Date: Apr. 18th, 2024 - 3:57 PM
Premier Tim Houston speaks to reporters on Thursday about an agreement with Nova Scotia teachers. (Nova Scotia government Facebook page)
Nova Scotia will likely avoid a teachers’ strike as government and union negotiators reached an “agreement in principle” late Wednesday night.
The Nova Scotia Teachers Union entered conciliation talks with government negotiators on Monday and Tuesday with a... Read More...
Date: Apr. 17th, 2024 - 4:26 PM
Shelly Panczyk is the chairwoman of the Queens County Food Bank in Liverpool. (Rick Conrad)
More people are using the Queens County Food Bank at the same time as donations are dropping.
Shelly Panczyk, chairwoman of the food bank on Main Street in Liverpool, says the charity saw 4,993 people last year. Of those, 1,494 were children.
That’s up... Read More...
Date: Apr. 17th, 2024 - 1:10 PM
The Nova Scotia government has called off the spring bear hunt. (Pete Nuij via Unsplash)
There will be no spring bear hunt in Nova Scotia.
The Nova Scotia government says it made the decision based on public feedback.
The Department of Natural Resources and Renewables announced Jan. 24 it was considering a spring bear hunt pilot. It said it would... Read More...
Date: Apr. 16th, 2024 - 5:33 PM
Region of Queens councillors want planning for an accessible washroom at the inclusive play park in Liverpool to begin this year. (Rick Conrad)
Region of Queens councillors want to move up plans for an accessible washroom at Liverpool’s universally designed inclusive play park.
The region set aside about $400,000 for the facilities in the 2025/26 capital improvement plan. But District 1 Coun. Kevin... Read More...
Date: Apr. 16th, 2024 - 3:04 PM
Fire trucks at North Queens Fire Association headquarters. (Facebook)
Region of Queens councillors and staff have found a way to help the county’s fire departments with the increased costs of buying new equipment — and all without raising the tax rate.
Councillors are currently in budget deliberations, so the final budget has... Read More...
Date: Apr. 15th, 2024 - 4:42 PM
Kim Masland, Queens MLA and Nova Scotia’s public works minister, announces $10.7 million in provincial funding for a $21.5-million water and sewer expansion that gives the green light to two new housing developments in the Liverpool area. (Rick Conrad)
The Nova Scotia government and the Region of Queens are teaming up on a $21.5-million project to extend and improve water and sewer services in the Liverpool area.
Queens MLA Kim Masland on Monday announced $10.7 million in provincial funding to expand water... Read More...
Date: Apr. 12th, 2024 - 4:15 PM
Audra Lindley played Helen Roper in the 1970s/80s sitcom Three’s Company. (IMDB)
If you see a group of women in downtown Liverpool on Saturday with frizzy wigs, colourful caftans and chunky jewelry, don’t worry.
It’s the first Mrs. Roper Romp for Liverpool. About 20 women plan to celebrate the brash and brassy Helen Roper from the corny... Read More...
Date: Apr. 12th, 2024 - 2:21 PM
Queens MLA Kim Masland. (Rick Conrad photo)
Public Works Minister Kim Masland will be in Liverpool on Monday to announce plans for wastewater upgrades in Queens County.
Masland, who is the MLA for Queens, will be making the announcement on behalf of John Lohr, minister of municipal affairs and... Read More...
Date: Apr. 12th, 2024 - 2:10 PM
The emergency department at Queens General Hospital in Liverpool. (Rick Conrad photo)
The emergency department at Queens General Hospital in Liverpool will be closed from Saturday afternoon until Tuesday morning.
The ER will close on Saturday at 1:30 p.m. and reopen Tuesday at 8 a.m.
A mobile primary care clinic will be at the hospital on... Read More...
Date: Apr. 12th, 2024 - 10:07 AM
Ryan Lutes is the president of the Nova Scotia Teachers Union. (Nova Scotia Teachers Union YouTube channel)
Nova Scotia teachers and educational specialists have voted 98 per cent in favour of strike action, on the eve of conciliation talks with the Nova Scotia government.
The Nova Scotia Teachers Union released the results Thursday evening of the provincewide... Read More...
Date: Apr. 11th, 2024 - 3:50 PM
Nick Moase is the acting chairman of the Winds of Change theatre group. (Rick Conrad)
The Winds of Change theatre group is holding a meeting on April 20 to discuss whether to end its year-long merger with Liverpool’s Astor Theatre.
Nick Moase, acting chairman of the Winds of Change, said in an interview Wednesday that he called the meeting in... Read More...
Date: Apr. 10th, 2024 - 4:39 PM
Region of Queens administration building. Photo Ed Halverson
The Region of Queens is expecting a budget surplus of $650,000 for the 2023/24 fiscal year, largely attributed to unfilled jobs, higher property assessments and a higher than expected take from the deed transfer tax.
Mayor Darlene Norman says the surplus... Read More...
Date: Apr. 10th, 2024 - 4:27 PM
The Region of Queens was testing its livestream on Wednesday on its YouTube channel. (YOUTUBE)
The Region of Queens will begin livestreaming its council meetings on April 11.
Councillors voted unanimously on Tuesday to begin the new service, which will be broadcast simultaneously on the municipality’s Facebook page and YouTube channel.
