Date: Jan. 23rd, 2025 - 4:58 PM
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...
Date: Jan. 23rd, 2025 - 10:57 AM
(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...
Date: Jan. 20th, 2025 - 3:17 PM
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...
Date: Jan. 20th, 2025 - 2:52 PM
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...
Date: Jan. 15th, 2025 - 7:33 PM
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...
Date: Jan. 14th, 2025 - 4:00 PM
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...
Date: Jan. 13th, 2025 - 7:22 PM
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...
Date: Jan. 13th, 2025 - 10:36 AM
Morgan Sampson, echocardiogram technician, and Queens General Hospital Foundation trustees Kelly Whalen, Kerry Morash, Janice Reynolds and Al Doucet with the new echocardiogram at Queens General Hospital in Liverpool. (Queens General Hospital Foundation photo)
Queens County residents will be able to stay closer to home for vital testing, thanks to an investment by the Queens General Hospital Foundation.
The foundation recently invested almost $400,000 to install a new echocardiogram and cardiopulmonary exercise... Read More...
Date: Jan. 9th, 2025 - 12:09 PM
Unionized workers with the Region of Queens went on strike Thursday morning. (Rick Conrad photo)
UPDATED THURSDAY, 4:45 P.M.
Engineering and public works employees with the Region of Queens are on strike.
About 40 members of Local 1928 of the International Brotherhood of Electrical Workers set up picket lines at three locations in Liverpool on Thursday... Read More...
Date: Jan. 7th, 2025 - 3:45 PM
About 10 per cent of Nova Scotians are still looking for a family doctor or nurse practitioner. (Communications Nova Scotia)
More people are dropping off the Need a Family Practice Registry in Nova Scotia.
According to numbers released Tuesday by Nova Scotia Health, 9,200 people either found a doctor in the past month or were removed from the list.
Just over 110,000 Nova Scotians... Read More...
Date: Jan. 7th, 2025 - 3:42 PM
Some of the new furniture at the new location of the Liverpool library. (Region of Queens photo)
The library in Liverpool is getting closer to reopening in its new temporary location.
The Region of Queens has been posting updates on its website as work has progressed at the Liverpool Business Development Centre on Harley Umphrey Drive, off White Point... Read More...
Date: Jan. 6th, 2025 - 11:49 AM
Kim Thorbourne-Whalen is the vice-chair of the Liverpool Championship Host Society. (Rick Conrad)
As fans rallied behind their favourite curlers in Liverpool last week, local businesses were also cheering for the post-holiday bump in sales.
Restaurants, bars and other food-based businesses in downtown Liverpool stayed open to try to capitalize on the... Read More...
Date: Jan. 6th, 2025 - 11:20 AM
Albie Randall with the curling broom he received from curlers Jaelyn and Jim Cotter at the 2025 Canadian Mixed Doubles Curling Trials in Liverpool. (Rick Conrad)
The 16 teams at the Canadian mixed doubles curling trials in Liverpool treated fans to a week of impressive curling.
The trials wrapped up on Saturday at Queens Place Emera Centre.
And one young Queens County curler left his own impression on the... Read More...
Date: Jan. 4th, 2025 - 4:56 PM
Jocelyn Peterman and Brett Gallant with their gold medals and Team Canada jackets after winning the 2025 Canadian Mixed Doubles Curling Trials on Saturday in Liverpool. (Rick Conrad)
Jocelyn Peterman and Brett Gallant will represent Canada at the 2025 World Mixed Doubles Curling Championship in Fredericton after winning the Canadian mixed doubles curling trials in Liverpool on Saturday.
Their next challenge will be at the world... Read More...
Date: Jan. 4th, 2025 - 11:51 AM
Rachel Homan delivers a shot in the semi-final of the 2025 Canadian Mixed Doubles Curling Trials on Saturday in Liverpool. (Curling Canada YouTube)
The finals are set at the Canadian mixed doubles curling trials in Liverpool.
Rachel Homan and Brendan Bottcher won the semi-final Saturday morning, beating Lisa Weagle and John Epping 8-6 in a match that came down the last few shots.
Homan and Bottcher now... Read More...
Date: Jan. 3rd, 2025 - 8:19 PM
Sandra Porter-Lowe, Terri Longmire and Meredith Innes are three of the more than 100 volunteers at the Canadian Mixed Doubles Curling Trials in Liverpool this week. (Rick Conrad)
To put on a big event like the Canadian Mixed Doubles Curling Trials in a small community like Liverpool takes a lot of volunteers.
Organizers have recruited more than 100 people from Queens County and elsewhere to help put on the week-long event, which wrap... Read More...
