Keeping an eye on Liverpool

Regardless of the season, winter, spring, summer or fall, there is no place
more beautiful than

Nova Scotia's South Shore.

Those who come for  a visit find it impossible not to stay for a

The Riverside Hotel - days long past

Liverpool's Main Street has seen a lot of changes in the 1960s with many of the older structures demolished to make way for new modern style of buildings. In 1960/1961 the Riverside Hotel was removed and the new Liverpool IGA was built on the same site.

Walter & Ella Cook - owners of the Riverside Hotel

Bobby Curtola In Liverpool

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Bobby Curtola, (April 17, 1943 –) is an early Canadian rock and roll singer and one-time teen idol.  In the fall of 1959, sixteen-year-old high school student Bobby Curtola went from pumping gas at his father’s garage in Thunder Bay  Ontario, to the life of a teen idol.  The hit “Fortune Teller” was released in 1962 and went Gold in Canada. Curtola moved to Liverpool in September 2004 to the appreciation of a great many of his local fans. The 1960s singer hit the international spotlight with his 1963 hit, “Fortune Teller.” Over his career, he garnered 25 Canadian Gold singles and 12 Canadian Gold Albums.

Curtola Website: http://bobbycurtola.com/en/

Fortune Teller:    http://youtu.be/zKXdFriKuE8

On Aug. 26, 2005, Curtola performed before thousands of fans at Queens County Sea Fest in Brooklyn.

August 17th, 2013, in Liverpool, Curtola, Canada’s Rock n Roll legend, was awarded the Duke of Edinburgh Humanitarianism Award, for community service; to add to his collection of many others for his hard work, dedication and accomplishments.

Bobby said: “I am honoured to receive this award in the new place I call home, Liverpool!  And to receive it at the performance of Godspell, with these talented kids, it’s amazing”

A commemorative medal had been created to mark the celebration of both the 60th anniversary of Her Majesty Queen Elizabeth II’s accession to the Throne in 1952, as well as the 40th anniversary of the Duke of Edinburgh Award Programme in Nova Scotia.

CONGRATULATIONS BOBBY on your successes and thank you for your gift of music. 
 

LIVERPOOL ... where talent, good friends and legends come together

LIVE LIVERPOOL
 

GODSPELL - the musical in Liverpool

ASTOR THEATRE

Liverpool NS
Friday, August 16th and
Saturday, August 17th
8:00 pm
Tickets $15

 

 

 

 

The Nicholoadians Theatrical Society (TNTS), a not-for-profit theatre group, is presenting Godspell, a high-energy rock musical based on the Gospel of Matthew, and is full of songs, laughter, and stories. With well-known songs like "Day By Day", and toe-tappers like "All For the Best", Godspell appeals to people of all ages and interests.

Immediately following the Saturday evening performance, Canadian sensation, Bobby Curtola, will be bestowed the "The Prince Phillip Humanitarian Award" for his countless and enduring acts of humanitarianism.

Bobby Curtola first hit the pop charts in 1962, with hits including Indian Giver, Three Rows Over, Fortune Teller, and Hitchhiker. While his success on the Canadian charts has grown, Curtola remains selfless and humble, as proven by his tireless charity work for muscular dystrophy and service clubs across Canada. Curtola was appointed to the Order of Canada in October 1997, and will once again be honored for his benevolence on Saturday, August 17th with the "Prince Philip Humanitarianism Award".

Please visit us at www.tnts.webs.com to learn more about The Nicholoadians Theatrical Society!

 A MUST SEE EVENT

 

Hank Snow Tribute 2013

 

Hank Snow website: http://www.hanksnow.com/

 

LIVE LIVERPOOL

where people come for a visit and stay for a lifetime

 

Auntie Gwen's Doggie Dos Pet Grooming

Auntie Gwen's Pet Grooming 

Located at 220c Main Street

Liverpool, NS

Phone (902) 354-7242

 

 

 

 

 

 

Gwen is a professional dog groomer, who offers full service to all sizes and breed of dogs and she has formed a partnership with the Queens SPCA, to offer her help with animals that are in need.

 

You can call Gwen to make an appointment for your pet or you can just drop by and see her to arrange your pet's grooming, clipping and washing. She may be up to her shoulders in shampoo but that is when she is happiest. 

