Region of Queens Mayor Scott Christian speaks to residents before a town hall meeting at the Liverpool Fire Hall on Thursday. (Rick Conrad)

Community safety and downtown development dominated the first of seven town hall meetings held by Queens County councillors. About 30 people attended the two-hour session at the Liverpool Fire Hall on Thursday evening to hear about council’s plans for the... Read More...

The Region of Queens is asking people to restrict their water usage. (Pixabay)

As drought conditions continue throughout Nova Scotia, the Region of Queens is taking its own measures to save water. The municipality announced Thursday on Facebook that it will no longer be offering bulk water services to fill dry wells or water... Read More...

QCCR hosted a session on Thursdy to generate ideas for events on the Liverpool waterfront and elsewhere. (Rick Conrad)

A food truck festival, a chili cookoff and Movies on the Mersey were among the dozens of ideas for Liverpool’s Privateer Park tossed around Wednesday evening at Queens Place Emera Centre. QCCR hosted a community meeting to generate ideas for more events on... Read More...

La Fecundidad by Salvador Dali will hang in Gallery 244 in Brooklyn on Saturday as part of the Queens Coast Art Tour. Photo courtesy of Sue and Chres Jensen

It’s the third year for the Queens Coast Art Tour and studio rally, but it will be the first year that people will be able to see a piece by Salvador Dali at one of the galleries. Gallery 244 owners Sue and Chres Jensen bought a signed Dali in September and... Read More...

Queens District RCMP are investigating after a body was found in a cabin fire in Queens County. (Vlad Vasnetsov via Pixabay)

Police are investigating a fatal fire near Kempt, Queens County. Firefighters found human remains inside a cabin on Albany New Road when they were called to a structure fire on Oct. 13 at 6:30 p.m. They called Queens District RCMP, who say they don’t... Read More...

Region of Queens councillors on Tuesday voted on a revised plan to develop 194 Main St. in Liverpool. (Rick Conrad)

Region of Queens council have changed course to allow a developer to build apartments on Main Street in Liverpool after all. At their regular meeting on Tuesday morning, councillors voted unanimously to start the process to amend the municipality’s land use... Read More...

The Nova Scotia Aquaculture Review Board finished in-person hearings Friday into Kelly Cove Salmon’s application to expand its operation in Queens County. (Rick Conrad)

There could be a decision on a proposed fish farm expansion in Liverpool Bay by the end of the year. The Nova Scotia Aquaculture Review Board wrapped up a week of hearings Friday afternoon in Bridgewater into Kelly Cove Salmon’s application to add to its... Read More...

Liverpool residents Jillian Young, Susan Inglis and Rebecca Delaney are the newest inductees on the Olympic Wall at Queens Place Emera Centre. (Rick Conrad)

Three Queens county residents who have made their marks on the world stage were honoured at Queens Place Emera Centre on Thursday. Liverpool athletes Jillian Young and Rebecca Delaney and coach Susan Inglis were added to the Region of Queens Olympic Wall, in... Read More...

Queens MLA Kim Masland and Premier Tim Houston take questions at a business luncheon in Liverpool in February 2024. (Rick Conrad file photo)

As hearings continue this week into a proposed expanded fish farm in Queens County, Nova Scotia Premier Tim Houston has softened his stance against aquaculture in Liverpool Bay. During a question-and-answer session at a business luncheon in Liverpool in... Read More...

Kristopher Snarby, Region of Queens Mayor Scott Christian, Queens MLA Kim Masland, Nova Scotia Premier Tim Houston and Olympian Sarah Mitton were among those at the official opening of the Steele Athletic Grounds in Liverpool on Wednesday. (Rick Conrad)

The South Shore’s first turf field and rubberized track officially opened in Liverpool on Wednesday with a new name and lots of community enthusiasm. The $3.5-million facility at Liverpool Regional High School will be called the Steele Athletic Grounds... Read More...

Lawyers listen to Stacy Bruce, clerk with the Nova Scotia Aquaculture Review Board, on Tuesday in Bridgewater as hearings began into Kelly Cove Salmon’s application to expand its operation in Queens County. (Rick Conrad)

Hearings opened Tuesday into a proposed bigger fish farm in Liverpool Bay, with community members and others getting a chance to say what they think of the idea. A three-member panel of the Nova Scotia Aquaculture Review Board is hearing an application from... Read More...

The Region of Queens says its reservoir is getting low, so it’s asking customers to use less water. (Photo via SneakyElbow via Pixabay)

The Region of Queens is asking its municipal water customers to restrict their usage to deal with drought conditions, as system-wide leaks appear to worsen. The municipality posted a notice on its Facebook page on Tuesday asking the 1,200 water users in... Read More...

