Date: Jan. 25th, 2024 - 3:48 PM
The cast of Follies rehearses at the Astor Theatre in Liverpool. (Rick Conrad photo)
By Rick Conrad
Liverpool will soon get a chance to see the first adult musical at the Astor Theatre since Rock of Ages in 2018.
The Astor and Winds of Change are co-producing the Stephen Sondheim musical Follies. The Tony-award-winning show features elaborate... Read More...
Date: Jan. 25th, 2024 - 12:03 PM
(File photo via RCMP NS Facebook page)
Highway 210 between Labelle Road and Greenfield is closed after a transport truck “jackknifed” on the road just before noon Thursday.
Emergency crews are on scene. RCMP have asked motorists to avoid the area.
The road has since been reopened.... Read More...
Date: Jan. 25th, 2024 - 9:08 AM
The emergency department at Queens General Hospital in Liverpool. (Rick Conrad photo)
By Rick Conrad
The emergency department at Queens General Hospital in Liverpool will be closed today from 8 a.m. to 2 p.m.
Nova Scotia Health gave no reason for the temporary closure. This will be the 13th time this month that the emergency department has... Read More...
Date: Jan. 24th, 2024 - 4:27 PM
Region of Queens councillors are looking for ways to improve safety at the intersection at Main and Market streets in Liverpool. (Rick Conrad photo)
By Rick Conrad
Councillors at the Region of Queens want something done to address pedestrian safety at the three-way stop in downtown Liverpool.
The intersection at Main and Market streets has seen its share of collisions and close calls.
On Monday, a... Read More...
Date: Jan. 23rd, 2024 - 4:10 PM
Tim Nickerson, Lyn Oakley and Rosalee Smith at the Seaside Centre in Beach Meadows on Tuesday. (Rick Conrad photo)
By Rick Conrad
For Lyn Oakley, having more fish farms near her home boils down to one thing.
“My biggest concern is poop,” the Eagle Head resident says, referring to the fish waste produced at the facilities. “There is no way that the ocean with... Read More...
Date: Jan. 22nd, 2024 - 4:06 PM
RCMP were at the scene of a crash in the crosswalk at Main and Market streets in Liverpool on Monday morning. (Rick Conrad photo)
By Rick Conrad
A 79-year-old woman was taken to South Shore Regional Hospital on Monday morning after she was hit in the crosswalk at Main and Market streets in Liverpool.
The collision occurred at 11:21 a.m., an RCMP spokesman said. The woman’s... Read More...
Date: Jan. 22nd, 2024 - 3:48 PM
Region of Queens Municipality administration building. (Rick Conrad photo)
By Rick Conrad
Fire trucks and Airbnbs are on the agenda as Region of Queens council meets Tuesday evening in Milton.
Council has four meetings a year in a community facility in a different part of Queens County. Tuesday’s meeting begins at 6 p.m. at the... Read More...
Date: Jan. 22nd, 2024 - 2:53 PM
An augmentative communication device for children with autism. (Communications Nova Scotia)
Nova Scotians who have a child with autism can now apply for up to $3,000 to cover costs of equipment, supplies and other expenses.
The Autism Family Support Fund is open to lower-income families with an autistic child 16 years old or younger.
The provincial... Read More...
Date: Jan. 19th, 2024 - 12:15 PM
The Superstore in Liverpool. (Rick Conrad photo)
Loblaw, the company that owns Superstore, confirmed earlier this week that it would stop offering discounts of up to 50 per cent on foods that are near their best before dates.
Instead, they said they would mark them down by 30 per cent. Late Friday... Read More...
Date: Jan. 19th, 2024 - 9:23 AM
Charges have been laid in last spring’s Barrington Lake wildfire. (Communications Nova Scotia photo)
By Rick Conrad
A 22-year-old Shelburne County man has been charged in last year’s historic Barrington Lake wildfire.
Dalton Clark Stewart, of Villagedale, was charged under the Forests Act on Wednesday. He is accused of lighting a fire on private land... Read More...
Date: Jan. 18th, 2024 - 5:25 PM
Queens General Hospital. Photo Ed Halverson
By Rick Conrad
Staffing shortages are once again being blamed for ongoing temporary closures at the emergency department at Queens General Hospital in Liverpool.
Darlene Davis, the executive director for community and rural health for Nova Scotia Health’s... Read More...
Date: Jan. 18th, 2024 - 1:15 PM
Abigail Smith, 16, of Brooklyn, stands with her coach Jason Scott, displaying one of the two bronze medals she won at the Elite National Championships in Edmonton on Jan. 13 and 14. (Photo via Abigail Smith)
By Rick Conrad
Abigail Smith credits a lot of people for her success so far and so young in national and international judo meets.
Her parents, her coaches, her teammates, her teachers.
But what really gets her into a competitive frame of mind is some good... Read More...
