Following a weekend spent fighting forest fires just outside Halifax, the province is reminding Nova Scotians that a burn ban is in place until at least June 1. Jim Rudderham, acting manager for forest protection with the department of lands and forestry,... Read More...
A popular trail outside Liverpool will be closed for repairs until the fall. The Trestle Trail Bridge will begin a second phase of construction in June to finish repairs begun last summer. President of the Queens Rails to Trails Association Brian Hatt says... Read More...
Queens residents looking to beat the heat at municipal pools will have to look elsewhere this summer. Milton Centennial Pool and North Queens Aquatic Centre will not open in 2020. That’s one of the measures included in a recent list released by Region of... Read More...
A Liverpool woman, surprised to learn she was wanted by police, has turned herself in. Teresa Stewart says her phone blew up Tuesday night after RCMP posted a warrant for her arrest on social media. The 32-year old was wanted on a charge of Fraud Under $5,000... Read More...
Imagine having to deal with COVID-19 while living thousands of kilometers and sometimes continents away from your friends and family. That is the situation in which international students in Queens find themselves. Each year, Queens hosts approximately 25 of... Read More...
It’s time to pick your family favorite as Nova Scotia will begin easing up on its COVID-19 restrictions. Premier Stephen McNeil and Dr. Robert Strang, chief medical officer of health, announced effective Friday, May 15, the province is introducing the... Read More...
The federal government has earmarked half a billion dollars to help the fishing industry. Prime Minister Trudeau announced the $267 million Fish Harvester Benefit and the $202 million Fish Harvester Grant on Wednesday. Eligible workers could receive up to... Read More...
The North Queens Board of Trade has landed federal funding to help revitalize the area. Chair Laura Lee Johnson says the board was awarded close to $50,000 from the Atlantic Canada Opportunities Agency to study the feasibility of making Caledonia a tourist... Read More...
Nova Scotia is reporting three additional deaths related to COVID-19, at the Northwood long-term care home in Halifax Regional Municipality. That brings the total number of deaths related to the coronavirus to 51. Dr. Robert Strang, Nova Scotia’s chief... Read More...
COVID-19 will not delay this fall’s municipal elections. Municipal Affairs Minister Chuck Porter confirmed in a letter sent to the president of the Nova Scotia Federation of Municipalities, Pam Mood, that elections scheduled to be held in October will go... Read More...
A 59-year-old woman is safe and sound after the truck she was in drove into the Mersey River. Queens District RCMP members responded to a call at 10:20 Sunday morning that a pick-up truck had driven off of Highway 8 into the Mersey River, near Milton. The... Read More...
Students can return to school in two weeks to retrieve their belongings. The province’s Chief Medical Officer of Health Dr. Robert Strang made the announcement during Tuesday’s COVID-19 update. “Beginning the week of May 25th, a single student or family... Read More...
The Astor Theatre has secured its place in the community for another 5 years. Region of Queens council voted Tuesday to extend a new lease to the Astor Theatre Society. The theatre has been closed since March and doesn’t expect to open until September at the... Read More...
Queens Shelburne MLA Kim Masland
The Member of the Legislative Assembly for Queens Shelburne is worried about seniors being socially isolated as a result of COVID-19 precautions. Before her election, Kim Masland was the senior’s safety officer for RCMP. It was there she saw first-hand, the... Read More...
Fundraising for Liverpool Regional High School graduates has taken on new life online. The annual LRHS Foundation auction, the main fundraiser providing scholarships to graduating students, was cancelled due to COVID-19 concerns. Teacher Claudine LeBlanc has... Read More...
Efforts to build a new universally designed play park in Queens got a boost from the province. The project has just received a $100,000 grant from the department of Communities, Culture and Heritage. Debbie J. Wamboldt, chairperson of the play park... Read More...
The Hospital Hustle is the latest victim of COVID-19. The annual event which raises money to purchase needed equipment for Queens General Hospital has been postponed until next year. President of the Queens General Hospital Auxiliary Linda McKinnon says it... Read More...
A Scandinavian philosophy is helping staff and residents at Queens Manor navigate the COVID-19 pandemic. Executive Director Andrew MacVicar says the long-term care home practices Arbejdsglaede, a Danish word that means, “happiness at work”. “It is something... Read More...
Following a weekend that saw eight more deaths from COVID-19, all at the Northwood long-term care home in Halifax, the province is announcing another person has died at the same facility. That brings the total number of coronavirus deaths in Nova Scotia to... Read More...
Photo Credit: Astor Theatre
The Astor Theatre won’t open its doors until at least September. The move was made in response to the precautions being taken to prevent the spread of COVID-19. The theatre’s board of directors made the announcement on their Facebook page Monday... Read More...
Nova Scotia is beginning the slow process of re-opening the province. Effective Friday at 3:00pm Premier Stephen McNeil and Dr. Robert Strang, chief medical officer of health announced: – provincial and municipal parks can reopen, but playground... Read More...
Even with the coronavirus restrictions currently in place, young Queens County musicians still have the opportunity to be heard. The Queens County Music Festival, scheduled to be held this weekend was cancelled due to the COVID-19 pandemic. But organizers say... Read More...
Liverpool won’t see pirates coming ashore this spring. The Privateer Days Commission has cancelled their annual event due to the public health restrictions in place to protect against the spread of COVID-19. Chair Terrena Parnell says after Nova... Read More...
The province is coming to the aid of municipalities struggling to deal with tax shortfalls from COVID-19. Premier Stephen McNeil announced a $380 million loan program to allow municipalities to borrow money at a preferred rate and continue providing essential... Read More...
Premier Stephen McNeil and Dr. Robert Strang
The province has announced three more deaths as a result of the COVID-19 virus. All three occurred in the Northwood long-term care home in Halifax. Fifteen new cases of the coronavirus were identified Monday bringing Nova Scotia’s total number to date to... Read More...