Snowstorm with significant snowfall and wet conditions. Photo Ed Halverson
Drivers in Liverpool are being put on notice, don’t park on streets during a snowstorm. At the most recent Region of Queens council meeting councillors discussed who would be responsible for winter parking enforcement. RCMP say they don’t have the capacity to... Read More...
Photo courtesy Nova Scotia Drag Racers Association. Credit: David Corkum
The Region of Queens will hold on to the South Shore Regional Airport after all. Council voted 5-3 to retain ownership of the airport following a public meeting where supporters of both the South Shore Flying Club and the Nova Scotia Drag Racers Association... Read More...
Region of Queens Administration Building. Photo Ed Halverson
The hot real estate market apparently extends to airstrips as region of Queens looks to offload the South Shore Regional Airport. The region is holding a public meeting Tuesday proposing to sell the airport to the Nova Scotia Drag Racing Association for... Read More...
Photo Ed Halverson
The province has just released a climate action plan with lofty goals but notable gaps as to how they will be met. A new 68-point plan is one of 28 directives contained in legislation to address climate change adopted in 2021. The plan relies heavily on... Read More...
Photo Ed Halverson
Nova Scotians got a look at how climate change will impact the province into the year 2100 as government released the latest projections and risk assessment Tuesday. The report, titled Weathering What’s Ahead: Climate Change Risk and Nova Scotia’s... Read More...
Carters Beach public information meeting November 26, 2022. Photo Susan MacLeod
A new plan is in the works that walks the line between protecting the environment and enjoying the shore at Carter’s Beach. The once hidden gem has become exceedingly popular over the years causing a range of issues for locals. Parked cars line country... Read More...
Courtesy Hockey Nova Scotia
A new initiative by Hockey Nova Scotia aims to eliminate abuse of their officials while keeping more referees involved in the sport. Beginning in November, every minor hockey association across the province received green arm bands. The bands will be... Read More...
Region of Queens Administration Building. Photo Ed Halverson
The sale of municipal properties to create affordable housing highlighted the recent Region of Queens council meeting. Following a public hearing ahead of the meeting, council agreed to sell four parcels of land off Lawrence and Amherst Streets in Liverpool... Read More...
Festival of Trees and Dickensville courtesy of Queens County Museum
The Queens County Museum is celebrating Christmas like it’s 1999, or thereabouts. For the past couple of decades, the museum has marked the holiday season with the Festival of Trees and Dickensville displays. The Festival of Trees showcases over 35 trees,... Read More...
Queens MLA Kim Masland with members and users of Queens County Transit. Photo Ed Halverson
Queens County Transit will not increase their fares despite rising inflation thanks to a one-time funding bump from the federal and provincial governments. The organization received $46,617 as part of $10.9 million being distributed to transit operators in... Read More...
SSODA Housing info poster courtesy Krista Miller
An organization helping people find and keep housing has opened its doors in Queens. South Shore Open Doors Association launched in Lunenburg County in 2021 and expanded to Queens in October with the hiring of housing support worker Krista Miller. Miller has... Read More...
Brooklyn Marina. Photo Loris Azzano
Some in the community are upset with the board of the Queens Recreational Boating Association for giving notice to canteen operator Sharon Westlake they would not be leasing the Brooklyn Marina kitchen to her next year. Westlake had been serving hot food out... Read More...
Stained glass fly. Photo contributed by Scot Slessor
After a career spent travelling around the world, Scot Slessor is bringing his passion for teaching glass art, home to Liverpool. The former Canadian diplomat served in China, Cambodia, Brunei, India, Jordan, Afghanistan and Thailand and has opened a studio... Read More...
Milton Pool. Photo Ed Halverson
The committee charged with planning a new pool in Queens still has no direction on how to go about that task. Formed at the request of Region of Queens council the pool committee was never given a formal Terms of Reference to indicate what they should be... Read More...
Carters Beach. Photo from Nova Scotia Provincial Parks Facebook page
Nova Scotia Provincial Parks has scheduled a public meeting to address concerns and discuss management plans for the pending transition of Carters Beach to a provincial park. Each year, the white sand and clear blue water attracts thousands of visitors, and... Read More...
Concept drawing for development on Dauphinee Farm land from November 8 Region of Queens Council agenda
A local developer is asking the Region of Queens to foot the bill to extend water and sewer services for the construction of 87 new homes in Liverpool. Larry Cochrane wants to develop on the former Dauphinee farmlands across from the RCMP station on Shore... Read More...
South Shore Regional Airport in Greenfield. Image from Google Maps
After an initial sale fell through another buyer has been found for the South Shore Regional Airport. The Nova Scotia Drag Racers Association is one of two groups currently using the airport. The NSDRA hosts drag racing events on site five weekends each... Read More...
Queens County Food Bank. Photo Ed Halverson
Christmas came early to the Queens County Food Bank as the organization received just over $45,000 to buy a new walk-in freezer. Queens was one of five banks across Canada to receive grants from Loblaw Companies Limited, the parent company of local Real... Read More...
Photo courtesy Stephanie Sereda
An entrepreneur is moving their idea to support local artisans from Liverpool to Hunt’s Point in time for the Christmas season. Stephanie Sereda had intended to open an artist’s collective shop as part of her plan to buy the United Church in Liverpool. When... Read More...
SSRCE School Bus. Photo Ed Halverson
School support workers in the South Shore will vote today on a deal to end their nearly two- week long strike. The tentative agreement was reached between South Shore Regional Centre of Education and Nova Scotia Government and General Employees Union... Read More...
Striking workers walk a picket line in Liverpool. Photo Susan MacLeod
Striking school workers could be back on the job by Thursday. After two days of bargaining a deal was reached between representatives of the Nova Scotia Government and General Employees Union (NSGEU) and the Annapolis Valley Regional Centre for Education. The... Read More...
Photo Ed Halverson
The Royal Canadian Legion’s annual poppy campaign is back with a decidedly new twist this year. Donation boxes and volunteers will still be in the same familiar locations, but some will offer a new way to donate. Electronic tap and pay boards which were... Read More...
NSGEU President Sandra Mullen speaks to a striking working in Chester. Photo courtesy NSGEU
School support workers are a week into their strike with no end in sight. The members of the Nova Scotia Government and General Employees Union (NSGEU) Local 70 and 73 representing the South Shore and Annapolis Valley are striking to demand equal pay with... Read More...
Hank Snow Administrator Vina Moses with Charlotte White. Photo courtesy Friends of Hank Snow Society
A dedicated Liverpool volunteer was honoured in a surprise ceremony Sunday. Charlotte White thought she was attending the regular annual general meeting of the Hank Snow society. As she pulled in the driveway of the Hank Snow Museum, it didn’t take long... Read More...
Jack O Lantern. Photo Ed Halverson
RCMP are offering a few tips to keep kids and all ghouls and goblins safe as they head into neighbourhoods for Halloween. They recommend costumes should be visible in the dark. Use bright colours, flashlights and reflective tape to help someone stand out... Read More...