Signs from the group Protect Liverpool Bay. (Protect Liverpool Bay Facebook page)

Hearings into a fish farm expansion in Queens County get underway on Tuesday, with opponents saying they’re not confident that regulators will listen to their concerns. Cooke Aquaculture subsidiary Kelly Cove Salmon has applied to Nova Scotia’s aquaculture... Read More...

Region of Queens Mayor Scott Christian. (Rick Conrad)

Region of Queens mayor and councillors are holding seven town hall meetings around Queens County this month to get public feedback on various issues. Mayor Scott Christian says it’s important to hear from as many people as possible. “We’re looking to... Read More...

The dry hydrant at Bangs Falls pictured in early September, one of the photos of the condition of dry hydrants, posted by the Greenfield and District Fire Department. (Greenfield and District Fire Department)

A new dry hydrant will be installed behind the North Queens Nursing Home but at almost three times the cost that Region of Queens councillors were expecting. The dry hydrant behind the manor in Caledonia has been on a list of planned work for the past five or... Read More...

Region of Queens councillors have granted a funding request from the Brooklyn Recreation Committee. (File photo by Rick Conrad)

The Brooklyn Recreation Committee, which operates the Brooklyn Community Hall, the Hank Snow playground and Brooklyn Waterfront Park, has been given a grant of almost $6,000 to finish work on the hall. At their Sept. 23 meeting, councillors unanimously... Read More...

Hundreds showed up at the Hank Snow Museum community park on Tuesday in Liverpool for the National Day for Truth and Reconciliation. (Rick Conrad)

Hundreds turned out to the Hank Snow Museum Community Park in Liverpool on Tuesday to mark the National Day for Truth and Reconciliation. Survivors of residential schools and their families shared their stories in the morning. In the afternoon, organizers... Read More...

A new group wants to hear from you on the need for transition housing services in Queens County for survivors of domestic violence. Jane’s Place Society is holding two public consultation sessions Monday night at the Liverpool Fire Hall at 6:30 and on Oct. 2... Read More...

The Region of Queens administration building. (Rick Conrad)

The Region of Queens has hired a deputy chief administrative officer. Patrick Hirtle will start the job on Oct. 20. He’s currently the manager of community attraction and communications with the Town of Bridgewater. “I’m thrilled that Patrick will be... Read More...

Annette Burke is the director of Sadie Flynn Comes to Big Oak, debuting at the Astor Theatre in November. (Rick Conrad)

Some new and familiar faces will be back on the Astor Theatre stage in November when the Winds of Change Dramatic Society presents Sadie Flynn Comes to Big Oak. Rehearsals began earlier this month in Liverpool with the five-member cast.  Annette Burke is... Read More...

The emergency department at Queens General Hospital in Liverpool will close early on Friday. (Communications Nova Scotia)

The emergency department at Queens General Hospital in Liverpool will be closed on Friday at 5 a.m. and reopen on Monday at 8 a.m. The ER at Queens General is usually open 24 hours daily from 8 a.m. Monday to 1:30 p.m. Friday and closed on Saturday and... Read More...

Region of Queens Deputy Mayor Maddie Charlton and Mayor Scott Christian at Tuesday’s regular council meeting. (Region of Queens YouTube channel)

The Region of Queens is sitting on a $1.385-million surplus from last year, but Mayor Scott Christian says the news isn’t as great as it may sound. “I think a lot of the surplus is on the back of major capital projects that were intended, not getting... Read More...

Steph Peaks is hosting a drag show at the Astor Theatre in Liverpool on Saturday. (Photo courtesy of Chase Hudson)

Liverpool’s Astor Theatre has welcomed a wide array of performers to its stage over its 120-year history, from Rita MacNeil to the Royal Shakespeare Company to Mr. Dressup. But this coming Saturday, a different kind of artist will sashay onto the Astor... Read More...

RCMP were called to a residence in Beach Meadows on Sept. 13. (Vlad Vasnetsov via Pixabay)

Two people were found dead in a home in Beach Meadows on Sat., Sept. 13, according to Nova Scotia RCMP. Queens District RCMP officers responded as part of a well-being check, a spokeswoman told QCCR in an email on Monday. Officers found the two residents... Read More...

Parks like Pine Grove Park in Milton will reopen after the Nova Scotia government lifted its woods ban in most counties on Thursday. (Tourism Nova Scotia)

The ban on travel in the woods has been lifted for most counties in Nova Scotia except for Annapolis County. The Nova Scotia government allowed travel and activities in the woods to resume as of 4 p.m. on Thursday, according to a news release from the... Read More...