Region of Queens Municipality
Region of Queens Municipality
July 20, 2021: Please note, the second public swim scheduled for this afternoon, July 20, 2021, from 5:00 – 5:45 p.m. at Milton Centennial Pool is cancelled due to lifeguard unavailability. We apologize for any inconvenience.
Update: 10:53 a.m., July 20, 2021
The sign is installed and the trail is now fully open. Enjoy!
July 20, 2021: To allow for the installation of overhead signage at the Main Street entrance to the Trestle Trail, the Trestle Trail Bridge will be closed this morning while the work takes place. It is expected to reopen this afternoon. Signage is posted at either end of the bridge. We appreciate the patience of the public while this work takes place.
July 16, 2021: Over the past 25 years since becoming an amalgamated Municipality, investments of approximately $73 million has been made by Region of Queens Municipality in capital upgrades to Municipal infrastructure throughout Queens County. These projects have has helped our environment, provide safe streets, sidewalks, and drinking water, as well as quality recreational facilities. We are proud of the work that has been completed over the past 25 years and that work will continue in 2021 -2022.
On Monday, July 19, 2021, work will begin on Court Street from Main Street to Church Street. The project involves replacement of century old water and sanitary sewer pipes, installation of a new storm sewer, curb, gutter, sidewalk, and reinstatement of the asphalt roadway. This work is expected to take place throughout the summer and conclude in early autumn.
During construction, Court Street will remain open to local and emergency traffic from either end; sidewalks will be open as practical and reasonable during the construction period. Municipal staff has met with property owners and residents of the area who will be directly affected by the project to discuss the project, and to mitigate disruptions.
Motorists are advised to plan their routes accordingly. The patience and understanding of the public is appreciated during the construction period.
July 9, 2021, Liverpool, NS: Earlier today, Premier Iain Rankin announced approval for the repair, upgrade, or total replacement of 17 health care facilities throughout Nova Scotia, including an opportunity for replacement of Hillsview Acres and Queens Manor.
“Council has been advocating for a replacement facility for Hillsview Acres for more than two decades now and to finally see it come to fruition is exciting. We have done our homework and supplied the province with numerous reports and costings from external consultants, which clearly proved our case that replacing Hillsview Acres with a new facility is in the best interests of our community and province. Replacement of this essential facility will ensure we are able to continue to provide health care services locally,” remarked Mayor Darlene Norman.
“We look forward to beginning more detailed discussions with the province and Queens Manor immediately to decide on a final design including resident numbers, building location, and costing for a new Hillsview Acres or a larger joint Hillsview Acres / Queens Manor facility,” noted Mayor Norman.
Current replacement cost estimates for a new Hillsview Acres are $13.6 million. No site has yet been determined.
Hillsview Acres is a 29 bed residential care facility in Middlefield, Queens County, 20 minutes north of Liverpool. The centre part of the facility was a farm house prior to 1893, when it was converted. It has since been renovated twice, making it the oldest continuous operating residential care facility in Nova Scotia. It is owned and operated by Region of Queens Municipality, and one of only a few left in the province still municipally run.
Update, 4:15 p.m., June 29, 2021: Water is being turned on now in the affected area of Waterloo and Ellenwood Street, Liverpool. Residents may continue to experience discoloured water.
July 29, 2021: As the result of work being done on Union Street water & sewer lines, water will be shut off to properties located on Ellenwood St., Liverpool , beginning immediately. Properties affected are being notified by Municipal Public Works staff. Water is expected to be restored to Ellenwood St. by the end of the day. There is a potential that other areas may experience lower pressure and water discolouration.
June 28, 2021: Be advised, Waterloo Street, Liverpool will be closed from Ellenwood Street to Payzant Street for West bound vehicles from 7am Tuesday, June 29th until 5pm Wednesday, June 30th as part of the Union Street infrastructure project. One lane will remain open for vehicles East bound.
We appreciate your patience.
From June 9 through June 23, 2021, the flag pole on the waterfront in Liverpool, NS will fly the Sante Mawiomi flag, also known as Mi’kmaq Grand Council flag, in honour of National Indigenous Peoples Day on June 21, and to recognize that June is National Indigenous History Month. This year is the 25th anniversary of National Indigenous Peoples Day. National Indigenous History Month is dedicated to the missing children, the families left behind and the survivors of residential schools. To learn more, go to https://www.rcaanc-cirnac.gc.ca/eng/1100100012788/1534858910282
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June 10, 2021: Coastal flood risk and potential mitigation methods are the focus of a report prepared and presented by CBCL Limited in 2019 for Region of Queens Municipality.
“Liverpool’s Coastal Flooding Mitigation Study was a thorough study of the risks and challenges present in Liverpool’s waterfront with regard to flooding, and includes historical data, as well as projections of changing tide levels and extreme weather. Each of the four options in the flood mitigation report come with very large price tags without any guarantee of success. Market Street, which turns into Bristol Avenue on the south side of Liverpool’s bridge, is the main artery in and out of Liverpool, and a crucial area to look at flood mitigation efforts, in the interest of public safety,” said Darlene Norman, Mayor of Region of Queens Municipality.
