The North Queens Fire Association bought a new rescue truck in December 2023 to respond to medical emergencies and other calls. (North Queens Fire Association Facebook page)

The fire chief in North Queens wants answers about why his department isn’t being called to more medical emergencies in the community. Chris Wolfe, who leads the volunteer-run North Queens Fire Association in Caledonia, says he’s worried that residents aren’t... Read More...

The emergency department at Queens General Hospital in Liverpool. (Rick Conrad photo)

The emergency department at Queens General Hospital in Liverpool will be on reduced hours until Tuesday. It will be closed:  from 1:30 p.m. Friday, February 14, and reopen Saturday, February 15 at 8 a.m. from 1:30 p.m. Sunday, February 16 and reopen Monday,... Read More...

The Main and Market intersection in downtown Liverpool will be the subject of a traffic study by CBCL. (Rick Conrad file photo)

The Region of Queens will spend about $24,000 to do a traffic study of a downtown Liverpool intersection that has seen its share of collisions and close calls. Last January, a 79-year-old woman was taken to hospital after being struck in the crosswalk at the... Read More...

Tony Flint, a resident of Bristol Avenue in Liverpool, speaks to Region of Queens councillors on Tuesday about a proposed 24-unit apartment building on his street. (Region of Queens YouTube channel)

Residents of Bristol Avenue in Liverpool say they’ve lost faith in Region of Queens councillors after a bungled vote on a controversial proposed development. A 24-unit apartment building is planned for the area, which is the main thoroughfare into and... Read More...

Ryan and Elizabeth Brown, who live near Liverpool, will be featured on an episode of the new A&E TV show Oceanfront Property Hunt on Saturday afternoon. (Rick Conrad)

Elizabeth and Ryan Brown knew they wanted to get out of Ontario. And they knew they wanted to buy a house on the water in Nova Scotia. But what they didn’t expect when they began their search was to be featured in an internationally broadcast television... Read More...

Sharon Potter from Annapolis Royal buys some bread on Friday from Leanne Arnott, owner of Five Girls Baking in Liverpool. (Rick Conrad)

The tariff threat from U.S. President Donald Trump may be on hold, but that hasn’t stopped Canadians from looking for ways to support homegrown products. Trump agreed to pause a proposed 25 per cent tariff on Canadian goods for 30 days after he struck a deal... Read More...

A few final touches and the Thomas H. Raddall Library in Liverpool will be ready to open at its new interim location. (Rick Conrad)

UPDATED THURSDAY, 9:55 A.M. The library in Liverpool is close to reopening, but a few things have to be ironed out first. Ashley Nunn-Smith, CEO and chief librarian of South Shore Public Libraries, told QCCR on Wednesday that a final fire inspection has to be... Read More...

An undated aerial photo of the former Bowater Mersey plant in Brooklyn. (Queens County Historical Society Photo Collection, courtesy of the Queens County Museum)

It will likely be March before Queens County residents find out whether Liverpool will once again be a mill town. Last May, Nova Scotia Premier Tim Houston said the region could be the home for a new kraft pulp mill. It all depends on whether forestry giant... Read More...

Pam Wamback holds copies of Lucy the Lob’Star, the kids’ book she officially launched this past weekend as part of Nova Scotia Lobster Crawl. (Rick Conrad)

On the same weekend that Lucy the Lobster saw her shadow, her star was set to rise a little higher thanks to a new book about Nova Scotia’s second most famous weather forecaster. First-time author Pam Wamback officially released the kid’s book Lucy the... Read More...

Lucy the Lobster predicted six more weeks of winter on Sunday. (Visit Barrington Facebook page)

Lucy the Lobster saw her shadow on Sunday morning in Barrington, predicting a longer winter. The canny crustacean lined up with Nova Scotia’s slightly more famous wildlife weather forecaster. Shubenacadie Sam also predicted six more weeks of winter. The... Read More...

Wendell McKay and Victoria Hopkins of Capt. Kat’s Lobster Shack in Barrington Passage display their winning lobster roll on Sunday. (Rick Conrad)

Simplicity and consistency were the secret ingredients for Capt. Kat’s Lobster Shack on Sunday as it grabbed the title of best lobster roll on the South Shore. It’s the third time the Barrington Passage restaurant has topped the competition in the annual... Read More...

A man from the Halifax area is dead after a crash in Pleasant River, Queens Co., on Friday. (RCMP)

A 44-year-old man from the Halifax region died on Friday after his vehicle left the road on Hwy. 208 in Pleasant River, Queens Co. Queens District RCMP, fire and other emergency crews found a Mercedes Sprinter van in the ditch around the 4200 block of Hwy.... Read More...

