Nova Scotia Legislature. Photo Communications Nova Scotia
The newly elected PC government laid out their priorities for Nova Scotia as the fall sitting of the legislature opened with the speech from the throne Tuesday. Topping the list is improving the province’s ailing healthcare system. Premier Tim Houston and his... Read More...
Region of Queens Mayor Darlene Norman. Photo Ed Halverson
No word yet on whether or not Region of Queens employees will be have to be vaccinated. Halifax is the largest municipality in Nova Scotia to join the federal and provincial governments in requiring employees to be vaccinated in order to come to work. Region... Read More...
Premier Tim Houston. Photo Communications Nova Scotia
The government of Nova Scotia has announced all 11,000 direct provincial employees will be required to be vaccinated by November 30. Those who fail to do so could be placed on unpaid leave. The measure comes as the province reports another death from COVID... Read More...
COVID-19 has spurred home sales in Queens. Photo: Ed Halverson
The Region of Queens is looking to keep the property assessment CAP in place, for now. Nova Scotia’s Capped Assessment Program is tied to the Consumer Price Index and limits how much property assessment can increase year over year. The Nova Scotia Federation... Read More...
COVID-19 precaution posters meet visitors to non-essential services at the door. Photo Ed Halverson
The latest COVID-19 proof of vaccine requirements is causing headaches at Queens Place Emera Centre. Beginning Monday October 4 Nova Scotians wishing to enter any non-essential businesses, including gyms, arenas and fitness studios, will have to show they’ve... Read More...
Dr. Robert Strang provides COVID-19 update with Premier Tim Houston and Health Minister Michelle Thompson. Photo Communications Nova Scotia
Nova Scotia’s phase 5 reopening plan will see social distancing and gathering limits lifted for businesses but will require healthcare workers and school employees to be vaccinated. If those employees aren’t vaccinated by November 30, they could be put on... Read More...
Executive Director Annette Hartlen looks on as Queens Mayor Darlene Norman and MLA Kim Masland cut the ribbon to open the Caledonia home support office. Photo Queens County Home Support
Queens County Home Support is expanding their services into North Queens. The agency celebrated the opening of their Caledonia satellite office in the old Credit Union building on Highway #8 on Monday afternoon. Executive Director Annette Hartlen says with... Read More...
Minister of Public Works, Queens MLA Kim Masland. Photo Ed Halverson
Queens MLA Kim Masland is opening the public purse in her first official announcement as Minister of Public Works. Masland was at the public works depot in Liverpool to announce an additional $32.5 million dollars in funding to upkeep rural roads. The money... Read More...
Photo Ed Halverson
A new program from the Region of Queens aims to bring senior men together to address mental health. The Men’s Shed program is a chance to socialize in much the same way as people would in a garage or workshop. Facilitator and Physical Activity Coordinator for... Read More...
Rick Perkins and Bernadette Jordan at candidates debate September 7, 2021. Photo Ed Halverson
Twenty-four hours after the results of the election, the outgoing and incoming MPs are both upbeat about the result. Conservative Rick Perkins defeated two-term Liberal incumbent Bernadette Jordan to take the riding of South Shore St. Margaret’s by a 2,000... Read More...
Conservative Rick Perkins is the new MP for South-Shore St.Margaret’s. Photo Ed Halverson
Canadians have re-elected a Liberal minority government but South Shore-St.Margaret’s will have new representation in Ottawa. With 269 of 270 polls reporting, Conservative Rick Perkins has defeated incumbent Liberal Bernadette Jordan by almost 2,000... Read More...
Region of Queens administration building. Photo Ed Halverson
Non-unionized staff at the Region of Queens will see a significant pay hike this year. At their September 14 meeting, council voted to increase wages to that group by four percent. Mayor Darlene Norman says yearly cost of living increases are normally tied to... Read More...
