December 14, 2022:  Motorists are advised that McLeod Street in Liverpool is a ONE-WAY ONLY street. Traffic is only permitted to travel in the direction of Main Street towards Henry Hensey Drive.

Exiting on to Main Street from McLeod is not permitted. This change is necessary to accommodate the narrow lane width on McLeod and enhance motorist and pedestrian safety on McLeod Street.

There will be a Special Council meeting of Region of Queens Council held on Monday, November 28, 2022 at 6:30 p.m. in the Region’s Council Chambers, 249 White Point Road, Liverpool.  The purpose of this meeting is to deal with an In-Camera Item – Sale of Municpal Property.

An agenda will be posted on this website.

November 24, 2022: On Sunday, November 27, 2022 from 6 pm until approximately 7:30 pm there will be street closures in effect for the Liverpool Firefighters Annual Christmas Parade.

The parade route begins on Queens Place Drive, progressing along Bristol Avenue to Henry Hensey Dr., and will conclude at Liverpool Fire Hall at the corner of Main St. and Henry Hensey Dr. The streets will reopen at the conclusion of the parade. Motorists traveling in the area are advised to expect delays and plan their route accordingly.

November 21, 2022, 11:10 a.m.:  Public Works staff are responding to a water leak on Zwicker Ave., Liverpool. As a result, Zwicker Ave. will be closed to through traffic. Zwicker Ave. and surrounding areas may experience loss of water at times until the repair has been completed.

NOVA SCOTIA UTILITY AND REVIEW BOARD NOTICE OF PUBLIC HEARING RE NUMBER OF COUNCILLORS
AND ALTERING OF BOUNDARIES

THE REGION OF QUEENS MUNICIPALITY has made application to the Board under section 369 of the Municipal Government Act to confirm the number of councillors and alter the boundaries of all electoral districts. This matter will be considered in a public hearing as follows:
Hearing starts: Tuesday, January 17, 2023, at 10:30 AM
Place: Council Chambers, Region of Queens Municipality
249 White Point Road, Liverpool, Nova Scotia

• You may speak at the hearing. You must notify the Board by Friday, January 6, 2023, to register.
• You may make written comments by sending a letter to the Clerk of the Board at P.O. Box 1692, Unit “M”, Halifax, NS B3J 3S3, or by email at: board@novascotia.ca, or by fax at (902) 424-3919 by Friday, January 6, 202

Additional information about the matter is as follows:

• A copy of the application is available for inspection during regular business hours at the Municipal Office, 249 White Point Road, Liverpool, Nova Scotia, and at the offices of the Board, Summit Place, 3rd Floor, 1601 Lower Water Street, Halifax Nova Scotia, or on the Board’s website at www.nsuarb.novascotia.ca, by clicking on “Matters & Evidence”, “Go To Files & Documents”, and in the “Go Directly to Matter” search box insert Matter ID M10849.
• To assist the Board in using correct forms of address and pronouns in our hearings and decisions, we invite all parties, lawyers, and all other participants to share their pronouns and titles with the Board and each other if they are comfortable doing so. There is no requirement to provide this information.

   View the add by clicking this link.

On December 6, 2022, flags at Queens Place Emera Centre and Region of Queens Municipality’s Administration building will be flown at half mast in observance of National Day of Remembrance and Action on Violence Against Women.

It’s been 33 years since the mass shooting in which 14 young women were killed and 13 other people were injured at École Polytechnique in Montreal. An armed man separated the women from the men in a classroom and murdered them because they were women.

In 1991, the Parliament of Canada declared December 6 to be a National Day of Remembrance and Action on Violence Against Women. On December 6, people across Canada remember the young women who died that day. Their names were Geneviève Bergeron, Hélène Colga, Nathalie Croteau, Barbara Daigneault, Anne-Marie Edward, Maud Haviernick, Maryse Laganière, Maryse Leclair, Anne-Marie Lemay, Sonia Pelletier, Michèle Richard, Annie St-Arneault, Annie Turcotte, and Barbara Klucznik-Widajewicz.

In Canada and around the world, women, girls and 2SLGBTQI+ individuals face unacceptable violence and discrimination. Police services, shelters, and community organizations across Canada report that there has been a marked increase in calls related to gender-based violence throughout the COVID-19 pandemic. If you or someone you care about is affected by gender-based violence, there are some helpful information in this link: https://women-gender-equality.canada.ca/en/gender-based-violence-knowledge-centre/additional-support-services.html

On National Day of Remembrance and Action on Violence against Women take a moment to remember those who have experienced gender-based violence and those lost as a result of it. We can help prevent and address gender-based violence by remembering and learning from our past, listening to survivors, and speaking up against harmful behaviour and the misogyny that still exists today.

Learn more here: https://women-gender-equality.canada.ca/en/commemorations-celebrations/16-days/national-day-remembrance.html

#WeRemember #16Days

November 14, 2022:  From November 14 to November 20, 2022, Region of Queens Municipality flies the Transgender Flag on the Special Purpose flag pole at Town Hall Arts & Cultural Centre, 219 Main St. Liverpool, NS to mark Transgender Awareness Week.

Transgender Awareness Week is to raise awareness about transgender and gender non-conforming people through education and advocacy activities. The week ends with Transgender Day of Remembrance to memorialize victims of transphobic violence.

November 10, 2022:  On November 11, 2022 from 10:30 a.m. until 12 noon, a portion of Main Street, Liverpool will be closed for the Remembrance Day Parade.  The section of Main Street from Market Street to the area in front of Dixie Lee Restaurant and Reynolds Pharmasave, as well as Jubilee Street, from Main Street to the parking lot at the rear of the Royal Bank and Town Hall Arts and Cultural Centre. Residents along the closed streets will be able to access their properties as required.