Current press releases are shown below when issued.
POSTPONED – Public Meetings – Queens Planning for the Future – Draft Documents
February 26, 2020: The Region of Queens is excited to share the first draft of the Municipal Planning Strategy and Land Use Bylaw (MPS and LUB), and want to hear what you think. The MPS and LUB are important guiding documents for the Region of Queens. They will direct land use and development over the next 10+ years, and were created with input from residents and stakeholders over the past year-and-a-half. You can review the drafts at www.queensplan.com Please plan to attend one of the upcoming public meetings to learn what is new and provide your feedback. Each meeting will…
Region of Queens Drafts New Planning Strategy
February 25, 2020; Liverpool, NS: Today, the Municipality of the Region of Queens reached an important milestone in the Queens Planning for the Future project, and is seeking public feedback on the draft Municipal Planning Strategy (“MPS” or “Plan”). Developed with input from residents, business owners, and elected officials, the Plan guides planning for land uses and the services that support them, to make the best use of limited resources and to address the challenges and opportunities of today and tomorrow. Specifically, the document guides how and where businesses, homes, agriculture, and new infrastructure can and should happen. The Municipal…
Increased Fibre Internet Coverage Approved for Queens County
February 7, 2020; Liverpool, NS: Reliable fibre internet service will soon be available for approximately 1,251 premises in Queens County. On Friday, February 7, 2020, Develop Nova Scotia and the Province of Nova Scotia announced that Bell Canada’s “Fibre to the Home Footprint Expansion” project in the Region of Queens Municipality was approved for funding through the Internet for Nova Scotia Initiative. “This is an exciting announcement, and we are pleased that this project has been approved. Reliable high speed internet service is an essential service for residents and businesses. This approval is significant, the culmination of several years of…
Public Notice: Environment Canada Issues Weather Warnings
Public Notice: Environment Canada Issues Weather Warnings Thursday, February 6, 2020; Queens County, NS: Environment Canada has issued a Freezing Rain Warning and a Rainfall Warning for Queens County for a weather system passing through the province today and tomorrow (Thursday, Feb. 6 and Friday, Feb. 7). The snow we are currently experiencing will turn to freezing rain this evening overnight. Rain, at times heavy, will begin this evening, and continue until Friday evening. Amounts of 20-40 mm are expected. Slippery road conditions may result, and there is potential for localized flooding in low lying and coastal areas. Freezing…
TAX SALE – March 18, 2020
March 18, 2020 Tax Sale Advertisement Tax Sale Notices and Procedures Information for Successful Bidders Please take notice that pursuant to the Municipal Government Act, certain lands situate in the Region of Queens Municipality and described in general terms here are now liable to be sold at Public Auction in the Council Chambers of the Region of Queens Municipality at 249 White Point Road, Liverpool, NS on Wednesday, March 18, 2020 at 10:00 AM to recover outstanding taxes, sewer and unsightly charges plus interest as well as expenses of, and incidental to, the sale unless the same are paid in full…
Statement by Region of Queens Municipality Regarding HGS Canada
STATEMENT BY REGION OF QUEENS MUNICIPALITY REGARDING HGS CANADA January 15, 2020 Recently HGS Canada informed the Municipality that they will not be renewing their lease option for the building in Liverpool Industrial Park. HGS Canada has decided that after 13 years operating at this location that they no longer wish to continue with the current lease arrangement with Region of Queens Municipality. Three years ago, the Municipality reduced the company’s rent to nearly half of what is was at the beginning of the lease in order to help with cost efficiencies in light of a reduced workforce by the…
Tax Tender
TAKE NOTICE that pursuant to Part VI of the Municipal Government Act of Nova Scotia, is offering for public tender the properties outlined below which are outstanding for taxes, interest, and expenses. Sealed bids are now being accepted at the Office of the Treasurer of the Region of Queens Municipality at 249 White Point Road, Liverpool, NS until Wednesday, January 15, 2020 at 10:00 AM local time, unless the arrears on rates and taxes, interest, and the expenses are paid before the sale (Council of the Region of Queens reserves the right to accept or reject any and all bids). Click here to see the tax tender…
Region of Queens Municipality Celebrates Staff Milestones
December 10, 2019; Liverpool, NS: Region of Queens Municipality’s skilled workforce provides services that are important to the lives of Queens County residents and visitors. Staff employed by the Municipality are skilled in areas required to plan, coordinate, and respond to municipally coordinated programs and services. Milestone achievements of staff were recognized with Years of Service Awards presented at the Region of Queens Regular Council meeting held on December 10, 2019. “Council is proud to recognize these milestones celebrating the working careers of staff. Those receiving awards today have shown their commitment to public service and excellence,” said David Dagley,…
Tax Sale Results
Click here for the results of the November 20th Tax Sale.