 

The word "grooming" may conjure up ideas of expensive salons full of primped poodles or one may think that grooming is for fancy people’s fancy puppies. Puppies DON"T need fancy haircuts or expensive baths with hot oil treatments yet failing to groom your dog’s is akin to neglecting to comb a child's hair and wash behind their ears. All dogs need grooming, but some dogs need more than others.

 

 

Auntie Gwen's is here to ship shape

your puppy's world

 

 

 

Liverpool - Perfect for Retirees & Semi-retirees

Liverpool's laid back lifestyle is attracting more and more residents 'from away' with new cultures and languages blending with those of the long term residents that can be traced back many generations. It is a community unmarked by factories offering organic farms and traditions of yesteryear that blends with the new. It is a part of Nova Scotia where countless home based businesses support the community.

Liverpool lies in the heart of a community where there are lakes abound - where early morning fog drifts over the warm water, where the Atlantic laps the shore in a loving caress, where the setting sun casts long shadows on beaches where the only footprints are one's own, where it is easy to get drawn into the peace and tranquility and where the cares of the world are far, far away.

Come for a visit, but be prepared to stay for a

Happy Canada Day

 

July 1st 2013 is the 146th anniversary of Canada's confederation

 

It was once said, "Canada Day, like the country, is endlessly decentralized. There doesn't seem to be a central recipe for how to celebrate it—chalk it up to the nature of the federation," but celebrate it we do.

HAPPY CANADA DAY........ our day, to celebrate together.

 

 

Dear Canada - We Love Liverpool, Nova Scotia

Dear Canada

Liverpool is a little town on the south shore of Nova Scotia. It is the perfect place for retirees and semi retirees who are looking for a quiet, laid back old fashioned feel, where it is safe to walk out after dark, where your beach for the day is a 5 minutes drive and the streets are tree lined with old growth that cast dappled patterns on old Victorian homes . The climate - is mild, mild, mild with four season.
Happy Canada Day.

 

So when are you coming?

 

Sincerely yours,

Liverpudlian

 

Privateer Days - Liverpool

LIVERPOOL PRIVATEER DAYS

DATE: June 21st to June 23rd 2013

LOCATION: Liverpool Nova Scotia

An event that pays tribute to our Privateering past while never losing its sense of fun.

 

Privateers were privately owned ships that were authorized by government to raid ships from other countries—a form of legalized piracy on the high seas. The men who served aboard these ships were referred to as "privateers."

Liverpool quickly emerged as one of British North America's leading privateering ports, eventually deploying more privateer vessels than even the much larger city of Halifax. Ships like the Lucy, the Rover, and the Liverpool Packet gained international renown for their workmanship and speed, and the prowess of their crews inspired respect and fear.

 

Events include MUSIC / ENTERTAINMENT / BEER TENT

Website: http://www.privateerdays.ca

 

 

Thomas Fall - Liverpool NS Boxer

Tommy Falls with his mom, Reta.

Thomas Fall was born in Liverpool on July 24,1916. He was the oldest of 8 children born to Tom Sr and Reta (Harper) Falls.  Like  for many young men in Liverpool, at that time, boxing became a passion for him. While serving in the army, he won the Canadian Army Boxing Championship 1940-41. After the war ended, Tommy and his wife returned to Canada and made their home in Montreal. Their children include sons Thomas, Randolph and Derrick. One day in September 1948, Tom was arrested by the Montreal Police and beaten to death.  It should be noted that, at the same time, Tommy's father Tom Sr was in Liverpool battling cancer and he died in November of the same year. Tommy was buried in Pte. Claire, Quebec a few days after his death. He is buried in the Field of Remembrance, a military cemetery operated by the Last Post Fund.

Thomas Falls Jr.

HISTORICAL LIVERPOOL

is made up of many cultures and diverse ethnic backgrounds with a history and heritage shaped by the many people, past and present, who make Liverpool their home.








Community Business Development Corporation

COMMUNITY BUSINESS DEVELOPMENT CORPORATION

INVESTING IN THE ENTREPRENEURIAL SPIRIT!

 

Website: http://www.cbdc.ca/

Located in Liverpool

65 Market Street

(902)354-2616

 

Building business together

Home For All Seasons

Liverpool has often been referred to as the banana belt of Nova Scotia; for its climate offers  spring flowers that bloom in April, a gentle Atlantic breezes that washes over the land in summer, a long lazy autumn with colours from the very red of reds to yellows before leading into a mild winter season, where snow activities can be enjoyed only a short drive inland.