Date: Jan. 3rd, 2025 - 10:22 AM
Jocelyn Peterman and Brett Gallant during Page playoff 1vs2 qualifying against Rachel Homan and Brendan Bottcher. (Curling Canada/ Michael Burns Photo)
Two teams made a big step toward the finals of the 2025 Canadian Mixed Doubles Curling Trials on Thursday night.
Jocelyn Peterman and Brett Gallant and Lisa Weagle and John Epping won their crucial qualifiers to advance to the next round of the playoffs at... Read More...
Date: Jan. 2nd, 2025 - 4:29 PM
Rachel Homan and Brendan Bottcher shake hands after their win over Jennifer Jones and Brent Laing on Thursday afternoon. (Curling Canada/ Michael Burns Photo)
The playoffs are set at the 2025 Canadian Mixed Doubles Curling Trials in Liverpool.
Jocelyn Peterman and Brett Gallant survived a close one on Thursday morning to hang on to their undefeated record and go 7-0 heading into the playoffs.
And Brittany Tran and... Read More...
Date: Jan. 2nd, 2025 - 10:02 AM
Jennifer Jones and Brent Laing during Draw 12 action Wednesday against Laura Walker and Kirk Muyres. (Curling Canada/ Michael Burns Photo)
The playoff picture at the 2025 Canadian Mixed Doubles Curling Trials in Liverpool is a lot clearer after draws on New Year’s Day.
Three teams secured playoff spots on Wednesday: Jocelyn Peterman and Brett Gallant clinched the top spot on Pool B with their... Read More...
Date: Jan. 1st, 2025 - 12:42 PM
Brett Gallant raises his broom after a shot by partner Jocelyn Peterman in the sixth end of their game on Wednesday morning at the 2025 Canadian Mixed Doubles Curling Trials in Liverpool. (Rick Conrad)
Jocelyn Peterman and Brett Gallant rang in the new year with a convincing win on Wednesday morning at the 2025 Canadian Mixed Doubles Curling Trials in Liverpool.
Peterman and Gallant improved their record to 5-0 with the 8-1 victory after six ends over Jim... Read More...
Date: Jan. 1st, 2025 - 10:21 AM
Rachel Homan and Brendan Bottcher are one of two undefeated teams at the 2025 Canadian Mixed Doubles Curling Trials in Liverpool. (Curling Canada/ Michael Burns Photo)
Two teams remain undefeated going into Wednesday’s draws at the 2025 Canadian Mixed Doubles Curling Trials at Queens Place Emera Centre in Liverpool.
Rachel Homan and Brendan Bottcher, and Jocelyn Peterman and Brett Gallant are at the top of their... Read More...
Date: Dec. 31st, 2024 - 5:15 PM
Scott Pfeifer, a former world and Canadian curling champion, gives a rundown of what makes mixed doubles curling unique. (Rick Conrad)
As 32 curlers compete this week in Liverpool for a chance to represent Canada at the 2026 Winter Olympics in Italy, how much do you know about mixed doubles curling?
The 2025 Canadian Mixed Doubles Curling Trials began on Monday and finish up on Saturday at... Read More...
Date: Dec. 31st, 2024 - 11:54 AM
Brittany Tran and Rylan Kleiter during Draw 5 action on Tuesday at the 2025 Canadian Mixed Doubles Curling Trials in Liverpool. (Curling Canada/Michael Burns)
Two teams are at 3-0 after the first five draws at the 2025 Canadian Mixed Doubles Curling Trials in Liverpool.
Laura Walker and Kirk Muyres are on top of Pool A, along with Rachel Homan and Brendan Bottcher.
FULL COVERAGE: 2025 Canadian Mixed Doubles Curling... Read More...
Date: Dec. 30th, 2024 - 12:19 PM
Jennifer Jones and Brent Laing in first-draw action at the 2025 Canadian Mixed Doubles Curling Trials at Queens Place Emera Centre in Liverpool on Monday. (Rick Conrad)
UPDATED 3:45 p.m. MONDAY
Some of the favourites were early winners on Monday at the 2025 Canadian Mixed Doubles Curling Trials at Queens Place Emera Centre in Liverpool.
Sixteen teams are competing for a chance to represent Canada at the 2026 Winter Olympics... Read More...
Date: Dec. 28th, 2024 - 3:35 PM
Greg Ewasko is the head ice technician for Curling Canada. (Rick Conrad)
The 2025 Canadian Mixed Doubles Curling Trials are set to begin in Liverpool at Queens Place Emera Centre.
The competition runs from Dec. 30 to Jan. 4. It will see 16 teams vying to represent Canada at the 2026 Winter Olympics in Italy. Tickets are still... Read More...