Justin Freeman launched Letterswitch Publishing on Saturday in Liverpool. (Rick Conrad)

In a town without a bookstore, starting a publishing business might seem like a leap of faith. But Justin Freeman of Liverpool says he’s realizing a childhood dream by launching Letterswitch Publishing.  “I’m content to just put out beautiful books that... Read More...

Members of the Greater Molega Lake Lot Owners Association want changes to a proposed private road levy bylaw. (Rick Conrad)

A property owners group in Queens County’s growing cottage country hopes regional council can pass a new bylaw by the fall that would make it easier to collect fees to maintain private roads. Representatives from the Greater Molega Lake Lot Owners Association... Read More...

Tara Druzina, representing the Queens County Food Bank, speaks to Region of Queens councillors at their regular meeting on Tuesday. (Region of Queens YouTube channel)

The Region of Queens will again be late setting its budget, though councillors hope to begin deliberations soon. Mayor Scott Christian said this week that recent turnover in senior management has contributed to the delay.  “It has been a challenge,” he... Read More...

The Region of Queens won’t give the South Shore Flying Club a break this year on its lease fee at the South Shore Regional Airport in Greenfield. (South Shore Flying Club)

The South Shore Flying Club’s request for a break on its rent at the South Shore Regional Airport had a rough landing at regional council on Tuesday evening. Region of Queens councillors voted down a motion from District 6 Coun. Stewart Jenkins to forgive the... Read More...

Lauren Murphy is the director of recruitment and volunteer services with Nova Scotia Health. (Nova Scotia Health photo)

Nova Scotia Health is looking for more Nova Scotians to fill hundreds of jobs around the province. The department is holding its second annual provincial career fair on Thursday (March 27) from 10 a.m. to 7 p.m. at 11 locations around Nova Scotia. The closest... Read More...

More doctors and other health professionals from the U.S. want to move to Nova Scotia, according to Nova Scotia Health. (Province of Nova Scotia)

The unstable political situation in the United States may be good news for the Nova Scotia health care system. More doctors and other health professionals working in the U.S. are looking to move north. One of the places they’re calling is Nova Scotia. And... Read More...

Students and staff at Liverpool Regional High School were under a hold and secure order for a short time on Wednesday morning. (Rick Conrad)

An incident at Liverpool Regional High School on Wednesday forced officials to secure the school and students. Parents got an email at 10:50 a.m. telling them the school was in a “precautionary hold and secure”. “Everyone is safe and this measure has been... Read More...

Susie and Joan Stephenson of Port Joli visit the Bookmobile recently at its stop in Port Mouton. (Rick Conrad)

It’s the last one in Nova Scotia. And it’s still motoring along the South Shore. Each week, the Bookmobile brings books, DVDs and other materials to about 15 communities in Lunenburg and Queens counties, from Chester to Caledonia. A mobile library has been... Read More...

The South Shore Flying Club maintains the South Shore Regional Airport in Greenfield as part of a lease agreement with the Region of Queens. (South Shore Flying Club Facbook page)

The South Shore Flying Club is looking for a break on its rent at the South Shore Regional Airport. Peter Gow, president of the non-profit, says his group’s 35 to 40 members maintain the runway, hangars and grounds at the small airport in Greenfield. “Between... Read More...

Jillian Young of Liverpool celebrates after winning the gold in her 200-metre snowshoe race at the Special Olympics World Winter Games in Italy. (Special Olympics Canada)

Queens County athletes are once again at the top of the world podium. Jillian Young and Rebecca Delaney of Liverpool captured gold this week at the Special Olympics World Winter Games in Sestriere. Young was the first to win gold on Thursday in the snowshoe... Read More...

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

The emergency department at Queens General Hospital in Liverpool is closed Friday. Nova Scotia Health issued a notice Thursday night that the ER would be closed temporarily until Mon., March 17 at 8 a.m. It gave no reason for the closure. On Feb. 27, the... Read More...

Nova Scotia Health is holding a drop-in clinic in Caledonia on March 20. (Province of Nova Scotia)

Nova Scotia Health is holding a mobile primary care clinic in Caledonia next Thursday (March 20) from 5:30 p.m. to 8:30 p.m. The drop-in clinic will be held at the North Queens Community Health Centre.  Only certain health issues can be seen at the drop-in... Read More...

An undated aerial photo of the former Bowater Mersey plant in Brooklyn. (Queens County Historical Society Photo Collection, housed at the Queens County Museum)

UPDATED March 11, 6:30 p.m.  Northern Pulp says it’s struggling to make a business case for a new mill in Liverpool. As part of a settlement agreement reached with the Nova Scotia government in May 2024, Northern Pulp launched a nine-month feasibility study... Read More...