 

WHAT'S NOT TO LOVE

 

 

 

 

Tourism Week in Canada - June 10-16

Liverpool, a tiny part of Canada's Ocean Playground, offers a wide variety of museums and activities for tourists.

Tourism week in Canada, June 10-16th, arrives just in time for tourists to prepare for the annual  Privateer Days celebrations which begins on June 21 and runs through to the 23rd.

Visitor Information Centre to guide your way to:
Queens County Museum
Perkins House Museum
Liverpool Lighthouse
Hank Snow Museum
Sherman Hines Museum of Photography
Rossignol Cultural Centre

Walking trails:
Pine Grove Park
Harbour Loop or The Trestle Trail
plus another trail near the Hank Snow Museum

plus

Multiple Geo-cache locations

 

Celebrate Tourism Week in Liverpool, Novas Scotia

Spring Has Sprung

SPRING HAS SPRUNG

WHEN SNOWDROPS COME
 

Zoomer to Liverpool, Nova Scotia

Zoomers lead the world and reinvent our lives.

 

Keep up to date with life as a Zoomer:

http://www.zoomermag.com/

 

Then Zoom into Liverpool

 

to a Victorian / Georgian home,

 

where the climate is mild,

 

where life is slow paced,

 

and the neighborhood is safe.

 

Liverpool is attracting new zoomers every day.
WHEN ARE YOU COMING?

 

 

Tiger Warrington - Liverpool's Boxer

Terrance (Tiger) Warrington, born in Liverpool NS, 12th April 1914, boxer, died 01 February 1978.

June5th 1933 – Halifax Arena – Halifax Nova Scotia – Light Heavyweight Terrance (Tiger) Warrington, of Liverpool Nova Scotia, meets former maritime and Canadian Light Heavyweight champion Roy Mitchell in what was to become one of the most controversial fights in Nova Scotia history. 

 

In the first round Mitchell decks Warrington for a two count and from there on the boxers sparred. Action returned in the 9^th round when Warrington rocked Mitchell with three rights to the jaw. By the 10^th round they were again sparring. Two judges determined that Warrington had won the fight but due to the lack of activity the fight was declared a 'no contest’.

Not long after the bout, Mitchell retired to become an evangelist. He suddenly died in 1951 at the age of 48. Warrington continued his career and went on to greater heights.

 

Now that Warrington and Mitchell are both dead the true story behind their controversial fight may never be known.

 

LIVERPOOL'S HISTORY IS LONG, VARIED AND INTRIGUING 

Live, love, Liverpool

Lawyers in Liverpool

 

Tutty & Despersio            171 Main Street             354-5756

Conrad & Feindel            267 Main Street             354-5723
Allen C Fownes                190 Main Street             354-2744
Nicholas W Lenco           372 Main Street             354-4265
Legal Aid                           212 Main Street             354-3215

  

Legal experts meeting the needs
of Liverpool's population.

 

 

Home Equity to Cash

FREEDOM 55 
Are you ready to retire or semi-retire and your retirement savings is invested in your home?

Here is the solution. Property values in Liverpool, Nova Scotia are a small fraction of what they are elsewhere in Canada. By selling your home it will free up equity that can be transferred into your savings; plus you can buy a lovely Victorian or Georgian home. Liverpool also offers  the best climate in Canada and a safe friendly place to live with beaches five minutes from your door.

 

Imagine that - a beach at every turn, beautifully warm climate, inexpensive housing - all yours with early retirement and the possibility of building that part time business that you have long dreamed of.

 

           When are you coming?

 

LIVE LIVERPOOL ..... sea, sand and sun

and good living.

 

 

 

Henry Hensey

Henry Hensey (1900-1970)

will long be remembered by the people of Liverpool. Henry Hensey was loved by all, touched many people's hearts and in return for his kindness the people named a street after him. 

 

Henry was always seen swinging his ever present basket, to and fro, leaving most of the people wondering what it was that was hidden under the cover.

