Public Notice: Temporary Partial Road Closure

November 22, 2021: On Monday, November 22, Church Street, Liverpool will close between Park Street and Jubilee Street for the continuation of work in the area of Court Street. Detours will be in place. The road closure will continue to be in effect until November 26. We apologize for any inconvenience caused while we complete this necessary infrastructure work. 

Hot off the presses and in Queens County businesses soon (and online now!), we’re happy to share the Queens 2021 Wishbook – your local holiday gift guide! Filled with unique gift ideas, events taking place in the community, and much more, the 2021 Wishbook showcases local businesses, community organizations, and the spirit of Queens County.

Click here to view the Wish Book online, or click this link to access an accessible pdf.

As the holiday season approaches, and you flip through the Wishbook, you’ll find all you need for the holidays can be found close to home.

November 1, 2021:  In observance of Veterans’ Week, Region of Queens Municipality is flying a flag of Remembrance on the Special Purpose Flagpole at Town Hall Arts and Cultural Centre , 219 Main St., Liverpool, beginning November 1 and continuing until November 11. Veterans’ Week is an opportunity to honour those who have served our country in times of war, military conflict, and peace-keeping.

 Learn more: https://www.veterans.gc.ca/eng/remembrance/commemorative-events/veterans-week

We are also proud to advise that, not only during Veterans’ Week, but all year long, Region of Queens Municipality is honoured to allow those with a Veterans’ license plate to park for free at parking meters, as per Bylaw 9- Parking Meters.

It is a small token of appreciation for the service and sacrifice they have made defending our rights and freedoms.

October 29, 2021: The Cowie Well located at 733 Main Street, Liverpool, has been approved to reopen by Nova Scotia Department of Environment.

 We thank the public for their patience. 

October 21, 2021:  The Cowie Well located at 733 Main Street, Liverpool, will be closed until further notice. As a requirement of Nova Scotia Department of Environment, bacteria testing is conducted regularly.  The most recent test showed presence of coliform and as a result, the well needs to be closed for further testing.  If you have recently taken water from the well and are concerned, please dispose of it.

We will notify when Cowie Well is approved to be reopened.

We apologize for any inconvenience this may cause.

October 20, 2021:  For the second year in a row, RQM, in partnership with DvL Publishing, is producing a Holiday Gift Guide. The Holiday Gift Guide is an opportunity for local businesses, artists, crafters to showcase seasonal (or not) offerings, products, and services. If you participated last year, please note we’ve made some big changes to format, giving you more space for key information, product descriptions and photos. Each business will have 1/3 page to advertise something special.

To make it easy, we’ve created a fillable form for you: Holiday Gift Guide Form. Once you’ve submitted the form, please send along photos of your featured products to dvlmedia1@gmail.com and cc dvlads@eastlink.ca.

Whether you’re a salon, artist, crafter, retail store, café, restaurant, hotel, financial or insurance agency, bakery, convenience store, you have the ideal gift for someone in our community! This is a free opportunity and we hope you participate!

If you have any events, such as tax free days or other special events, please let us know and we will include them in the events calendar.

Finally, do you have a family favourite or traditional recipe that you love and make for the holidays? We’d love to include this in the guide. Please include your name, your business name, and a short intro to the recipe. 

Be creative with it, have fun and submit your entries by Friday, October 29^th. If you have ANY questions or need some assistance, please don’t hesitate to contact me.

At the October 12^th Regular Council meeting, Council approved an application from the Diversity and Inclusion Action Team to fly the Every Child Matters flag along with the Mi’kmaq Grand Council flag on the special purpose flag pole.

From October 18 through October 31, 2021, the special purpose flag pole, located at Town Hall Arts and Cultural Centre, 219 Main St., Liverpool, NS, will fly the Santé Mawiomi flag, (also known as Mi’kmaq Grand Council flag) as well as the Every Child Matters in honour of Mi’kmaq History month and in remembrance of the legacy of residential schools.

Learn more: https://mikmaqhistorymonth.ca/ and https://novascotia.ca/abor/

September 23, 2021; Liverpool, NS:  Beach Meadows Beach, a municipally owned beach, is now more accessible as the result of improvements. 

A MOBI mat and an accessible picnic table have been installed by Region of Queens Municipality at the popular beach located in Beach Meadows.  A MOBI mat is a durable mat made to provide ease of access for people with disabilities, those using mobility aids, or parents with strollers to use beaches, parks, and other public spaces. It is non-slip, has white stripes for people with visual impairments, is UV-, water- and mildew-resistant, and made of 100% recycled polyester.  Sand barriers to reduce sand on the boardwalk leading to the MOBI mat have also been installed.

“The MOBI mat provides a stable, accessible surface for people with mobility challenges to access the beach and get close to the ocean. Boardwalk #2 has been accessible for many years, but once people reached the end, they couldn’t actually go onto the sand,” said Darlene Norman, Mayor of Region of Queens Municipality.  “The Municipality is pleased to be able to provide increased access to this beautiful beach, and to show our commitment to working to become a more accessible community.” 

This improvement was one of the items recommended by the Municipality’s Accessibility Advisory Committee as part of the Municipality’s recently approved Queens Municipal Accessibility Plan.

The mats and sand barriers were partially funded by a Community Access-Ability grant from The Department of Communities, Culture & Heritage of $20,000 that was received as two thirds contribution of municipal accessibility projects. 

REGION OF QUEENS MUNICIPALITY
PUBLIC HEARING
AMENDMENT TO REGION OF QUEENS
MUNICIPALITY LAND USE BYLAW

TAKE NOTICE THAT Council of Region of Queens Municipality, on Tuesday October 12, 2021, at 9:00 a.m., in the Council Chambers of the Municipal Administration Building, 249 White Point Road, Liverpool, Nova Scotia will hold a Public Hearing on Council’s intention to adopt a bylaw respecting an amend to the Region of Queens Land Use Bylaw. The amendment would see:
• Rezoning of PID# 70275185 and located at 1428 East Port L’Hebert Road in East Port L’Hebert from Fishing and Marine (M3) to Mixed Use Coastal Residential (R6).

Any interested persons who wish to speak on this matter are invited to attend and make their opinions known to Council. Written submissions will be presented at the Hearing, and must be delivered to the Regional Office at least two (2) days prior to the time of the Hearing.

A copy of the proposed bylaw and accompanying report are available at the Office of the Planning Department in the Municipal Administration Building, 249 White Point Road, Liverpool, Nova Scotia, between the hours of 8:30 a.m. and 4:30 p.m., Monday through Friday.

*In the event that COVID – 19 restrictions change and Council is unable to physically meet, arrangements will be made to hold the hearing virtually and the public will be notified accordingly.

Dated : September 16, 2021

Mike MacLeod
Director of Planning and Development