Current press releases are shown below when issued.
Policy Changes to Include Evening Council Meetings in Region of Queens Municipality
February 12, 2019; Liverpool, NS: Evening Council meetings will now be part of the schedule in Region of Queens Municipality. Following a one year trial period of quarterly evening Council meetings, a motion was approved at the February 12, 2019 regular Council meeting to change the scheduling of Region of Queens Council meetings to include one meeting each quarter to be held in the evening. Council will meet the second and fourth Tuesday of each month at 9 a.m. in Council Chamber at the Municipal Building, 249 White Point Road, Liverpool, NS, and for the first meeting of each quarter…
Volunteers of the Year Chosen in Region of Queens Municipality
February 12, 2019; Liverpool, NS: The effect that volunteers have in a community is far reaching, impacting many areas of community life, much like how ripples spread outward when a stone is thrown into a body of water. Two volunteers were selected to be Volunteers of the Year by Region of Queens Council at the February 12, 2019 Council meeting. Lauren Amirault and Raya Stewart, both of Liverpool, NS, were drawn from a pool of 16 nominations recognizing the hard work and dedication of 17 individuals nominated over the past year through the Ripple Effect Volunteer Initiative; one of the…
Telecommunications Tower Development Agreement Application Declined
February 12, 2019; Liverpool, NS: An application for a development agreement to erect a cellular telecommunications tower in Liverpool, NS has been declined by Region of Queens Municipality’s Council. The proposed location for the tower was on privately owned property located near the end of Meadow Pond Lane in Liverpool, which is zoned R6 -Mixed Use Coastal Residential. A telecommunications tower does not fall under the list of permitted uses in the R6 zone, however, Council has provisions in the Region’s Municipal Planning Strategy to consider approvals of such uses by way of a development agreement. The applicant, Eastlink, held…
Janitorial Request for Proposals
The Region of Queens Municipality is soliciting proposals for Janitorial Services. Sealed Request for Proposals plainly marked on the envelope “Request for Proposals JS02-2019 – Janitorial Services”, will be received by the undersigned until 2:00 pm, Atlantic Standard Time, Wednesday, March 6, 2019. The Request for Proposals documents may be seen here, or obtained from the Administration Building at the Finance Counter, 249 White Point Rd., Liverpool, NS, free of charge. Documents will also be available via fax or email by sending your contact information to Kaylee Oickle via email at koickle@regionofqueens.com or by phone at (902) 354-3453. Proposals shall be…
Tax Sale – March 20, 2019
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 20, 2019 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 on or before the said date and time of sale. Click here to see the tax sale…
Surplus Municipal Property to be Sold to Queens Daycare Association
January 22, 2019; Liverpool, NS: Queens Daycare Association will become the owners of the building that they have called “home” since they began operations in 1984. At the January 22, 2019 Region of Queens Municipality’s Council meeting, Council approved a purchase and sale agreement with Queens Daycare Association, selling the non profit organization the former Mount Pleasant School building and properties for $1.00. “Queens Daycare provides a valued service to families in Queens County, and Council is happy to be able to provide them with the facility and 3 acre lot for the nominal fee. Their proposal to purchase the…
Region of Queens Municipality to Make Application to Remove Sewer Discharge from Liverpool Harbour
January 8, 2019; Liverpool, NS: Region of Queens Municipal Council is applying for federal and provincial government funding support to remove sewage from two outfalls into Liverpool Bay; at the January 8, 2019 Council meeting, Council voted in favour of submitting a funding application under the Green Environment Quality Stream of the Investing in Canada Infrastructure Program. The proposed project has an estimated cost of $4,493,530.00+ HST, and involves the area of Waterloo Street below the intersection of Waterloo and School Street, as well as William Street, Bartling Avenue, and James Street. “Region of Queens Municipality has been involved for…
Liverpool, NS Makes the Cut to Host Canadian National Axe Throwing Championships
December 14 2018; Liverpool, NS: On the heels of a successful inaugural event in 2018, the organizers of the Canadian National Axe Throwing Championships announced the 2019 Championships will return to Centennial Park, Liverpool, Nova Scotia. North Nova Lumberjacks Society are making preparations for the Canadian National Axe Throwing Championships to be held on August 24 and 25, 2019 on the picturesque Liverpool waterfront. “We are a small nonprofit group trying to make a positive difference in the communities we host our events in while drawing attention to our sport. The support we’ve received from Region of Queens Municipality…
