Heritage Day this year will honour African-Nova Scotian war hero William Hall.

Heritage Day this year will commemorate the life of African-Nova Scotian war hero William Hall. Launched in 2015, Heritage Day is an annual statutory holiday that honours people and places that have contributed to Nova Scotia’s history. This year, it falls on... Read More...

Roswall Met tower measuring wind speeds at the proposed wind farm site in Milton. Photo Roswall Development

By Rick Conrad Queens County residents will get their say on a wind farm project planned for Milton. The Region of Queens plans to sign a development agreement with Roswall Development Inc., the owners of Mersey River Wind. The company would build 33 wind... Read More...

Global Empire call centre cubicles. Photo Ed Halverson

By Rick Conrad The Global Empire call centre wants a break on its lease in the Liverpool Business Development Centre on White Point Road. Mayor Darlene Norman says it’s because the company is using 18,000 of the 25,000 square feet it originally signed up... Read More...

The owner of 90 Common St. in Liverpool has been ordered to demolish the buildings and clean up the property. (Rick Conrad photo)

By Rick Conrad A rundown Liverpool property that has been the subject of numerous complaints since 2009 will be torn down in the next 30 days. Queens regional councillors voted on Tuesday to issue a demolition order to the owner of 90 Common St. in... Read More...

Region of Queens Municipality administration building. (Rick Conrad photo)

By Rick Conrad Residents in Liverpool and parts of Brooklyn should brace for water rate hikes but not right away, Mayor Darlene Norman said Tuesday.  “Please be prepared for a water utility rate study and a very probable increase in water utility rates,”... Read More...

Some Nova Scotians will be able to access their medical records via the YourHealthNS app. (Communications Nova Scotia photo)

By Rick Conrad Patients at Queens Family Health in Liverpool will be providing valuable input to Nova Scotia Health over the next few weeks as part of a group of people around the province with early access to their health records on the YourHealthNS... Read More...

Jerri Southcott took over this week as executive director of the Astor Theatre in Liverpool. (Rick Conrad photo)

By Rick Conrad The Astor Theatre in Liverpool got more than a new executive director this week. It also got a new dog. Jerri Southcott took over on Feb. 5 from interim executive director Jean Robinson. And she’s already made one big change. Macduff, her... Read More...

Debris from the fish farm near Coffin Island on Beach Meadows Beach in 2021. (Rick Conrad photo)

By Rick Conrad If you’re concerned about a proposed fish farm expansion in Liverpool Bay, there’s a letter writing session planned for the Thomas H. Raddall Library on Saturday from 1 to 4. Kelly Cove Salmon, which is owned by Cooke Aquaculture, has applied... Read More...

Kim Masland, Queens MLA and Nova Scotia’s Public Works Minister, says chronic ER closures in her riding are worrisome. (Rick Conrad photo)

By Rick Conrad Queens MLA Kim Masland says the Nova Scotia government is making progress in its efforts to keep the emergency department at Queens General Hospital open more often, but she admits there’s more work to do. “I know right now we’ve been open... Read More...

Licensed physiotherapists in Nova Scotia will soon be able to order X-rays. (Matias Maiztegui photo via Pixabay)

By Rick Conrad Physiotherapists in Nova Scotia will soon be able to order X-rays. Physiotherapists employed by Nova Scotia Health or IWK Health can already order the scans. But the province will expand that ability to those in private practice in early... Read More...

Kim Masland, Queens MLA and Nova Scotia Public Works Minister, and Premier Tim Houston take questions at a business luncheon in Liverpool on Wednesday. (Rick Conrad photo)

By Rick Conrad Opponents of a proposed fish farm expansion near Liverpool got a big morale boost on Wednesday as Premier Tim Houston told a business luncheon that he personally opposes the plan for more fish farms in Liverpool Bay. “I think some areas are... Read More...

The emergency department at Queens General Hospital in Liverpool is on restricted hours until next week. (Rick Conrad photo)

By Rick Conrad The emergency department at Queens General Hospital in Liverpool will be on restricted hours until next Wednesday (Feb. 14). It will be open most days this week from 8 a.m. to 1:30 p.m. It will be open all day Thursday (Feb. 8) at 8 a.m. It... Read More...

Melanie Perron, co-owner of Hell Bay Brewing in Liverpool, says she hopes summer 2024 is better than the 2023 season. (Rick Conrad photo)

By Rick Conrad Fires, floods and downpours combined last year to keep visitors away from the South Shore, according to numbers released recently by Tourism Nova Scotia. Hotel stays, or room nights sold, for the May to October 2023 period were down about five... Read More...

