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 Violence Against Women. On December 6, people across Canada remember the young women who died that day. Their names were Geneviève Bergeron, Hélène Colga, Nathalie Croteau, Barbara Daigneault, Anne-Marie Edward, Maud Haviernick, Maryse Laganière, Maryse Leclair, Anne-Marie Lemay, Sonia Pelletier, Michèle Richard, Annie St-Arneault, Annie Turcotte, and Barbara Klucznik-Widajewicz.

In Canada and around the world, women, girls and 2SLGBTQI+ individuals face unacceptable violence and discrimination. Police services, shelters, and community organizations across Canada report that there has been a marked increase in calls related to gender-based violence throughout the COVID-19 pandemic. If you or someone you care about is affected by gender-based violence, there are some helpful information in this link: https://women-gender-equality.canada.ca/en/gender-based-violence-knowledge-centre/additional-support-services.html

On National Day of Remembrance and Action on Violence against Women take a moment to remember those who have experienced gender-based violence and those lost as a result of it. We can help prevent and address gender-based violence by remembering and learning from our past, listening to survivors, and speaking up against harmful behaviour and the misogyny that still exists today.

Learn more here: https://women-gender-equality.canada.ca/en/commemorations-celebrations/16-days/national-day-remembrance.html

#WeRemember #16Days

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.

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.

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 the form below.

Price quotations must be received by November 25, 2022, by 12:00 noon local time, to the attention of Joanne Veinotte by email to jveinotte@regionofqueens.com, or arranged to be delivered in person at 14 Middlefield Road by phoning the reception desk at 902-685-2966. Once submitted, all price quotes must be open for acceptance for 30 days.

 Hillsview Acres Snow Removal Proposal 2022 – 2023

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.

October 28, 2022:  Please note, Boardwalk 2 is  open to access the beach.  Construction is ongoing on the project.

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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 2 may cause.  While Boardwalk 2 is closed, the public is reminded that Boardwalk 4 is also an accessible boardwalk, ending with an elevated viewing platform overlooking the beach.

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 and Review Board.

Date:   October 19, 2022                                  

Mike MacLeod                       

Director of Planning and Development

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.

October 19, 2022: Please note that, effective today, the Old Burial Ground, located at 293 Main Street, Liverpool (and also accessed from Church Street), will be closed to the public for grounds maintenance.

This closure is expected to be in effect for a few weeks.