Archived News

Please note, due to the power outage and early dismissal of students at St. Mary's Education Centre & Academy, the Before and After Program will be cancelled today. All parents of children scheduled to attend today will be contact directly to ensure a plan is in place for every child. Please call 902-522-2598 if you have any questions.

There will be a Community Grants Information Session led by Department of Communities, Culture, Tourism and Heritage on Monday, January 15th, 2024, at 5pm at the St. Mary's Municipal Office. 

There wil lbe information shared on the following grants:

- Recreation Facility Development
- Rink Revitalization Program
- Community Facility Improvement Program
- Community Access-Ability Program
- Connect2 
- Community Recreation Capital Grant
- Recreation Community Development
- Planning Assistance

The Municipality will also share information regarding it’s Grants to Organizations funding.

Eligible organizations for the above grants are:
·Registered non-profit societies
·Mi’kmaw Band Councils
·Municipalities and villages
·Schools and post-secondary institutions with facilities available for community recreational use

RSVP's are requested and can be done by calling 902-522-2598 or emailing Kerri at This email address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it.. If you are unable to attend in person, please reach out for a Zoom link.  

NOTICE

MEETING: St Mary’s Municipal Council
Committee of the Whole
DATE: Wednesday, January 17th, 2024
TIME: 4:00 pm
PLACE: St. Mary’s Municipality
Council Chambers, Sherbrooke, NS 

1. Call to Order

2. Roll Call

3. Additions to the Agenda

4. Approval of the Agenda

5. Approval of Minutes: COTW held January 3rd, 2024

6. Business Arising from Minutes

7. Correspondence – Letter from Municipality of Guysborough

8. Presentation: DEANS – Coastal Nova Scotia

9. Other Matters of Business
a. Public Works Water Plant Repairs
b. 2024 2025 Operating and Capital Budget Deliberations Timeline
c. 2023 2025 Application for Residential Low Income Property Tax Exemption
d. 2023 Property Tax Assessment Roll Summary
e. 2024 2025 Uniform Assessment Roll Summary
f. Recreation Services for Seniors
g. Sunflower Accessibility Planning
h. Kairos Blanket Exercise
i. 211 local landmarks
j. Land Survey

10. In Camera: Per MGA Section 22: Personnel
Adjournment

Update on municipal waste disposal services

Update: Due to recent changes in provincial regulations by the Department of Environment and Climate Change regarding the disposal of Construction and Demolition Waste (C&D), the municipality is suspending the acceptance of Construction and Demolition Waste, effective beginning January 12, 2024, until further notice.

Details: Construction and Demolition will be the only services affected. Specifically, this means that all waste from home or building demolition and renovations will not be accepted at this time.
All other municipal waste services, including services provided via the Municipal Transfer Station and all curbside collection services, including bulky item collection will continue as normal.

Next Steps: The municipality recognizes and understands the need for an easy-to-access service for the handling of renovation and construction demolition debris. We are actively working to identify solutions and timelines to implement solutions to resume related services. We apologize for any inconvenience this may cause.

Questions: For additional information regarding the Municipal Transfer Station, please contact The Municipal Office at (902)522-2049 or email This email address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it.

FYI Background: The suspension of C&D disposal services is needed to allow the municipality to adapt to new provincial environment standards. C&D waste is stored in buried cells at waste sites such as the municipal transfer station. Constructing and managing waste storage cells in the ground that will meet the new environmental requirements represents a significant change to our processes, and time is needed to develop a cost-effective new way to receive and store materials.

Sincerely,
The Municipality of the District of St. Mary's. 

document Transfer Station Letter (67 KB)