Date: Apr. 17th, 2023 - 3:07 PM
Site plan for new Queens Long Term Care Home. Photo Region of Queens Council Agenda
The Queens Home for Special Care Society is asking the municipality to sell them more land and help cover the costs of building a road to the new care home being built near Queens Place.
At the recent Region of Queens Council meeting society chair Christopher... Read More...
Date: Apr. 13th, 2023 - 5:34 PM
Property map of proposed triplex development. Photo Region of Queens agenda
Most of the units in a proposed Beach Meadows triplex will be reserved for long-term renters.
The developers, Albert and Paula Doucet asked Region of Queens to issue a development agreement permitting all three planned units, to be used for short-term... Read More...
Date: Apr. 6th, 2023 - 12:14 PM
Nova Scotia Legislature. Photo courtesy Communications Nova Scotia
A busy legislative session at Province House hasn’t slowed the announcements coming from the Nova Scotia government.
Wednesday started with an announcement of a new tax credit to help offset the cost of fertility care and surrogacy.
From 2022 onward,... Read More...
Date: Apr. 5th, 2023 - 9:58 AM
South Shore Regional Airport in Greenfield. image from Google Maps
After a tumultuous year the situation at the South Shore Regional Airport has returned to normal.
Both the Nova Scotia Drag Racers Association and the South Shore Flying Club have secured 20-year leases with the municipality to continue their activities at... Read More...
Date: Apr. 3rd, 2023 - 12:11 PM
Photo Ed Halverson
A program providing mental health resources by phone is receiving a boost from the J & W Murphy Foundation.
ICAN, a telephone consultation program run by the Strongest Families Institute is being funded to the tune of $230,000.
ICAN is an eight-week... Read More...
Date: Mar. 31st, 2023 - 10:22 AM
Region of Queens Council. Photo Region of Queens
Region of Queens Council has rejected a developer’s request to allow short term rentals in all three units they are building in Beach Meadows.
A public hearing on the matter kicked off Tuesday’s Region of Queens council meeting.
The developer will have to... Read More...
Date: Mar. 30th, 2023 - 2:22 PM
Photo Ed Halverson
A unique opportunity to get comfortable with death is coming to the South Shore.
The End of Life Expo being held in Bridgewater this weekend will feature exhibitors and seminars on a range of subjects from dealing with grief to estate planning and green... Read More...
Date: Mar. 27th, 2023 - 8:25 PM
New mixing console ready to be installed. Photo Brian Godfrey
The Region of Queens is providing almost $2,800 in grant money to this station through the Community Investment Fund.
QCCR manager Brian Godfrey says the money will be used to upgrade equipment in the main broadcast studio.
The main mixing console and... Read More...
Date: Mar. 24th, 2023 - 3:46 PM
Barry Barnet, executive director of ATVNS and Minister Kim Masland. Photo Communications Nova Scotia
Off road vehicles have found a home on the province’s highways following the introduction of the new Road Trails Act in the legislature Friday.
The new legislation will provide riders with improved trail connections and better access to services like gas... Read More...
Date: Mar. 24th, 2023 - 12:03 PM
Photo Ed Halverson
Residents of Liverpool who rely on the Cowie well for water will have to look elsewhere for now.
During weekly testing, the Region of Queens discovered the presence of coliform bacteria and has temporarily closed the well.
Regulations from Nova Scotia... Read More...
Date: Mar. 23rd, 2023 - 9:04 AM
Photo Ed Halverson
Residents in the Brooklyn area will have their say on how much more they will pay in area rate on top of their annual property taxes.
The Region of Queens describes area rates as special tax rates over and above the normal tax rates which are applied... Read More...
Date: Mar. 21st, 2023 - 11:12 AM
A lighter than usual agenda was dominated by the proposed new library during the Region of Queens last council meeting.
As previously reported here, council voted to rescind their approval to build a new library at a site in Queens Crossing.
They’ve asked for... Read More...
Date: Mar. 17th, 2023 - 5:25 PM
The proposed site for the new library at Queens Place lies at the end of the driveway beside the sledding hill. Photo Ed Halverson
Region of Queens Council has cancelled the construction of a new library near Queens Place.
In a recorded 5-3 vote, Councillors Amirault, Charlton, Fancy, Gidney and Muise voted not to build the library at that location, while Mayor Norman and Councillors... Read More...