 

Henry loved to tell the story about the first time that he was asked to be a  pall bearer. While at the graveside, Henry was standing perilously close to the edge and before he could do anything about it he slowly slid silently beneath the casket. There was neither a pause nor a snicker in the service as someone pulled Henry out. He was heard to say, "Never in my whole life did I have such a queer feeling."

 

Several years before his death, Henry thought that he had reached Seventh Heaven, he was invited to attend the opening ceremonies of the Nova Scotia Legislature. That afternoon Henry stood proudly in line at Rideau Hall, waiting to be presented to the Governor General of Canada. When Henry heard the Governor's aid call, "Mr. Henry Hensey," he said, "My feet took wings and I floated by. Perhaps nothing like that will happen again, but at least I can say 'I've been'."

 

 

Henry performing with the Polka Dots

 

Read more from the great collection of stories,

http://queenscountytimes.ca/A-Z/html/henry_hensey.html

 

 

 

Harrison Lewis Coastal Discovery Centre

 

If you live in Queens County, Harrison Lewis Coastal Discovery Centre is just minutes from your door and offers an opportunity to understand and appreciate rural and natural environments through:

 

* Workshops
* Seminars
* Field trips
* Research
* Short courses
* Lectures and movies

 

The faculty consists of visiting naturalists, educators, scientists, artists, and artisans.

 

 

 

 

 

 

Website:

http://www.harrisonlewiscentre.org/

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

CHECK IT OUT

Liverpool, the heart of Queens County community

where people come together.

 

Best Climate in Canada

 

If you are looking for a place in Canada where the Atlantic gently sweeps across the land, the climate remains mild, with four seasons, and the real estate prices reflect prices of decades ago, then come to Liverpool.


Liverpool is a nice, neat little town that borders the sea, is safe and friendly, offers reasonable real estate prices, Victorian or Georgian homes and everyone knows their neighbours.


Welcome to Liverpool ...... come for a visit, stay for a week or maybe a lifetime.

Contact one of Liverpool's own realtors:

Exit Interlake Realty: http://www.exitinterlake.com/

Anne Thompson Realty:  http://www.annethomsonrealty.com/

Walt MacDonald Real Estate: www.macdonaldrealestate.ns.ca/

 

North of Dixie - Liverpool band

 

North of Dixie is a new Liverpool band playing country and light rock cover tunes. The band features Amy Grant and Carolee Whynot, lead vocals and keyboard. Chris Rhyno on bass, Neil Dobson on lead guitar and vocals. Adam Craik on drums and vocals.

FACEBOOK: https://www.facebook.com/northofdixie?ref=stream

 

 

Hell Bay Brewery - Coming to Liverpool

Hell Bay Brewing Company is a small, locally owned and operated Craft Brewery; recently moving from Mill Village to 38 Legion Street, Liverpool.

 

The beer is lightly filtered to maintian the appropriate body and flavour for its style.

 

The Baillies plan to offer Hell Bay beer tastings as well as beer sales and merchandise; such as T-shirts and hats. People will also be able to get their growlers filled up.

 Liverpool was a deliberate choice for the new location because it is the Port of Privateers — tough to beat that when you have a craft brewery named Hell Bay. The new brewery location will quadruple its capacity to make beer.

Hell Bay expects to begin brewing at Legion Street very soon.

 

 

 Check out the brewery at its new location,

check out the brew and
meet Mark & Melanie Baillie.

 

Website: http://www.hellbaybrewing.com

 

Seaside Bridge Club - Liverpool

 

Seaside Bridge Club

DATE: Weekly on Fridays  

TIME: 1:00pm – 4:30pm 

LOCATION: Liverpool Girl Guide Hut

                         Church Street, Liverpool

Repeat: A repeated event cannot start and end in different time zones

Curves in Liverpool

Liverpool, Nova Scotia

Phone: 902-354-2800

 

 

 

Shop Hours: 
MON 8:00AM - 7:00PM         TUE 8:00AM - 7:00PM
WED 8:00AM - 7:00PM         THU 8:00AM - 7:00PM
FRI 8:00AM - 7:00PM            SAT 9:00AM - 11:00AM
                                  SUN CLOSED

 

CURVES, where motivated people change the shape of their lives.

 

Yes: 0, Maybe: 0, No: 0, Awaiting: 0

Rooms, etc.

