Author Archives: Evan Taylor
Queens Opts to Give Staff Truth and Reconciliation Day Off
The Region of the Municipality of Queens has decided they will be shutting down for the first-ever Truth and Reconciliation Day on September 30th. "Of the many actions recommended in the Truth and Rec...
Sep 21, 2021
Local Businesses Concerned About Another Election
With a Liberal minority being voted in by Canadians on Monday its left many businesses concerned about the prospect of another election. Executive Chairman of the Bridgewater and Area Chamber of Comme...
Sep 21, 2021 Osprey Village a retail shopping hub on the South Shore, NS. Photo: MODL
South Shore- St. Margarets Turns Blue
The Conservatives claimed victory in the riding of South Shore-St. Margarets in the federal election unseating the province's lone cabinet minister. Rick Perkins defeated incumbent Bernadette Jordan w...
Sep 21, 2021 Rick Perkins celebrating his election win with his campaign team. Photo: Cheyenne Nelson
Queens Adopts Accessibility Plan
The Region of the Municipality of Queens is the latest municipality to adopt an accessibility plan, with council approving the plan last week. The province passed Bill 59 in 2017 that set out requirem...
Sep 20, 2021 The Astor Theatre in Liverpool was one of the first buildings selected for accessibility improvement in Queens County. Photo: Evan Taylor
Milton Douglas House Seeks Heritage Status
The Milton Douglas House in Caledonia is seeking heritage status due to its historical and architectural significance. The building more commonly known as the North Queens Heritage House Museum was or...
Sep 16, 2021 The Milton Douglas House in Caledonia is seeking heritage status from the Region of Queens. Photo: Region of Queens.
Meet the Candidate: Thomas Trappenberg
Thomas Trappenberg has been running in various elections for the Green Party for the past sixteen years and he says the time to make meaningful change to the environment is running out. The Dalhousie ...
Sep 16, 2021 Thomas Trappenberg is the Green candidate for South Shore- St. Margaret's
UPDATE:Man Behind 'Vote Her Out' Signs Upset They Are Being Taken Down
Updated as of 11:02 a.m. Thursday, September 16. Bernadette Jordan's campaign team has doubts over Clarke's claims that he did not spend over $500 on his "Vote her Out" campaign. According to Campaign...
Sep 15, 2021 "Vote her Out" signs have been erected around the South Shore by a Windsor man who is upset with DFO Minister Bernadette Jordan's actions in his community. Photo: Dylan Langille.
RCMP Investigating Suspicious Fire in Liverpool
Queens District RCMP say a fire that took place in Liverpool on September 12 has been deemed suspicious. They say that the Liverpool Fire Department responded to multiple vehicle fires at a race track...
Sep 14, 2021
"Vote Her Out" Signs Taken Down
Over the past few days, there have been political signs popping up around the South Shore that have the phrase "Vote Her Out" on them. They have since been taken down, despite that there are still man...
Sep 14, 2021 On Monday there were "Vote her Out" signs erected near other political signs around the South Shore. Photo: Evan Taylor
Pharmacists Calling For Healthcare Workers Vaccine Mandate
The Pharmacy Association of Nova Scotia (PANS) is calling on the province and health care operators to install a vaccine mandate for all healthcare workers in Nova Scotia. According to PANS Executive ...
Sep 13, 2021 COVID-19 Vaccines being administered at a NSH clinic in Cape Breton. Photo: Nova Scotia Health.
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