Liverpool author Vernon Oickle is getting ready for the release of his newest collection of ghost stories this fall. (Rick Conrad)

It’s a perfect night to tell a ghost story. As the fog rolls in from the Atlantic Ocean at White Point Beach Resort on Nova Scotia’s South Shore, Liverpool author Vernon Oickle is in his element. About a dozen people have turned out for his... Read More...

Thomas Raddall Provincial Park near Port Joli, Queens County, is one of 16 provincial parks getting upgrades. (Nova Scotia Provincial Parks)

The Nova Scotia government is committing $100,000 for upgrades to Thomas Raddall Provincial Park in Port Joli. The money will help improve the park’s entrance building and water system, according to a news release from the governing Progressive... Read More...

Artist Jane Stevenson traces a mandala design on Beach Meadows Beach on Tuesday as part of a celebration for Disability Pride Month. (Rick Conrad)

It was a great beach day on Tuesday in Queens County. And about 50 clients and staff from the Queens Association for Supported Living took full advantage of it to celebrate Disability Pride Month. QASL asked Liverpool artist Jane Stevenson to help them create... Read More...

Queens Place Emera Centre. File photo by Ed Halverson

There could be more fast-charging stations for electric vehicles in the Liverpool area. The region will enter an agreement with Tesla to do a feasibility study about installing new supercharging EV stations at Queens Place Emera Centre. There is one... Read More...

Crepes by the Coast will be operating a small canteen at Beach Meadows Beach. (Katharina Seitz-Cochrane via Facebook)

A young Queens County entrepreneur will be the first vendor to set up in the small canteen facility at Beach Meadows Beach. Region of Queens Mayor Scott Christian said this week the successful applicant is Crepes by the Coast, which is owned by Liverpool’s... Read More...

MacPhersons in Liverpool has been sold. (MacPhersons via Facebook)

The Wasoqopa’q, or Acadia, First Nation have bought two Liverpool retail businesses. The Mi’kmaw nation’s leadership announced Tuesday evening that it has bought the long-established MacPhersons in Liverpool. And early Wednesday evening, it... Read More...

Northern Pulp says it will sell its assets, after deciding a new mill in Liverpool doesn’t make business sense. (Harry Freeman and Son Limited via Facebook)

UPDATED Tues., July 15 at 5:40 p.m. Northern Pulp will sell its assets, killing the idea of a new kraft pulp mill in Liverpool. The company, owned by Domtar-controlled Paper Excellence, has been under creditor protection since June 2020 after it closed its... Read More...

Kristopher Snarby, president of the Queens County Track Society, says Liverpool’s new all-weather soccer field and rubberized track are almost set to open. (Rick Conrad)

The finish line is in sight for the South Shore’s only year-round soccer field and rubberized track, with only one hurdle left to clear. “The track is done now. Lights are getting done, so we’re just getting them connected. And now we just have to... Read More...

Exterior of Queens General Hospital. Photo Ed Halverson

The emergency department at Queens General Hospital in Liverpool will be closed on Friday (July 11). The ER had closed this Wednesday but reopened Thursday this week. The ER is supposed to be open 24 hours daily from 8 a.m. Monday to 1:30 p.m. Friday. Nova... Read More...

A consultants report does not recommend installing traffic lights at the Main and Market intersection in Liverpool. (Rick Conrad)

A study of the troublesome three-way stop in downtown Liverpool has found traffic isn’t that bad and that it doesn’t warrant installing traffic lights. Engineering firm CBCL presented its findings to council this week about the intersection at Main and Market... Read More...

Thomas Bjerke of Waterloo Street in Liverpool during an appeal hearing Tuesday of a proposed development next to his house. (Region of Queens YouTube)

A 10-unit apartment building in Liverpool, geared toward health-care workers, will go ahead after regional councillors turned down an appeal by local residents on Tuesday. Thomas Bjerke and his wife live next to the undeveloped land on Waterloo Street. Bjerke... Read More...

The emergency department at Queens General Hospital in Liverpool will be closed Wednesday. (Communications Nova Scotia)

The emergency department at Queens General Hospital in Liverpool will be closed on Wednesday. It will reopen Thursday at 8 a.m. The ER is usually open 24 hours daily from 8 a.m. Monday to 1:30 p.m. Friday. Nova Scotia Health gave no reason for the Wednesday... Read More...