North Queens firefighters in a training exercise. (North Queens Fire Association Facebook page)

The North Queens Fire Association in Caledonia will now be notified of more 911 calls in their community. “As of right now, if you call 911 and you say you want the fire department to respond, there will be no question. The fire department will be paged out,”... Read More...

Campaign contribution disclosure forms are missing from the Region of Queens website for some candidates in October’s municipal election. (Rick Conrad)

Mayor Scott Christian got the most campaign contributions of any candidate in October’s municipal election in Queens County. He received just under $10,000 ($9976.44) from 49 declared donors, some of whom are local small business owners and landlords. The... Read More...

Pam Lovelace, a former Halifax councillor and mayoral candidate, is no longer the Region of Queens municipal clerk. (Facebook)

The Region of Queens has dismissed another top staff member, just three months after she was hired. Pam Lovelace got the job as the region’s municipal clerk in early December.  Interim CAO Dan McDougall would not comment on Lovelace’s firing because it’s a... Read More...

Chris Wolfe, chief of the North Queens Fire Association, speaks at a public meeting on Monday evening. (Rick Conrad)

When Mya Uhlman’s father needed medical help last August, her mother called 911 and expected her local fire department to respond. They were still waiting 20 minutes later, so Uhlman’s mother called again. The 911 dispatcher told her the North Queens Fire... Read More...

Susan Inglis, snowshoeing coach with Special Olympics Lunenburg/Queens, will be heading to Italy this week with these athletes for the 2025 Special Olympics World Winter Games in Turin: Rebecca Delaney, Jillian Young, Chloe Stoddart and Nick Skoreyko. (Rick Conrad photo)

Queens County athletes are once again getting ready to represent Canada on the world stage. Snowshoers Rebecca Delaney and Jillian Young of Liverpool will be among 91 athletes from across the country going to the Special Olympics World Winter Games in Turin,... Read More...

Queens General Hospital. Photo Ed Halverson

UPDATED FEB. 28, 2:05 p.m. Liverpool won’t have local emergency department services available on weekends, but it will have 24-hour service through the week. Nova Scotia Health announced Thursday that it is introducing “expanded and consistent hours” for the... Read More...

ATVs ride in the Privateer Days Parade last summer on the Liverpool waterfront. (Rick Conrad)

The Region of Queens took the first step this week to allowing off-highway vehicles on some municipal roads, but ATV groups say they want to see a timeline for when it will happen. Councillors voted on Tuesday evening to form an advisory committee to look at... Read More...

Some of the drugs seized in RCMP raids in southwestern Nova Scotia earlier in February. (RCMP Nova Scotia)

UPDATED Feb. 25 at 5:20 p.m. RCMP have charged 21 people, including three from Queens County, with more than 50 offences after raids on Mi’kmaw-owned cannabis businesses in Queens, Kings, Lunenburg and Annapolis counties. Southwest Nova RCMP called the... Read More...

Ashley Nunn-Smith, CEO of South Shore Public Libraries, stands in front of the Book Sanctuary display at the Margaret Hennigar Public Library in Bridgewater. (Rick Conrad)

You may not agree with the content of certain books, but the staff at South Shore Public Libraries will fight for your right to read them. That’s why they’ve created the South Shore’s first Book Sanctuary at their main branch in Bridgewater to mark Freedom to... Read More...

Team Nova Scotia third Jill Brothers in the Page 3 vs 4 game at the 2025 Scotties Tournament of Hearts on the weekend. (Curling Canada/Andrew Klaver Photography)

It was an intense, emotional week of curling at the Scotties Tournament of Hearts for Liverpool native Jill Brothers and Team Nova Scotia. But they topped it off with a spot on the podium on Sunday. Brothers is the third on the team skipped by Christina... Read More...

The Thomas H. Raddall Library in Liverpool will reopen on Saturday. (Rick Conrad)

UPDATED Feb. 21, 2:17 p.m. The Thomas H. Raddall Library in Liverpool is finally ready to welcome patrons to its new location. It will reopen for full service on Saturday (Feb. 22) at 10 a.m. The library will be open six days a week and closed on Mondays. The... Read More...

One of the trucks from the Greenfield and District Volunteer Fire Department that went off the road on Sunday en route to fighting a fire near White Point. (Greenfield and District Volunteer Fire Department Facebook page)

The Greenfield and District Volunteer Fire Department may have lost two trucks on Sunday to icy roads near White Point, but its firefighters still helped battle a house fire. Chief Moyal Conrad described the dangerous driving conditions he had to deal with as... Read More...