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Biore Botanica in Liverpool

 

For personal body, face and bath or for the home contact Kathleen Quinlan,

certified aromatherapist and massage therapist,

at 803-0142 or visit her facebook page:

http://www.facebook.com/#!/pages/Fiore-Botanica/210526222321760

 

Another new business in Liverpool

International Women's Day March 8th

March the 8th marks the day for general celebration of respect, appreciation and love towards women to a celebration for women's economic, political and social achievements.  In 2011 the UN theme for International Women’s Day 2012 was

Empower Women – End Hunger and Poverty. International Women's Day is a global day celebrating the economic, political and social achievements of women past, present and future. In some places like China, Russia, Vietnam and Bulgaria, International Women's Day is a national holiday.

 

 

THIS IS OUR TIME

http://internationalwomensday.org

 

 

Life Care Respiratory Services

      Life Care Respiratory Services  
      212 Main Street  
      Liverpool NS   
      (902) 354-3565  

UNDERSTANDING THE COMPLICATIONS OF SLEEP APNEA

Despite being a condition affecting millions of people, aleep apnea is something that not many know a great deal about. Life Care Respiratory Services in Liverpool is a place that can help those suffering from this breathing disorder.

 

Need control of your sleep?

Visit Life Respiratory Services to learn more.

 

 

Liverpool Nova Scotia - Mildest Winters on the East Coast

 

Nova Scotia lies in the mid-temperate zone and, although the province is almost surrounded by water, the climate is closer to continental rather than maritime. The temperature extremes of the continental climate are moderated by the ocean.

Described on the provincial vehicle-licence plate as Canada's Ocean Playground, the sea is a major influence on Nova Scotia's climate. Nova Scotia's cold winters and warm summers are modified and generally moderated by ocean influences. The province is surrounded by three major bodies of water, the Gulf of Saint Lawrence to the north, the Bay of Fundy to the west, and the Atlantic Ocean  to the south and east.

While the constant temperature of the Atlantic Ocean moderates the climate of the south and east coasts of Nova Scotia, heavy ice build-up in the Gulf of Saint Lawrence makes winters colder in northern Nova Scotia; the shallowness of the Gulf's waters mean that they warm up more than the Atlantic Ocean in the summer, warming the summers in northern Nova Scotia. Summer officially lasts from the first Sunday in April to the Saturday before the last Sunday in October. Although Nova Scotia has a somewhat moderated climate, there have been some very intense heatwaves and cold snaps recorded over the past 160 years.

 

Due to the ocean's moderating effect Nova Scotia, on average is the warmest of the provinces in Canada. It has frequent coastal fog and marked changeability of weather from day to day.

 

Because Nova Scotia juts out into the Atlantic, it is prone to tropical storms and hurricanes in the summer and autumn. However due to the relatively cooler waters off the coast of Nova Scotia, tropical storms are usually weak by the time they reach Nova Scotia.

COME FOR A VISIT AND EXPECT TO STAY FOR A

 

Liverpool's Pioneers - their story in murals

Liverpool's harbour was first an ancient seasonal camp of Nova Scotia's native Mi'kmaq and was known as Ogomkigeak meaning "dry sandy place" and Ogukegeok, meaning "place of departure".

Liverpool was founded in 1759 by early European explorers and its long and colourful history stretches through the passages of time for its residents of today.

 

Liverpool, as the largest population centre in the region of Queens County, has a diverse business community. Many large business franchises provide modern convenience, while the community's quaint small shops line the original business district on Main Street.

 

A TOUCH OF THE PAST COLOURS

THE WALLS OF LIVERPOOL

 TODAY

 

 

The Pulse - Liverpool's Online Newspaper

Alex Walling is always out and about in Queens County and keeping up with the news. And you can too:

Check out the website,

advertise your business and

add it to your favorites:

http://pulseofqueenscounty.wordpress.com

 

Keep informed about what is happening in Queens County.

 

 

South Queens Chamber of Commerce

Mission Statement

The South Queens Chamber of Commerce shall promote and improve trade and commerce, and will work to foster the economic, civic and social welfare of the district.

Affiliations

South Queens Chamber is a member of other chambers and organizations. By working with other like-minded groups, our individual and collective efforts can achieve much more!

 

 

 

Become a member of the South Queens Chamber of Commerce -

and contribute to the building of our community.

Visit the website

http://www.southqueenschamber.com