Fire Hall on Thursday. (Rick Conrad)

Community safety and downtown development dominated the first of seven town hall meetings held by Queens County councillors. About 30 people attended the two-hour session at the Liverpool Fire Hall on Thursday evening to hear about council’s plans for the... Read More...

The Region of Queens is asking people to restrict their water usage. (Pixabay)

As drought conditions continue throughout Nova Scotia, the Region of Queens is taking its own measures to save water. The municipality announced Thursday on Facebook that it will no longer be offering bulk water services to fill dry wells or water... Read More...

QCCR hosted a session on Thursdy to generate ideas for events on the Liverpool waterfront and elsewhere. (Rick Conrad)

A food truck festival, a chili cookoff and Movies on the Mersey were among the dozens of ideas for Liverpool’s Privateer Park tossed around Wednesday evening at Queens Place Emera Centre. QCCR hosted a community meeting to generate ideas for more events on... Read More...

La Fecundidad by Salvador Dali will hang in Gallery 244 in Brooklyn on Saturday as part of the Queens Coast Art Tour. Photo courtesy of Sue and Chres Jensen

It’s the third year for the Queens Coast Art Tour and studio rally, but it will be the first year that people will be able to see a piece by Salvador Dali at one of the galleries. Gallery 244 owners Sue and Chres Jensen bought a signed Dali in September and... Read More...