One of the many views along the trails at Kejimkujik Seaside Park. Photo Parks Canada
Tourism operators are optimistic 2022 will be a bounce back year for the industry. Travel and public health restrictions during COVID kept many tourists away, decimating businesses and creating insecurity which led many staff to leave the industry... Read More...
Garbage collected from beach clean-up at Hirtles Beach. Photo Angela Riley
The founder of an environmental clean-up group wants people to remember Mother Earth when celebrating their mothers this weekend. Angela Riley with Scotian Shores has organized a province-wide beach clean-up effort this May 8 Mother’s Day. Riley says it’s a... Read More...
Premier Tim Houston. Photo Communications Nova Scotia
Nova Scotia Premier Tim Houston announced government will not be moving forward with the non-resident property tax. “My intentions all along were to improve home affordability, not to be at odds with our core value of being a welcoming province,”... Read More...
Astor Theatre, Liverpool, Nova Scotia. Photo Credit: Ed Halverson
An all-day concert to support people fleeing the Russian invasion of Ukraine will go ahead. The event, Queens Care Day for Ukraine, was scheduled at Liverpool’s Astor Theatre April 30 but was postponed after several performers became ill. Astor Theatre... Read More...
Premier Tim Houston. Photo Communications Nova Scotia
Changes are coming this spring to the new non-resident property tax. The two percent tax on any property owned by people who don’t call Nova Scotia their full-time home was introduced by the provincial government as part of the budget during the spring... Read More...
Inside Global Empire Call Centre. Photo Ed Halverson
An aging heating and ventilation system has the Region of Queens looking at selling the Liverpool Development Business Centre. The centre is home to chartered accountants Belliveau Veinotte Inc. and Global Empire Call Centre. Region of Queens Mayor Darlene... Read More...
A group of Little Hearts Preschool children walk through Liverpool. Photo Katelyn Leslie
A local unlicensed daycare operator is fighting to stay open. Since the provincial government introduced the pre-primary program to Nova Scotia back in 2017 parents have flocked to the no-cost program. Katelyn Leslie, owner of Little Hearts preschool in... Read More...
Two nurses show a new gynaecological cart donated by the Queens General Hospital Auxiliary. Photo contributed by Queens General Hospital Auxiliary
The President of the Queens General Hospital Auxiliary is worried without an influx of new members, they may not be able to offer as much support to the hospital. Linda MacKinnon says coming out of the pandemic the auxiliary is looking to bring in people who... Read More...
Liverpool Regional High School. Photo credit Ed Halverson
Supporters of Liverpool Regional High School graduates will continue to do so online this year. For close to 25 years, organizers have held a dinner and auction to raise money for the LRHS scholarship fund. Each year, the fund distributes around 20 $1,000... Read More...
International students atop Castle Rock in Chester. Photo Yumimphotography courtesy SSRCE
As Nova Scotia reopens its borders, staff at the South Shore Regional Centre for Education are looking for families to open their homes to international students. The program was effectively shut down during COVID and only reopened in February. Director for... Read More...
COVID-19 has spurred home sales in Queens. Photo: Ed Halverson
New taxes targeting non-resident homeowners won’t address the affordable housing issue according to a local realtor. Measures announced in last week’s provincial budget will impose a five percent deed transfer tax on the sale price of a home and a provincial... Read More...
Guinea fowl. Photo Melanie Perron
The Region of Queens proposed new Land Use Bylaw has ruffled feathers amongst area homesteaders. The new bylaw, which passed through first reading at the February 22 council meeting sets out rules for what, where and how anything can be built in Queens as... Read More...
Nova Scotia Vice President Trevor LaPlante, Queens Mayor Darlene Norman and Owner Moe Nashman officially open the Liverpool call centre, April 4, 2022. Photo Ed Halverson
One of the largest private sector employers in Queens County is asking where his employees will find a place to live. President and owner of Global Empire Corporation Moe Nashman made the comments at an event celebrating the grand opening of their call centre... Read More...
Photo Ed Halverson
A community group in Queens has secured $40,000 in provincial funding to work on increasing the supply of affordable housing for seniors. The Queens Care Society received a grant from the province’s $916,000 Community Housing Capacity Building... Read More...
Queens County Daycare. Photo Ed Halverson
Families will pay 25 percent less for child care effective Friday April 1. The change applies for children enrolled in licensed, funded child care through the Nova Scotia Canada-wide Early Learning and Child Care Agreement. Based on the child’s age, parents... Read More...
Finance Minister Allan MacMaster stands to present the 2022-23 budget in the Nova Scotia Legislature March 29, 2022. Photo Communications Nova Scotia
An additional $413 million in health care spending will help push the provincial deficit to $506 million this year. The first full budget released by the PCs since winning government last August focused on delivering on some of the promises made during that... Read More...
Mount Hope Development Plan Map. Photo Nova Scotia Government
The province has announced more initiatives aimed at increasing the amount affordable housing in Nova Scotia. The federal and provincial governments announced over $916,000 through the Community Housing Capacity Program. According to a release from the... Read More...
Milton Centennial Pool. Photo Ed Halverson
An outdoor pool proposal was met with excitement and questions from Region of Queens Council. The Queens Community Aquatic Society presented a plan to build a four-lane 82-foot-long pool on municipal land. The society estimates the cost to build the pool, a... Read More...
Region of Queens Administration Building. Photo Ed Halverson
Tax decreases across Queens highlight this year’s budget. At the most recent Region of Queens Council meeting a budget was tabled containing a three cent per $100 assessment drop for residential and commercial property owners in Queens. Properties in... Read More...
L-R Denise Crouse, Education and Early Childhood Development Minister Becky Druhan and SSRCE Regional Executive Director Paul Ash. Photo Ed Halverson
A new pilot project running in the South Shore aims to keep students safer when travelling to and from school. An extended stop arm has been installed on the bus serving route 245 in Hebbville to reduce red-light violations when students are entering or... Read More...
Zion United Church. Photo Ed Halverson
The Zion United Church in Liverpool is a step closer to finding a new owner. Chair of the church’s closure working group Ray Baker says after discussing it amongst themselves, the group brought Stephanie Sereda’s bid to the whole congregation for... Read More...
Project Linus blankets ready to be delivered to waiting children. Photo Ben Church
A volunteer organization is working to wrap people in warmth when it is needed most. Project Linus is group of people making blankets to be distributed to children during times of crisis. Chapter coordinator for Nova Scotia Rhonda Church says they usually... Read More...
Photo George Sirk
Bird lovers are being cautioned against feeding their feathered friends. The Nova Scotia Bird Society, an organization that promotes the study and conservation of wild birds says an Avian influenza could be devastating to domestic birds, such as chickens if... Read More...
Photo Ed Halverson
Fire departments in Queens are putting smoke detectors into the hands of schoolchildren. New Germany fire department started the initiative of handing out smoke detectors to students following a fire in Auburndale in February that claimed the lives of three... Read More...
Photo contributed by Privateer Days Commission
With a new board in place and the province set to lift COVID restrictions Privateer Days is back on for 2022. The event held each year in Privateer Park along the Mersey River waterfront in Liverpool was cancelled the past two years due to COVID. Newly... Read More...