Date: Mar. 16th, 2023 - 8:44 AM
Cleaning up after flooding at LRHS. Photo Bradley Judge, South Shore Regional Centre of Education
A teacher is being credited with preventing extensive damage to Liverpool Regional High School when they discovered flooding over March Break.
Around 6:30 Saturday night the teacher returned to school and noticed water on the floor.
They notified the... Read More...
Date: Mar. 15th, 2023 - 12:02 PM
Entrance to Region of Queens council chambers. Photo Ed Halverson
The Region of Queens top employee has quit.
Chief Administrative Officer Chris McNeill has resigned to take up the same post in Annapolis County.
McNeill has been the CAO for Queens since January 9, 2019.
Mayor Darlene Norman says she held off making the news... Read More...
Date: Mar. 14th, 2023 - 8:59 AM
Region of Queens Mayor Darlene Norman with Queens MLA and Public Works Minister Kim Masland. Photo courtesy Communications Nova Scotia
The Region of Queens received $2.6 million in joint funding for water and wastewater infrastructure upgrades.
Member of Parliament for Halifax West Lena Metlege Diab, Minister of Public Works Kim Masland, and Region of Queens Mayor Darlene Norman, were on... Read More...
Date: Mar. 13th, 2023 - 10:16 AM
The proposed site for the new library at Queens Place lies at the end of the driveway beside the sledding hill. Photo Ed Halverson
Region of Queens Council will revisit the decision to build the new public library at Queens Place.
Several councillors have expressed they didn’t have a full picture of the costs involved in locating the new library at Queens Place when they voted in... Read More...
Date: Mar. 9th, 2023 - 12:22 PM
Photo courtesy Nova Scotia Drag Racers Association. Credit: David Corkum
A checkered flag will once again fall at the South Shore Regional Airport.
The South Shore Drag Racers Association has secured a 20-year lease with the Region of Queens to operate the Greenfield Dragway on the site.
The contract puts an end to months of... Read More...
Date: Mar. 7th, 2023 - 5:24 PM
Entrance to Region of Queens council chambers. Photo Ed Halverson
Region of Queens Council will once again vote whether to build the new public library at Queens Place.
After receiving more information on the costs to run a road and services to the new location Councillor Maddie Charlton presented a notice of motion for... Read More...
Date: Mar. 2nd, 2023 - 3:56 PM
Howe of the Astor Theatre, the Liverpool Town Hall Arts and Cultural Centre. Photo Ed Halverson
The executive director at the Astor Theatre is taking her final bow.
Jean Robinson-Dexter announced she will be stepping away from the position at the end of March.
She has been in the part-time executive director position at the Astor Theatre for almost... Read More...
Date: Mar. 2nd, 2023 - 2:08 PM
Photo Ed Halverson
A new program launched by South Shore public libraries will help residents in remote areas connect to high-speed Internet.
The library has partnered with @NS Community Technology to provide mobile Wi-Fi hotspots on the Bell Mobility cellular network.
The... Read More...
Date: Feb. 24th, 2023 - 9:00 AM
Thomas H. Raddall Library. Photo credit Ed Halverson
Tension between councillors at the last Region of Queens council meeting seems to have come from a simple accounting misunderstanding.
Many councillors were upset when it was revealed the cost to build the new library at Queens Place didn’t include $950,000... Read More...
Date: Feb. 23rd, 2023 - 2:10 PM
Future site of Queens long-term care facility. Photo Ed Halverson
The executive director of Queens Manor says while people may not see shovels in the ground there’s lots of work going on behind the scenes in preparation to build the new long-term care home in Queens.
Andrew MacVicar says the design team of architects... Read More...
Date: Feb. 22nd, 2023 - 9:53 AM
Health Minister Michelle Thompson (middle) addresses residents of Queens Feb 17, 2023. Photo Ed Halverson
People from across Queens gathered at the Best Western in Liverpool Friday to share their concerns about the health care system and hear what the province is doing to fix it.
Minister of Health and Wellness Michelle Thompson and representatives from across... Read More...
Date: Feb. 16th, 2023 - 5:02 PM
Astor theatre interior. Photo Ed Halverson
The Astor Theatre is hoping to keep as cool as its programming with the installation of a new air conditioning system.
Executive Director Jean Robinson-Dexter says hotter summers in the past few years make it challenging to even be in the building without air... Read More...
