Current press releases are shown below when issued.
NOVA SCOTIA UTILITY AND REVIEW BOARD NOTICE OF PUBLIC HEARING RE NUMBER OF COUNCILLORS AND ALTERING OF BOUNDARIES
NOVA SCOTIA UTILITY AND REVIEW BOARD NOTICE OF PUBLIC HEARING RE NUMBER OF COUNCILLORSAND 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 AMPlace: Council Chambers, Region of Queens Municipality249 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…
Public Hearing Notice: Sale of Municipal Land
Public Hearing Notice: TAKE NOTICE THAT Council of Region of Queens Municipality, on Tuesday November 22, 2022, at 6:00 p.m. in Council Chambers of the Municipal Administration Building, 249 White Point Road, Liverpool, Nova Scotia, will hold a Public Hearing respecting Council’s intention to sell municipal property to a nonprofit organization for less than market value. (S. 51 (3) of Municipal Government Act). The properties are identified as PID#’s 70027982, 70040423, 70017983 and 70028477 and are located off Lawrence Street and Amherst Street in Liverpool. The purpose of this sale is to accommodate a proposal to develop 12 – 20…
Flags at Half Mast: National Day of Remembrance and Action on Violence Against Women
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…
Special Purpose Flag Pole: Transgender Awareness Week, Nov. 13 – 19, 2022
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.
Temporary Partial Street Closure: Liverpool
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.
Request for Pricing – Hillsview Acres Snow Removal 2022 -2023
Region of Queens Municipality operates the Hillsview Acres Home for Special Care, a residential care facility located at 14 Middlefield Road, Queens County. Hillsview Acres houses 29 residents and employs 15 part-time and full-time employees to operate the facility. The facility is seeking pricing proposals from qualified contractors to provide snow removal and ice control services for the 2022- 2023 winter season. Qualified companies are required to submit a proposal outlining their business background, the services they provide, demonstrate that they have the equipment and resources to meet the terms of this request, and the unit rate as noted on…
Public Notice: Temporary Water Disruption and Partial Street Closure, Crowell St., Liverpool
November 7, 2022: Public Works staff are working to repair a water leak on Crowell St., Liverpool. Residents of the lower end of Crowell St. and surrounding areas may experience loss of water at times until the repair has been completed. The work area will reduce traffic flow to one lane in a section of Crowell St., which may cause delays. Signage will be in place. Your patience is appreciated while this necessary repair is being made.
Updated: Upgrades Continue at Beach Meadows Beach
October 28, 2022: Please note, Boardwalk 2 is open to access the beach. Construction is ongoing on the project. ********************************* October 27, 2022: As part of ongoing upgrades at Beach Meadows Beach, Boardwalk #2 will be temporarily closed. Construction of the new change facility in Beach Meadows has begun. Beach Meadows Beach is a Municipally owned beach, and over the past two years, a number of upgrades have been made to ensure the beach is accessible to all. The current project is permitted by Department of Lands and Forestry for construction. We apologise for any inconvenience the closure of Boardwalk…
Notice of Passing: Region of Queens Municipality to enter into a Development Agreement
REGION OF QUEENS MUNICIPALITY NOTICE OF PASSING IN THE MATTER OF the MUNICIPAL GOVERNMENT ACT being Chapter 18 of the Statutes of Nova Scotia, 1998. TAKE NOTICE THAT on October 11, 2022, Council of Region of Queens Municipality approved an administrative policy regarding entering into a development agreement with Samantha Corner and Robie Leigh Murphy. The agreement will allow for the establishment of an automobile repair shop on properties located at 16 Edward Street in Milton. An aggrieved person may appeal the decision of Council, within fourteen (14) days of the publication of this notice, to the Nova Scotia Utility…
Public Notice: Temporary Water Disruption in Liverpool
October 21, 2022: Region of Queens Municipality’s Public Works staff are responding to a water leak on Barss St., Liverpool. Residents of Barss St. and surrounding areas may experience loss of water at times until the repair has been completed. The work area will reduce traffic flow to one lane in a section of Barss St., which may cause delays.