Date: Jan. 17th, 2024 - 6:23 PM
Photo Ed Halverson
Nova Scotia RCMP say they charged 125 people with impaired driving offences in December.
In the numbers released Wednesday, RCMP said 55 of those charges involved impaired driving involving alcohol and seven were drug-impaired infractions. Fourteen of the... Read More...
Date: Jan. 17th, 2024 - 1:16 PM
The emergency department at Queens General Hospital in Liverpool will be closed for certain hours this week. (Rick Conrad photo)
By Rick Conrad
The emergency department at Queens General Hospital in Liverpool will be closed for the second time this week.
Nova Scotia Health sent out a news release at noon on Wednesday. They gave no reason for the temporary closures.
The ER closed... Read More...
Date: Jan. 17th, 2024 - 9:26 AM
Watch out for the latest phone scam, RCMP say. (Pixabay)
Nova Scotia RCMP are warning people about a phone scam in which a caller poses as a Nova Scotia Power employee.
The scammer wants people to believe they didn’t pay for their smart meter installation, saying that if they don’t pay immediately, their power will... Read More...
Date: Jan. 16th, 2024 - 5:58 PM
Liverpool Visitor Information Centre. Photo courtesy Region of Queens Municipality
By Rick Conrad
The Region of Queens is planning a nighttime outdoor party in February and everyone is invited.
Mayor Darlene Norman says the Light Up Queens Winter Night Festival is a free event and open to everyone. It will be held in Centennial Park on the... Read More...
Date: Jan. 15th, 2024 - 5:42 PM
Queens Ground Search and Rescue needs volunteers to continue the service. (Rick Conrad photo)
By Rick Conrad
Queens Ground Search and Rescue has an “urgent” need for volunteers.
Brian Hatt, the group’s search manager, said Monday that they can use people in various areas, but the top priority now is for volunteer ground searchers.
“So we... Read More...
Date: Jan. 15th, 2024 - 5:33 PM
Canadians are getting carbon tax rebates this week. (Rick Conrad photo)
Queens County residents should start receiving their federal carbon tax rebates this week.
The range for Nova Scotia is from $124 for a single adult to $248 for a family of four.
You don’t need to apply for the rebate. If you’ve filed a tax return, you... Read More...
Date: Jan. 15th, 2024 - 12:05 PM
Nova Scotia released results of the Healthcare Improvement Challenge on Monday. (Communications Nova Scotia photo)
By Rick Conrad
Better communication with patients was among the 10 most popular ideas from Nova Scotia health care workers in response to a government survey of low-cost ways to improve the health system.
The Healthcare Improvement Challenge contest launched... Read More...
Date: Jan. 12th, 2024 - 5:16 PM
Queens General Hospital. Photo Ed Halverson
By Rick Conrad
The emergency department at the Queens General Hospital in Liverpool will be closed for parts of next Monday and Tuesday.
The ER will close Jan. 15 at 1:30 p.m. and reopen Jan. 16 at 8 a.m. It will close again at 1:30 p.m. on Jan. 16 and reopen... Read More...
Date: Jan. 12th, 2024 - 5:06 PM
Kristopher Snarby. (Submitted)
By Rick Conrad
A Liverpool realtor says it’s time to reassess property assessments in Nova Scotia.
Kristopher Snarby says the recent assessment numbers from the Property Valuation Services Corporation are all over the place. And the system needs to... Read More...
Date: Jan. 12th, 2024 - 9:14 AM
The Seaside Centre in Beach Meadows was one of the community groups last year that received a grant through the operating investment fund. (Rick Conrad photo)
By Rick Conrad
Non-profit groups in Queens County who need help with some expenses can now apply for the operating investment fund through the municipality’s community investment fund.
The deadline for the operating fund is Jan. 31.
The region is also holding... Read More...
Date: Jan. 11th, 2024 - 7:40 PM
Debris found on Beach Meadows Beach in 2021 allegedly from the fish farm near Coffin Island. (Rick Conrad photo)
By Rick Conrad
A group opposed to fish farms in Liverpool Bay will hold a public information session on Saturday afternoon.
Volunteers with the group, Protect Liverpool Bay, will be at Mersey Point Hall from 10 a.m. to 3 p.m. to answer the public’s... Read More...
Date: Jan. 11th, 2024 - 5:27 PM
(Photo via RCMP NS Facebook page)
A 27-year-old Liverpool man has died after an ATV crash on Old Port Mouton Road in Liverpool on Thursday afternoon.
When Queens District RCMP and other first responders arrived at the scene at about 1 p.m., they found an overturned ATV in the ditch. The... Read More...
Date: Jan. 10th, 2024 - 2:29 PM
(Submitted)
By Rick Conrad
Region of Queens councillors want a long-term fix to garbage pileups in Queens County cottage country.
District 6 Coun. David Brown says it’s a huge problem. He asked staff for recommendations on how to resolve it.
He said the 40 so-called... Read More...