Workers were cleaning up in front of 194 Main St. on Wednesday morning. The construction barricades have been removed and work has stopped. (Rick Conrad)

UPDATED Wed., July 9 at 1:55 p.m. A rundown building in downtown Liverpool will go back on the market after regional council denied a developer’s request to turn it into apartments. Councillors voted Tuesday not to change the municipal land use bylaw... Read More...

Ryan MacLean with UPLAND Planning and Design Studio takes people through the options regarding a proposed change to how residential developments are handled in downtown Liverpool. (Rick Conrad/File)

It was a small group, but an opinionated one. Some Queens County business owners and residents who responded to a survey don’t want a bylaw change that could dramatically alter Liverpool’s Main Street commercial landscape. Developer Eric Fry of SDL... Read More...

Matt Smith of North Queens Active Living describes the new track and soccer field project at North Queens Community School in Caledonia to Queens MLA Kim Masland. (Rick Conrad)

Supporters of a long-awaited new soccer field and track at North Queens Community School in Caledonia cleared the final hurdle on Friday afternoon as Queens MLA Kim Masland announced the Nova Scotia government’s grant of $800,000 toward the $1.1 million... Read More...

The Region of Queens Dogwood Festival kicks off Friday evening. (Rick Conrad)

For the past 25 years, they’ve brought vibrant pops of pink, yellow and white to front yards in many parts of Queens County. And this weekend, the inaugural Region of Queens Dogwood Festival will celebrate the 1,000 dogwood trees planted in the area since... Read More...

Vina Moses in front of the Hank Snow Home Town Museum in Liverpool. The museum is planning a summer country music festival beginning Friday. (Rick Conrad)

If you’re a fan of country music, Liverpool will be the place to be this weekend as the Hank Snow Home Town Museum kicks off Summerfest on Friday evening. More than 25 acts are scheduled for the two-day event at the Hank Snow Gazebo Park, including the... Read More...

Region of Queens councillors recently discussed the future of fireworks at municipal events. (Pexels via Pixabay)

The traditional Canada Day fireworks display on the Liverpool waterfront will go ahead this year, but it may look and sound different at future celebrations. Many people in recent years have questioned whether municipalities should continue their fireworks... Read More...

The Liverpool International Theatre Festival has issued a call for submissions for its 2026 event. (LaRocque Photography via Liverpool International Theatre Festival Facebook page)

The Liverpool International Theatre Festival is now accepting applications from amateur theatre troupes around the world to participate in the 2026 festival from Oct. 14 to 18. “LITF is one of the Top 10 amateur theatre festivals in the world, and we’re... Read More...

The Region of Queens is recommending that water rates should double to deal with rising deficits. (Rick Conrad)

Most residents in Liverpool and Brooklyn will likely have to pay more than double what they pay now for water. The 1,233 customers of the Region of Queens Water Utility will be on tap to pay an average of 106 per cent more this year to stem rising... Read More...

Brian Muldoon of Protect Liverpool Bay says he hopes people will come out for the New Privateer Film Fest at the Astor Theatre. (Rick Conrad)

Hearings into fish farm expansion in Liverpool Bay have been on hold for more than a year, but a group that fights ocean-based aquaculture says the issue isn’t going away. To help keep awareness alive, Protect Liverpool Bay is holding a mini film festival on... Read More...

Customers of the Region of Queens Water Utility will see their rates rise. (Kawita Chitprathak via Pixabay)

Municipal water customers in Liverpool and Brooklyn could see their rates double. The Region of Queens is almost ready to submit its water rate application to the Nova Scotia Regulatory and Appeals Board. Councillors are set to discuss a report from senior... Read More...

Min Smale is the chair of the Privateer Days committee. (Rick Conrad)

It’s the celebration that kicks off summer in Liverpool with a bang. And the organizers of this year’s Privateer Days festival hope it’s bigger and better than ever. Min Smale is the chair of the Privateer Days committee. This is her fourth year with the... Read More...

Ryan MacLean with UPLAND Planning and Design Studio explains the options regarding a proposed change to how residential developments are handled in downtown Liverpool. (Rick Conrad)

It was a small turnout for the first public engagement session about a proposed change to downtown development in Liverpool. Developer Eric Fry wants to turn the old Stedmans building at 194 Main St. in Liverpool into 16 apartments.  The Region of Queens land... Read More...

Andrew MacVicar is the executive director of Queens Manor Home for Special Care in Liverpool. (Rick Conrad)

As the new long-term care home in Liverpool takes shape, Queens Manor executive director Andrew MacVicar says the years of planning are paying off. “Walking into the building and seeing it in 3D and seeing it unfolding, it’s pretty rewarding,” he... Read More...