Thomas Trappenberg at the candidates debate September 7, 2021. Photo Ed Halverson
The former leader of Nova Scotia’s Green party is calling it a career. Thomas Trappenberg has stood for the Greens in both provincial and federal elections but has never won a seat. “I was hoping for more impact by now, after 15 years and it’s still a long... Read More...
Cars burned by fire Photo Pam Innes-Westhaver
A local racing organization is looking for help identifying the person responsible for setting fire to three cars. At approximately 5:30pm Sunday night someone entered the track area of the Roughneck Offroad Racing Club destroying the vehicles and ransacking... Read More...
Dr. Robert Strang. Photo Communications Nova Scotia
Nova Scotia will not be easing COVID restrictions Wednesday as they had hoped. At an update last week, Premier Tim Houston and Dr. Robert Strang said the province could move into Phase 5 of the reopening plan, lifting requirements for masks, social distancing... Read More...
Melissa and Todd Labrador sit in front of the beginnings of a birch bark canoe. Photo Ed Halverson
Todd Labrador is taking his canoe building on the road. The Queens-County based artisan and builder has set up shop at the Lunenburg School of the Arts for the next month to construct a 16-foot birch-bark lake canoe. Labrador says part of what inspires him to... Read More...
Preliminary proposed design of park. Contributed by Queens universally designed play park committee
A four-year fundraising effort to build an accessible play park in Liverpool has exceeded its goals. The Queens Universally Designed Play Park fundraising committee had a goal of $450,000 when they launched the campaign in 2017. Chair Debbie J Wamboldt hasn’t... Read More...
SSRCE School Bus. Photo Ed Halverson
A parents group wants masks to stay on in public schools. Nova Scotia Parents for Public Schools, a Facebook group with close to 18,000 members is raising their concerns after the province’s chief medical officer for health Dr. Robert Strang announced... Read More...
Candidates (L-R) Rick Perkins, Bernadette Jordan, Thomas Trappenberg, Olivia Dorey. Photo Ed Halverson
The four candidates vying to represent South Shore-St.Margaret’s met Tuesday for what will likely be the only debate this campaign. The event, organized by the Bridgewater Chamber of Commerce, was hosted at the Best Western in Cookville. Candidates Olivia... Read More...
Curling rings. Photo Ed Halverson
Queens County will play host to another high profile sporting event this fall. Curling Canada has announced the Home Hardware Curling Pre-Trials will be held at Queens Place in Liverpool October 26-31. Winners of the tournament will advance to the Tim Horton... Read More...
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The riding of South Shore- St. Margaret’s is one of the larger constituencies in the country. Candidates do their best to reach voters but can’t always make it to all corners of the riding. Each of the people vying to represent the region were given five... Read More...
COVID-19 has spurred home sales in Queens. Photo: Ed Halverson
Since the outset of the COVID-19 pandemic housing prices in Queens have climbed while the number of units available for sale have fallen. Co-owner at Exit Realty Interlake Kristopher Snarby says that has created a sellers market. “How things were before was... Read More...
Bridgewater Mayor David Mitchell addresses crowd at the groundbreaking ceremony for Treehouse Village Ecovillage. Photo Ed Halverson
After three years of planning Atlantic Canada’s first co-housing project is becoming a reality. A groundbreaking ceremony for Treehouse Village ecohousing took place Saturday in Bridgewater. The 30 unit co-housing project is the dream of co-founders Cate and... Read More...
Premier Designate Tim Houston and Dr. Robert Strang provide a COVID update August 23. Photo Nova Scotia Government
Students may only have to wear masks for a week once schools open across the province on September 7. Premier Designate Tim Houston and Nova Scotia’s chief medical officer of health Dr. Robert Strang announced the schools reopening plan Monday. Students will... Read More...
South Shore Public Libraries new Bookmobile. Photo Ed Halverson
South Shore Public Libraries has replaced their aging mobile library with a state of the art, purpose-built bookmobile. Driver and library clerk Dave Smith says the new vehicle comes with a new name as a nod to the way the service is already perceived in the... Read More...