All posts by Markus J. Heinis

Waste Collection Schedule & Sorting Guide 2025

In the Region of Queens, [household] waste collection is every second week as indicated on your 2025 Waste Collection Schedule. Green carts, blue bags and garbage (black) bags are picked up on the same day.

Place materials into the grey community garbage boxes by 8:00am on collection day … Continue reading Waste Collection Schedule & Sorting Guide 2025 →

Burning Restrictions lifted for Season 2024

Wildfire Risk Season 2024 ended.
Burning restrictions are lifted as of 16-Oct-2024 until and including 14-Mar-2025.

The 2024 fire-risk season has come to an end and you no longer need to check daily for permission to burn (domestic) brush or have a campfire.

Although the season ended today and you can burn without permission, Continue reading Burning Restrictions lifted for Season 2024 →

FoxCreek Community Access Roads Graded

[22-Apr-2024] Both our access roads to the FoxCreek community
– Old Kettle Rd from Mill Village to the Fox Creek turnaround
– Medway Harbour Rd, from Hwy 331 to the turnaround
have been graded and “leveled” over the last couple of days. The grader pulled all the gravel (and dirt) back onto the roads that was pushed to the side during snow removal.

Access road maintenance was done way ahead of the usual schedule as Spring weight restrictions have been lifted earlier than usual too.

However, the roads at the moment do not look very smooth. They are not leveled as usual and rocks are sticking out or laying on the surface of the road. Continue reading FoxCreek Community Access Roads Graded →

[update] NS Spring Weight Restrictions in Effect

Spring Weight Restrictions for Queens County have been lifted on Sunday, 14-Apr-2024/11:59pm!

Spring weight restrictions -sometimes called Load Restrictions – came into effect for provincial roads in Queens County on midnight 3/4-Mar-2024.

Heavy commercial vehicles will not be allowed to travel on specified roads throughout the province. The weight restrictions on heavy trucks are necessary during the spring thaw to Continue reading [update] NS Spring Weight Restrictions in Effect →

Total Solar Eclipse on 8-Apr-2024

On 8-Apr-2024 a Total Solar Eclipse is happening in North America which runs through Mexico, the USA and Eastern Canada. This eclipse can be seen in Nova Scotia as an almost total eclipse (partial eclipse).

click picture to find out if you can see the eclipse from your location …

Read more about this Eclipse here or do a Google search …

What Can You See during a Total Solar Eclipse?

Also see the Wikipedia entry.

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Leaf & Yard Waste Pick-up Spring/2024

This year’s Spring Leaf & Yard Waste roadside pick-up for the FoxCreek community will be held during the week from Monday,29-Apr-2024  on our regular waste collection day.

The materials acceptable for pick-up shall include leaves, grass trimmings, and yard waste placed in clear or orange plastic bags (no plastics, cigarette packages, cups, etc.).

Branches and limbs will be accepted Continue reading Leaf & Yard Waste Pick-up Spring/2024 →