The waterfront parking lot in Liverpool and the low lying Market Street and Water Street roadways are areas that have flooded for many years in times of extreme high tides and with storm surge, and is occurring with increasing frequency at higher elevations, adversely affecting some local businesses, the parking lot, and access to other areas of Liverpool. CBCL Limited presented the report at a public Council meeting on November 12, 2019. After further review and discussions with CBCL Limited, Council at that time felt that none of the four options were in the best interests of the Municipality and its downtown business core, with estimated costs ranging from $2,825,000 to $9,100,000 plus the costs of purchasing and demolishing several buildings.
At the June 8, 2021 regular Council meeting, a motion was approved to apply for Flood Risk Infrastructure Investment Program (FRIIP) funding to raise the roadway between the Liverpool bridge and Water Street along Market Street to an elevation closer to the bridge riding surface. This project, if completed, will require some design changes in the area to ensure the adjacent properties are able to maintain access as well as a new configuration with the sidewalk being below the street grade. This concept is seen in larger urban areas such as Halifax. While this project will benefit motor vehicles using the roadway, there is not a flood protection benefit directly to existing commercial structures in that area. If the FRIIP funding is approved for this $500,000 project, construction would begin in the 2022-2023 fiscal year.
The CBCL Limited “Liverpool Coastal Flooding Mitigation Study” is posted online.
Region of Queens Municipality
Public Hearing
Development Agreement Amendment
Self-Storage Business
TAKE NOTICE THAT Council of Region of Queens Municipality, on Tuesday June 8, 2021, at 9:00 a.m., via free software program Zoom, will hold a Public Hearing on Council’s intention to amend an existing development agreement. The amendments would allow for the establishment of a self-storage business on property located at 85 Hillside Road in Brooklyn.
Any interested persons who wish to speak on this matter are invited to attend the virtual meeting and make their opinions known to Council. To obtain the Zoom meeting link details, please contact Mike MacLeod at mgmacleod@regionofqueens.com or 902-354-3455. Written submissions will be presented at the Hearing, and must be delivered to the Municipal Office at least two (2) days prior to the time of the Hearing.
A copy of the proposed amending Policy, existing development agreement 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.
Dated : June 1, 2021
Mike MacLeod,
Director of Planning and Development
May 31, 2021: Beginning the morning of May 31, 2021, flags at Region of Queens Municipality’s Administration Building and Queens Place Emera Centre will fly at half mast for 215 hours to remember and honour the 215 children whose remains were discovered on the grounds of Kamloops Indian Residential School in British Columbia.
We join with people across Canada in mourning and honouring the memory of these lost Indigenous children.
May 27, 2021, Liverpool, NS: Nearing a quarter of a century of serving Nova Scotians from 6 branches on the South Shore, Belliveau Veinotte Inc., a member of the AC Group of Independent Accounting Firms across Atlantic Canada is the first tenant of the newly named Liverpool Business Development Centre. At Region of Queens Municipality’s Regular Council meeting on May 25, 2021, Council unanimously supported a motion to enter into a lease agreement with Belliveau Veinotte Inc. for approximately 4,800 sq. ft. of prime commercial office space at the Liverpool Business Development Centre, 54 Harley Umphrey Drive, Liverpool, NS.
“We are pleased to announce Belliveau Veinotte Inc. as the first tenants of Liverpool Business Development Centre. Relocation of their well respected business from the Liverpool Waterfront will provide them plenty of room to grow,” said Darlene Norman, Mayor of Region of Queens Municipality. “On behalf of staff who secured this arrangement and Council that supported this contract, I say ‘Thank you Belliveau Veinotte for continuing to invest in our community. I look forward to welcoming you to your new home.’”
Mike Metcalfe, Accountant and Manager of Belliveau Veinotte’s Liverpool office, said, “We’re excited to be working with the Municipality and to be the first tenants in the Liverpool Business Development Centre. We’ve been servicing the Liverpool and Queens community with business and tax advice for 23 years, and the Centre is ideally located to allow us to grow as our clients and the Municipality grow.”
Liverpool Business Development Centre is a 32,000 sq. foot building owned by Region of Queens Municipality, built in 2003 to house a call centre operation. No longer used for that purpose, at the May 25, 2021 Regular Council meeting, Council approved naming the facility Liverpool Business Development Centre, and agreed with municipal staff that the best future outcome for the facility will be a mix of tenants that are in the business of economic development, office space, and other compatible uses.
The site and its proximity to the Exit 20A connector and Liverpool core, make it an attractive location for prospective new businesses and established businesses looking to relocate and grow. The building footprint has a number of established spaces as well open space available which may be configured to fit client requirements and leased in its entirety or in part.
For further information regarding opportunities to lease within this property, please contact Steve Burns Manager: Events, Promotions and Sponsorship, Region of Queens Municipality. sburns@regionofqueens.com
May 26, 2021: From May 26 through June 2, 2021, the flag pole on the waterfront in Liverpool, NS will fly the Victorian Order of Nurses (VON) flag in honour of VON Week. This year’s theme is “Compassion Where it Counts”, gives us all a chance to recognize VON’s passionate staff and volunteers, and their longstanding willingness to help those who need, especially during the pandemic. We are fortunate to have VON Queens County serving our community, and grateful for the devotion and hard work of the staff and volunteers.
To learn more about VON Canada and VON Week, check their website https://www.von.ca/
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