Region of Queens administration building. (Rick Conrad)

Sixteen properties are up for grabs in a Region of Queens tax sale.

The various houses and plots of land around Queens County are being sold in a tax tender by the municipality to recoup unpaid taxes.

One of the properties for sale is 15 Court St., beside the former Mersey Hotel in Liverpool.

That is owned by Rosemarie Jacob, who is also the listed owner of several abandoned properties in Queens. She was the owner of the historic Hendry House at 89 Main St. in Liverpool, which was destroyed in a May 2024 fire.

After the fire, the region declared the property dangerous and unsightly and ordered Jacob to clean it up. After she failed to appeal the order, the region cleaned it up and sent her the bill.

Citing privacy, the region has refused to disclose how much that cost taxpayers.

Anyone interested in bidding on one of the properties in the tax tender has to submit a sealed bid by Feb. 10 at 2 p.m. to cover outstanding taxes, interest and expenses. If the property owner pays all outstanding taxes and fees before the deadline, the property is removed from the tax sale.

More information is available here on the Region of Queens website.

Canadians are getting carbon tax rebates this week. (Rick Conrad photo)

Queens County residents should start receiving their federal carbon tax rebates this week.

The range for Nova Scotia is from $124 for a single adult to $248 for a family of four.

You don’t need to apply for the rebate. If you’ve filed a tax return, you automatically receive it.

The federal government says about 12 million Canadians will receive about $2.3 billion to offset the cost of increased federal taxes on oil and gas.