Region of Queens Municipality Hires New Municipal Clerk
December 2, 2024; Liverpool, NS: Following a thorough and diligent search, Region of Queens Municipality has hired a new Municipal Clerk. Pam Lovelace, a former Deputy Mayor and Councillor for Halifax Regional Municipality (HRM), will begin her new role in the coming days.
Originally from Kentville, Kings County, NS, Lovelace has a keen interest in advancing rural Nova Scotia. She is an accomplished public servant with more than 10 years of experience in municipal government. Lovelace is a former Legislative Support Clerk in HRM’s Clerks Office, past Communications and Project Manager for the Municipality of East Hants, and board member of Nova Scotia Federation of Municipalities (2020-2023). She currently is an instructor of Local Government at Dalhousie University.
“I am honoured to join the incredible team at Region of Queens Municipality and continue working in municipal government in rural Nova Scotia,” said Lovelace. “I’m looking forward to working with senior staff, Council and committees to provide governance guidance and procedural guidance.”
The position of Municipal Clerk is essential to the operations of Council and committees. It is the Responsible Officer for Freedom of Information and Protection of Privacy (FOIPOP) requests and principal researcher and facilitator in the development of policies, bylaws, and formal procedures. Lovelace will be the custodian of all municipal records.
