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Welcome to St. Mary’s

Located in the heart of Nova Scotia’s Eastern Shore, the Municipality of the District of St. Mary’s is a rural municipality consisting of seven electoral districts. Incorporated in 1879 the Municipality has a population of 2,233 and is bounded by the counties of Antigonish and Pictou, the municipalities of Halifax and Guysborough, and the Atlantic Ocean.

If you did not have the opportunity to attend the in-person consultation sessions and would like to share your thoughts on your library services, please email the Project Manager at This email address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it.. They are accepting feedback by email until August 12th.

Davis Pier Consulting is reviewing Eastern Counties Regional Library (ECRL). Davis Pier is focused on understanding your needs for your local library. We value your input and look forward to hearing from you. Your feedback will contribute to our recommendations for library services available to you. They want to hear directly from library users and community members regarding the following questions:

When & why do you go to your library?
When & why do you take your children to your library?
What might help you choose to go to your library more often?
What services do you need from your library? Are these services available when you go to your library?
When is the best time for you to go to your library?

Thank you to all that have registered and participated so far in our St. Mary's Summer Walking Challenge. Out of all participants that tracked and submitted week 4 of the challenge, we used a random name generator to pick a weekly winner.
Week 4 Winner- Sharon Tibbo!
Congratulations Sharon - Please pick up your prize at the Municipal Office from 8:30-4 Monday- Friday.
To register, or for more information please contact Maggie MacLellan at 902-522-2598 or email This email address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it.!! Lots of prizes to be won! Our Walking Challenge began on July 9th and will run until August 26th! It's never too late to sign up and start tracking 

We are currently seeking a Before and After Program Supervisor and a Before and After Program Leader. These postings will soon close, so applicants are encouraged to submit their resumes by email to This email address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it.. For more information, please go to the Employment Opportunities page at www.saint-marys.ca.

Please note: due to unforeseen circumstances, the Seeds of Literacy events scheduled for this weekend in Port Bickerton at 9am and Indian Harbour Lake at 1pm will be cancelled and rescheduled.

Informational brochures about the program will be available at Whitney's Corner Store on the community bulletin board and the bulletin board located at the Indian Harbour Lake Community Centre.

Please join us for one of the Accessibility Community Consultations. Consultations will be held to guide the direction of the Municipal Accessibility Plan. If you have experienced barriers to receiving goods and services, information and communications, or employment from the Municipality we want to hear from you! Consultations will be held: Monday, August 8th, 2022 at the Greenfield Oldsters Club at 6:00 pm, Wednesday, August 10th at the Liscomb Legion at 6:00 pm, Thursday, August 11th at the Municipal Office at 6:00 pm. If you cannot attend a community consultation but you have input, please call
Mallory at 902-522-2496.

Newsletter

Keep up to date on Municipal news and events. Contact us if you have an item to submit to the municipal newsletter.

Recreation

Get active in St. Mary’s! Our Recreation Department offers a variety of programs and events around the Municipality.

Waste Disposal

Find information on recycling, waste collection and the Municipal Transfer Station.

Taxes

Access everything you need to know about your tax bill.

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