Current press releases are shown below when issued.
UPDATE — Notice: Trail Bed Work Beginning Today – Meadow Pond Brook Trail
December 15, 2025: Heavy equipment is now on site and work to improve the trail bed will begin today on Meadow Pond Brook Trail, located behind the Region of Queens Municipality’s Administration Building, 249 White Point Road, Liverpool, to the Hunts Point Trail. The trail will remain open during the work, and users are asked to use caution in the work areas. Preliminary work began on December 11 with cutting back brush along the trail by members of local trails groups Queens County ATV Association and Queens Rails to Trails Association. This project will extend the Trans-Canada Trail as far…
** UPDATE ** Public Notice: Hillsview Acres Home For Special Care Reopens to Visitors
December 22, 2025: The enteric outbreak at Hillsview Acres Home for Special Care has been declared over/closed by Public Health/Department of Health. All activities at the facility can resume including in-house visiting and all social outings. Thank you to all for your patience during this time. Public Notice: Hillsview Acres Home For Special Care Temporarily Closed to Non-Essential Visitors December 10, 2025: Following confirmation today from Nova Scotia Public Health/Department of Health, Hillsview Acres Home for Special Care meets the criteria for a confirmed enteric outbreak (GI). The Home will be closed to non-essential visitors, masking will be enforced. As…
We Want yOU to Join Our Team! Training opportunities to be a Lifeguard and/or Swim Instructor
National Lifeguards and Swim For Life Instructors are NEEDED for Region of Queens Municipality’s seasonal outdoor pools in Caledonia and Liverpool! Lifeguard & Swim Instructor Certification Courses are scheduled this Winter at the Lunenburg County Lifestyle Centre. Start now and you could be certified and ready to work before Summer 2026! Region of Queens Municipality wants provide support for residents of Queens County to be certified to be swim instructors and/or lifeguards and will pay 75% of Bronze Medallion, Bronze Cross, National Lifeguard, and Swim Instructor registration fees. Contact Meaghan Roberts, Director of Recreation (phone: 902-354-4422, email: mroberts@regionofqueens.com) for information…
Citizen Advisory Committee on Council Remuneration
Region of Queens Municipality is seeking 3 – 5 citizen volunteers to serve on a short-term Citizen Advisory Committee on Council Remuneration. This Committee will review Administrative Policy 27 – Respecting Remuneration for Mayor and Councillors and will provide advisory recommendations to Council regarding potential updates to the policy, including remuneration levels. We are looking for community members with experience in one or more of the following: Committee Term & Meetings: To apply, applicants must email the Municipal Clerk at clerk@regionofqueens.com with: Deadline: January 2, 2026 at 4:30 p.m. This Committee is established under Sections 24 and 26 of the Municipal Government…
Notice of Passing – Bylaw 13
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 November 27, 2025, Council of the Region of Queens Municipality adopted Bylaw No. 13 – Solid Waste Management, a bylaw respecting the proper separation, storage, placement for pick-up, collection and disposal of all types of solid waste in Region of Queens Municipality. An aggrieved person may appeal the decision of Council, within fourteen (14) days of the publication of the notice, to the Nova Scotia Regulatory and Appeals Board. PUBLISHED IN THE QUEENS CROWN…
Recycling Updates
Recyclable Drop Offs are no Longer Accepted at Queens Solid Waste Management Facility Region of Queens’ Materials Recovery Facility has closed permanently as a result of changes in the way recyclables are managed regarding EPR (Extended Producer Responsibility), which began Dec. 1, 2025. ** Residents and commercial haulers may no longer drop off blue bag recyclables or cardboard at the Queen’s Solid Waste Management Facility. Recycling across Nova Scotia is now overseen by Circular Materials. Do you have questions regarding the new enhanced recycling program?Information is available on the Circular Materials website: https://www.circularmaterials.ca/resident-communities/region-of-queens-municipality/ Contact information for Circular Materials is:* Email:…
Review of Draft 2025-2031 Capital Investment Plan
Region of Queens Municipal Council is scheduled to receive the preliminary draft2025-2031 Capital Investment Plan from staff at a Special Council meeting on December 19, 2025, to be held in Council Chamber at 3:00 pm. As Council begins review and consideration of the projects identified in the draft 2025-2031 Capital Investment Plan, any residents and business owners with a keen interest in the Region’s major capital projects for the next 5 years are invited to attend this meeting or to keep up to speed by watching the livestream of the December 19 Special Council meeting, which starts at 3 p.m….
Public Notice: RQM Municipal Voluntary Water Conservation Measures Lifted
Public Notice: Voluntary Water Conservation Directive Lifted November 26, 2025: The Voluntary Water Conservation Directive has been lifted as of Wednesday, November 26, 2025, for Region of Queens Municipality’s Water Utility Customers. Region of Queens Water Utility provides water to homes and businesses in Liverpool and Brooklyn. Recent rainfall has restored the Town Lake to a level above the conservation threshold. Though the Town Lake is not at full capacity, there is sufficient water to enable the Voluntary Conservation measures to be removed. Municipal staff will continue to monitor the water levels at the Town Lake and if the situation…
Notice of Passing – Amendment to Land Use Bylaw
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 November 25, 2025, the Council of Region of Queens Municipality adopted a Bylaw respecting amendments to the Region of Queens Land Use Bylaw. The amendments saw: An aggrieved person may appeal the decision of Council, within fourteen (14) days of the publication of this notice, to the Nova Scotia Regulatory and Appeals Board. Dated: November 26, 2025 Angela Green, Municipal Clerk Documents The report that accompanied Second Reading and Adoption of…
Notice of Intent to Consider Second Reading – Bylaw 28: Designation of Road Trails on Municipal Roadways
Council of Region of Queens Municipality will consider second reading of Bylaw No. 28 – Designation of Road Trails on Municipal Roadways, at the Regular Council Meeting on Tuesday, January 13, 2025, at 9:00 a.m. in Council Chambers, 249 White Point Road, Liverpool, NS. This meeting will also be live streamed on Region of Queens Municipality’s Facebook page and YouTube channel. OBJECT OF THE BYLAW: A bylaw to designate specified municipal roadways as Road Trails pursuant to the Road Trails Act. A copy of the proposed bylaw may be inspected at the Municipal Administration Building, located at 249 White Point…