Lucy the Lobster will once again use her canny crustacean conjecturing on Sunday to predict whether we’ll see six more weeks of winter. (Nova Scotia Lobster Crawl photo)

Organizers call it a shellebration, while lobster lovers think of it as the most delicious time of year. The eighth annual Nova Scotia Lobster Crawl is set to crack open on Saturday at businesses, galleries and community centres along Nova Scotia’s South... Read More...

David White, president of the Queens County ATV Association, made another appeal to regional councillors on Tuesday to create road trails in Queens County. (Region of Queens YouTube channel)

ATV users in Queens County are motoring along with their plans to connect off-road trails with public roads and streets in the municipality. And Region of Queens councillors are interested in hitching a ride. David White, president of the Queens County ATV... Read More...

The Nova Scotia minimum wage is increasing to $15.70 an hour on April 1. (Robert Owen-Wahl via Pixabay)

Nova Scotia’s minimum wage is set to go up a total of $1.30 an hour this year. The first bump will come on April 1, when it rises to $15.70, a raise of 50 cents an hour, and the second increase will be on Oct. 1 when it goes to $16.50. The Nova Scotia... Read More...

Abigail Smith displays her gold medal at a PanAmerican judo meet in Montreal in November. (Abigail Smith photo)

Abigail Smith has already made a mark on the Canadian and world judo stage, and she’s not done yet. The Grade 11 student at Liverpool Regional High School will be competing against judokas from other countries yet again as she prepares for a tour of Europe... Read More...

Cheryl Innes is the co-chair of the mixed doubles curling provincial championships at the Liverpool Curling Club, starting Jan. 30. (Rick Conrad)

Queens County curling fans will have another chance to take in some fast-paced mixed doubles action with the provincial championships set for Liverpool this week. Eight teams will be competing at the Liverpool Curling Club for the chance to represent Nova... Read More...

The emergency department at Queens General Hospital in Liverpool will be closed at various times this weekend. (Communications Nova Scotia)

The emergency department at Queens General Hospital in Liverpool will be on reduced hours starting Friday afternoon. It will be closed: From 1:30 p.m. Fri., Jan. 24 and reopen Sat., Jan. 25 at 8 a.m. From 1:30 p.m. Sat., Jan. 25 and reopen Sun., Jan. 26 at 8... Read More...

The Region of Queens has reached a deal with Renewall Energy to supply electricity from the Mersey River Wind farm. (Renewall Energy Inc.)

The Region of Queens will be using wind energy produced in their own backyard to keep the lights on in municipal properties. The municipality will be one of the first customers of the Mersey River Wind Project, set to begin operating in 2026. Halifax-based... Read More...

(Transition House Association of Nova Scotia Facebook page)

A transition house in Bridgewater is trying to expand the services it offers in Queens County. Harbour House provides round-the-clock support for women and children in Lunenburg and Queens counties. And Queens County residents can access emergency shelter and... Read More...

Nova Scotia Health has paused the text message notification feature for appointments on the YourHealthNS app.. (Nova Scotia Government YouTube channel)

Nova Scotia Health is still working on glitches in its new text message and appointment reminder service through the YourHealthNS app. It suspended the new features last Wednesday when some people reported getting incorrect information about their... Read More...

The Region of Queens has appointed Dan McDougall as interim CAO. (Rick Conrad)

The Region of Queens has hired an interim chief administrative officer while it looks for a permanent replacement for Cody Joudry. Dan McDougall will take over CAO duties from acting CAO Pam Lovelace, who will return to her job as municipal clerk. Lovelace, a... Read More...

The Region of Queens has reached a deal with its striking public works employees. (Rick Conrad)

UPDATED 2:55 p.m. Thursday The Region of Queens and its striking 38 public works employees have reached a deal. Local 1928 of the International Brotherhood of Electrical Workers voted 32-5 around 6 p.m. Wednesday to accept the region’s latest offer. Jim... Read More...

Striking public works employees with the Region of Queens were back on the picket line Tuesday in Liverpool. (Rick Conrad photo)

  Supporters of striking Region of Queens workers blasted elected councillors on Tuesday, demanding that they show some leadership in the dispute. They want the mayor and councillors to tell the region’s negotiators to return to the bargaining... Read More...

Residential property assessment values increased by 9.5 per cent in Queens County over last year. (Rick Conrad photo)

Nova Scotians should start getting their 2025 property assessments in the mail this week. Annual notices were being mailed out on Monday, according to the Property Valuation Services Corporation. It appears assessed house values have cooled a bit from the... Read More...