Comments will be... Read More...
Date: Apr. 9th, 2024 - 6:13 PM
More than 100 people attended a meeting at Liverpool Regional High School on Monday evening to address community concerns about the Astor Theatre. (Rick Conrad)
Updated April 10, 9:05 a.m.
Community members finally got some answers on Monday night about the recent conflict that has engulfed the Astor Theatre in Liverpool.
More than 100 showed up at a meeting at Liverpool Regional High School called by supporters of... Read More...
Date: Apr. 8th, 2024 - 5:38 PM
Katie Pitts of Liverpool was at Beach Meadows Beach on Monday afternoon to take in the solar eclipse. (Rick Conrad)
A few dozen people showed up to Beach Meadows Beach on a windy Monday afternoon to watch the solar eclipse.
We talked to a few people who were equipped with their eclipse glasses.
Listen to the audio... Read More...
Date: Apr. 8th, 2024 - 10:21 AM
About 70 people turned out to the Astor Theatre in Liverpool on Sunday for a community town hall meeting. (Rick Conrad)
Updated April 10, 9:12 a.m.
The board and staff of the Astor Theatre in Liverpool held a community town hall on Sunday afternoon to try to clear up some of the controversy that has recently swirled around the historic theatre.
About 70 people showed up for... Read More...
Date: Apr. 6th, 2024 - 2:40 PM
The Astor Theatre in Liverpool. (Ed Halverson)
UPDATED Sun., April 7, 9:40 a.m.
The Astor Theatre Society is holding a town hall information session at the Liverpool theatre on Sunday at 3 p.m.
In a statement released to their newsletter subscribers and posted on their Facebook page on Saturday afternoon,... Read More...
Date: Apr. 4th, 2024 - 6:40 PM
Melanie Perron is the co-owner with Mark Baillie of Hell Bay Brewing Company in Liverpool. The craft brewery recently celebrated 13 years in business. (Rick Conrad)
They started out small in a barn in Cherry Hill, and have survived an early cease-and-desist order, floods, a pandemic and just recently celebrated their 13th year in business.
Hell Bay Brewing Company in Liverpool marked that milestone on April 1.
When... Read More...
Date: Apr. 4th, 2024 - 2:32 PM
The emergency department at Queens General Hospital in Liverpool. (Rick Conrad photo)
The emergency department at Queens General Hospital in Liverpool will be closed on Friday and Saturday.
The ER will close Friday at 5 a.m. and reopen Sunday at 8 a.m. It will then close again at 1:30 p.m. on Sunday until Monday at 8 a.m.
The emergency... Read More...
Date: Apr. 4th, 2024 - 1:13 PM
A second water main break at the Halifax Infirmary site of the QEII Health Sciences Centre has left the hospital without running water. (Wikipedia)
Nova Scotia’s biggest hospital has no running water for a second day in a row, as a second water main break occurred at the Halifax Infirmary overnight Wednesday.
That means the Infirmary, Veterans Memorial Building, Abbie J. Lane and the power plant have no... Read More...
Date: Apr. 3rd, 2024 - 5:02 PM
The Department of Communities, Culture, Tourism and Heritage has developed an online tool to help non-profits, businesses and others find more information about grants. (Tourism Nova Scotia / Acorn Art & Photography)
The Nova Scotia government is launching a new online grant finder tool to help make it easier for non-profits, businesses and others to find government funding.
The new tool will help Nova Scotians apply for provincial grants supporting arts, culture,... Read More...
Date: Apr. 3rd, 2024 - 4:56 PM
Thomas Raddall Provincial Park. (Tourism Nova Scotia)
Campsite bookings at provincial parks in Nova Scotia are now open.
Reservations for parks in the western part of the province opened on Wednesday.
Campers can book spots at Thomas Raddall Provincial Park in Port Joli, Rissers Beach, The Islands in Shelburne,... Read More...
Date: Apr. 3rd, 2024 - 4:50 PM
Prime Minister Justin Trudeau was in Dartmouth on Tuesday to announce more than $6 billion in funding for housing initiatives. Sean Fraser, minister of housing, infrastructure and communities, is in the background. (CPAC)
Prime Minister Justin Trudeau unveiled more funding on Tuesday for affordable housing across the country.
Trudeau was in Dartmouth to announce the federal government will include more than $6 billion in the April 16 budget for housing initiatives.
The Canada... Read More...
Date: Apr. 2nd, 2024 - 3:45 PM
Jane Doucet will be joining five other Nova Scotia authors at White Point Beach Resort this week for ReadTreat. (Niki Davison)
Some of Nova Scotia’s best-selling authors will be in Queens County this weekend for the second ReadTreat event at White Point Beach Resort.
The event starts on Thurs., April 4. It’s four days and three nights of reading books, talking about books and meeting... Read More...
Date: Apr. 2nd, 2024 - 12:21 PM
The Nova Scotia sportfishing season opened on April 1. (Communications Nova Scotia)
The sportfishing season is now open in Nova Scotia.
The season began on Monday.
More than 70,000 people get out and fish each year in Nova Scotia, which adds about $70 million to the economy, according to the Department of Fisheries and... Read More...