Current press releases are shown below when issued.
Queens Excited by Prospect of New Hillsview Acres
July 9, 2021, Liverpool, NS: Earlier today, Premier Iain Rankin announced approval for the repair, upgrade, or total replacement of 17 health care facilities throughout Nova Scotia, including an opportunity for replacement of Hillsview Acres and Queens Manor. “Council has been advocating for a replacement facility for Hillsview Acres for more than two decades now and to finally see it come to fruition is exciting. We have done our homework and supplied the province with numerous reports and costings from external consultants, which clearly proved our case that replacing Hillsview Acres with a new facility is in the best interests…
Public Notice: Water Disruption & Possible Discolouration
Update, 4:15 p.m., June 29, 2021: Water is being turned on now in the affected area of Waterloo and Ellenwood Street, Liverpool. Residents may continue to experience discoloured water. July 29, 2021: As the result of work being done on Union Street water & sewer lines, water will be shut off to properties located on Ellenwood St., Liverpool , beginning immediately. Properties affected are being notified by Municipal Public Works staff. Water is expected to be restored to Ellenwood St. by the end of the day. There is a potential that other areas may experience lower pressure and water discolouration.
Public Notice: Road Closure in Liverpool
June 28, 2021: Be advised, Waterloo Street, Liverpool will be closed from Ellenwood Street to Payzant Street for West bound vehicles from 7am Tuesday, June 29th until 5pm Wednesday, June 30th as part of the Union Street infrastructure project. One lane will remain open for vehicles East bound. We appreciate your patience.
June is National Indigenous History Month, and June 21 is National Indigenous Peoples Day
From June 9 through June 23, 2021, the flag pole on the waterfront in Liverpool, NS will fly the Sante Mawiomi flag, also known as Mi’kmaq Grand Council flag, in honour of National Indigenous Peoples Day on June 21, and to recognize that June is National Indigenous History Month. This year is the 25th anniversary of National Indigenous Peoples Day. National Indigenous History Month is dedicated to the missing children, the families left behind and the survivors of residential schools. To learn more, go to https://www.rcaanc-cirnac.gc.ca/eng/1100100012788/1534858910282 #NIHM2021
Liverpool Flood Mitigation Study Recommendations Now Online
June 10, 2021: Coastal flood risk and potential mitigation methods are the focus of a report prepared and presented by CBCL Limited in 2019 for Region of Queens Municipality. “Liverpool’s Coastal Flooding Mitigation Study was a thorough study of the risks and challenges present in Liverpool’s waterfront with regard to flooding, and includes historical data, as well as projections of changing tide levels and extreme weather. Each of the four options in the flood mitigation report come with very large price tags without any guarantee of success. Market Street, which turns into Bristol Avenue on the south side of Liverpool’s…
Notice of Public Hearing to Amend an Existing Development Agreement
Region of Queens MunicipalityPublic HearingDevelopment Agreement AmendmentSelf-Storage Business TAKE NOTICE THAT Council of Region of Queens Municipality, on Tuesday June 8, 2021, at 9:00 a.m., via free software program Zoom, will hold a Public Hearing on Council’s intention to amend an existing development agreement. The amendments would allow for the establishment of a self-storage business on property located at 85 Hillside Road in Brooklyn. Any interested persons who wish to speak on this matter are invited to attend the virtual meeting and make their opinions known to Council. To obtain the Zoom meeting link details, please contact Mike MacLeod…
Flags at Half Mast Honouring 215 Lives Lost
May 31, 2021: Beginning the morning of May 31, 2021, flags at Region of Queens Municipality’s Administration Building and Queens Place Emera Centre will fly at half mast for 215 hours to remember and honour the 215 children whose remains were discovered on the grounds of Kamloops Indian Residential School in British Columbia. We join with people across Canada in mourning and honouring the memory of these lost Indigenous children.
Well Established South Shore Business to be First Tenant of Liverpool Business Development Centre
May 27, 2021, Liverpool, NS: Nearing a quarter of a century of serving Nova Scotians from 6 branches on the South Shore, Belliveau Veinotte Inc., a member of the AC Group of Independent Accounting Firms across Atlantic Canada is the first tenant of the newly named Liverpool Business Development Centre. At Region of Queens Municipality’s Regular Council meeting on May 25, 2021, Council unanimously supported a motion to enter into a lease agreement with Belliveau Veinotte Inc. for approximately 4,800 sq. ft. of prime commercial office space at the Liverpool Business Development Centre, 54 Harley Umphrey Drive, Liverpool, NS. “We…
May 23 – 29, 2021 is VON Week: Flag on Special Purpose Flag Pole
May 26, 2021: From May 26 through June 2, 2021, the flag pole on the waterfront in Liverpool, NS will fly the Victorian Order of Nurses (VON) flag in honour of VON Week. This year’s theme is “Compassion Where it Counts”, gives us all a chance to recognize VON’s passionate staff and volunteers, and their longstanding willingness to help those who need, especially during the pandemic. We are fortunate to have VON Queens County serving our community, and grateful for the devotion and hard work of the staff and volunteers. To learn more about VON Canada and VON Week, check…
Upcoming Construction: Union Street Water & Sewer Project to Begin Monday, May 17, 2021
May 14, 2021: Since becoming an amalgamated Municipality in 1996, Region of Queens Municipality has been able to invest approximately $73 million in capital upgrades to our infrastructure throughout Queens County that has helped our environment, provide safe streets, sidewalks, and drinking water, as well as quality recreational facilities. We are proud of the work that has been completed over the past 25 years and that work will continue in 2021 -2022. Work will begin on Monday, May 17, 2021, on the section of Union Street from Waterloo Street to Church Street. The project involves replacement of century old water…