Lucy the Lobster saw her shadow in Barrington on Friday morning. (Nova Scotia Lobster Crawl photo)

By Rick Conrad Lucy the Lobster didn’t crack a sweat when she saw her shelly shadow on the wharf in Barrington on Friday morning. That means six more weeks of winter, at least for the South Shore of Nova Scotia. Lucy made her prediction as the Nova... Read More...

Susan Inglis and her daughter, snowshoe athlete Rebecca Delaney, will be part of Team Nova Scotia at the Special Olympics Canada Winter Games in Calgary, starting Feb. 27. (Rick Conrad photo)

By Rick Conrad Queens County athletes are getting in some last-minute training as they prepare for a big national sporting event in Calgary later this month. The Special Olympics Canada Winter Games begin Feb. 27 and run until March 2. And Queens County will... Read More...

Queens General Hospital. Photo Ed Halverson

UPDATED By Rick Conrad The emergency department at Queens General Hospital will be closed at 1:30 p.m. Friday for the whole weekend and reopen Monday at 8 a.m. Earlier Thursday, Nova Scotia Health said the ER would be closed from Thursday morning (Feb. 1) and... Read More...

The Nova Scotia Lobster Crawl Festival kicks off Thursday. (Nova Scotia Lobster Crawl Facebook page)

By Rick Conrad Get your shell cracker ready, sharpen your lobster pick and loosen your belt. Thursday marks the beginning of the Nova Scotia Lobster Crawl Festival. The month-long celebration of the succulent shellfish includes businesses all along the South... Read More...

Lorna MacPherson, vice-president of the Liverpool Curling Club. (Rick Conrad photo)

By Rick Conrad The Liverpool Curling Club will be hosting some of the best curlers in Nova Scotia starting on Thursday. The provincial mixed doubles championship will be held from Feb. 1 to 4 at the club in downtown Liverpool. Twelve teams will be competing... Read More...

Some Nova Scotians will be able to access their medical records via the YourHealthNS app. (Communications Nova Scotia photo)

By Rick Conrad Patients of Queens Family Health in Liverpool will be part of a pilot project that will give people access to their medical records through the YourHealthNS app.  About 12,000 patients at four clinics around Nova Scotia will get information... Read More...

Photo Ed Halverson

By Rick Conrad Nova Scotia Power customers may see less of an increase on their electricity bills. The Nova Scotia government says it wants to help extend the time period that ratepayers have to cover a portion of the utility’s fuel costs. That would mean a... Read More...

Nova Scotia released its red tape accountability report Monday. (Communications Nova Scotia photo)

  By Rick Conrad Reducing the time doctors spend on things like sick notes is one example of how red tape is being reduced in Nova Scotia, Premier Tim Houston said Monday. To mark Red Tape Awareness Week, organized by the Canadian Federation of... Read More...

Queens County’s first snowstorm of 2024 closed schools Monday. Some organizations and businesses closed or delayed opening. (Rick Conrad photo)

By Rick Conrad Queens County got a snow day on Monday, as the first snowstorm of 2024 hit the region. Schools were closed and some businesses and organizations either had delayed openings or closed for the day. Environment Canada ended its snowfall warning... Read More...

A paramedic takes a patient’s blood pressure. (Communications Nova Scotia photo)

The emergency department at Queens General Hospital in Liverpool will be closed from 1:30 p.m. on Friday (Jan. 26) to Saturday at 8 a.m. It will close again on Saturday at 1:30 p.m. and reopen Sunday at 8 a.m. Patients of Queens Family Health can access the... Read More...

Nova Scotia Premier Tim Houston and Queens MLA Kim Masland will be speaking at a luncheon in Liverpool on Feb. 7. (Tim Houston Facebook page)

By Rick Conrad Nova Scotia Premier Tim Houston and Queens MLA Kim Masland will be speaking at a luncheon organized by the South Queens Chamber of Commerce on Feb. 7. The two-hour event is being held at the Best Western Plus in Liverpool. The chamber says it’s... Read More...

RCMP are looking for a suspect in thefts in Digby and Queens County. (RCMP photo)

RCMP in Queens County and Digby are looking for a person of interest in a break and enter at two businesses. On Jan. 23, at 11:37 p.m., Digby RCMP responded to a commercial alarm on Prince William Street in Digby. Somebody broke into the business through... Read More...