Region of Queens
Winter 2016/2017 Recreation Guide
Click here for the RQM Winter 2016/2017 Recreation Guide
When will my road get plowed …
See below chart about snow removal in Nova Scotia. This chart does not apply to our private FoxCreek community roads.
Please note that our access roads Old Kettle Rd and Medway Harbor Rd will be plowed last in sequence and snow removal can take up to 24 hours after snow stops.
Be prepared and stock up on your basic needs!
If you are interested in the current whereabouts of the snow plows please follow this link.
Read more about provincial winter road conditions and maintenance here.
Waste Collection Schedule & Sorting Guide 2017
In the Region of Queens, waste collection is every second week as indicated on your 2017 Waste Collection Schedule. Green carts, blue bags and garbage bags are picked up on the same day.
Place materials into the grey community garbage boxes by 8:00am on collection day. Collection occurs on Continue reading Waste Collection Schedule & Sorting Guide 2017
Supermoon – Closest Full Moon to Earth Since 1948
A Supermoon happens when a Full Moon or New Moon coincides with the Moon’s closest approach to Earth; also called perigee. A Super Full Moon looks around 12% to 14% bigger.
This Supermoon is happening on 14-Nov-2016 and will be the closest a Full Moon has been to Earth since 25-Jan-1948.
The next time a Full Moon is even closer to Earth will be on 25-Nov-2035 (times in UTC).
Read the full stories at Popular Mechanics, Space.com, ScienceAlert, timeanddate.com or google yourself for more info.
Feature image ©2016 bigstockphoto.com/duallogic
Power Outage, 28-Oct-2016
The FoxCreek community experienced a power outage on 28-Oct-2016, from 7:17pm to ~8:55pm caused by strong winds.
FOXweather was not affected and data was updated and broadcasted during the outage.
FOXlive was updated but unable to broadcast its data.
Leaf & Yard Waste Pick-up Fall/2016
Leaf & Yard Waste pick-up for the FoxCreek community takes place in the week starting Monday, November 7th, 2016.
Place items next to the grey community garbage boxes by Monday morning. See below for details.
Burning Restrictions lifted for Season 2016
The wildfire season has been extended until 22-Oct-2016 in the central and western regions of the province!!!
Wildfire Risk Season 2016 ended.
Burning restrictions are lifted as of 23-Oct-2016 until and including 14-Mar-2017.
During the fall/winter months from 23-Oct-2016 until and including 14-Mar-2017 brush fires are allowed 24 hours/day. It is no longer mandatory to consult the Burnsafe website before starting a fire.
However please use common sense when making brush fires by taking weather conditions into account. Even in winter months the soil can become fairly dry and also avoid fires on windy days!
Thank you!
Winter Brush Burning!
Safe Brush Burning checklist!
Nova Scotia Burning Restriction (for your reference).
DST ends in USA and Canada on 6-Nov-2016
Remember: Sunday, 6-Nov-2016
Daylight Saving Time (DST) ends in USA and Canada !!!
The term “spring forward – fall back” is meant to trigger your memory to set your clocks forward one hour in the spring at the start of DST, and one hour back in the fall when DST ends.
In most of the United States, Canada, and Mexico’s northern border cities when local daylight time is about to reach Sunday, 6-Nov-2016, 02:00h (2am) clocks are turned backward 1 hour to Sunday, 6-Nov- 2016, 01:00h (1am) local standard time instead!
Sunrise and sunset will be about 1 hour earlier on 6-Nov-2016 than the day before. There will be more light in the morning.
Fall Clean-up 2016
Fall clean-up (Sperrgut) for the FoxCreek community takes place in the week starting Monday, October 24th, 2016.
Place items next to the grey community garbage boxes by Monday morning.
Generally, items acceptable for pick-up are over-sized items and items not regularly collected on your regular collection day. These items shall not exceed 150 lbs. in weight or 6 feet in length.
Not allowed are:
- adhesives
- gasoline & diesel fuels
- insecticides & pesticides
- waste oil
- cleaners & solvents
- paints/stains, finishes & paint thinners
- propane tanks
- pool chemicals
- roofing tar
- electronics
- building demolition waste
- leaf & yard waste
Please keep your regular household garbage (green bags, blue bags, cardboard and compost) separate from the fall clean-up items.
Remember that shopping/grocery bags are NOT allowed as garbage bags!
See here for more details.
Fall Equinox, 22-Sep-2016@11:21am ADT
There are two equinoxes every year – in September and March – when the sun shines directly on the equator and the length of day and night is nearly equal.
The Earth during the equinox. (Not to scale)
Fall in the north, spring in the south
Equinoxes and solstices are opposite on either side of the equator, and the September equinox is also known as the “autumnal (fall) equinox” in the northern hemisphere and as the“spring (vernal) equinox” in the southern hemisphere. Continue reading Fall Equinox, 22-Sep-2016@11:21am ADT