Municipal News

The Municipality of the District of St. Mary’s is pleased to announce the appointment of Lesley McFarlane to the position of Chief Administrative Officer. Ms. McFarlane, who will assume the post full time on October 1^st, 2025, comes with a broad background in both provincial as well municipal operations and support.

“We are excited to have someone of Ms. McFarlane’s experience to put that to work in our rural community,” stated Warden James Fuller. “Even more so, as she has a residence and family in our municipality, she has beneficial background knowledge ahead of time.”

McFarlane states, “I’m honoured to serve the Municipality of the District of St. Mary’s where I have such deep roots.   I look forward to working with Council, staff and residents to continue building a strong, responsive and resilient municipality.  My husband and I are thrilled to become year-round residents in this community where we and our daughter have been welcomed for many years.  I’m excited to bring my experience in municipal and provincial government to support the important work ahead.”

Please see the link below for the Press Release
pdf 2025-09-04 Press Release(153 KB)

September 2, 2025 at 7:30pm
Public Works will be conducting scheduled maintenance and testing to the Sherbrooke water utility system
Customers may experience water pressure fluctuations, disruptions to service, and/or water discoloration during this time. We apologize for any inconvenience this may cause.

The Seniors Care Grant helps low-income seniors with the cost of household services (like lawn care, snow removal, grocery delivery, transportation, small home repairs and phone service), healthcare services (like physiotherapy and mental health support) and home heating. Grants are $750 for each household. You can apply until 31 March 2026.

Eligibility:

To qualify for the grant, you need to be 65 or older by 31 March 2026 and meet all of the following criteria:

• have a household net income of $45,100 or less
• live in your own home or apartment
• have your name on the property title, Land Titles Initiative Certificate of Claim or residential lease agreement or a Band administrative letter issued by a First Nation community (reserve)
• have paid (or that you will pay) for household and healthcare services and home heating between 1 April 2025 and 31 March 2026

You need to apply by 31 March 2026 (only 1 person per household can apply).

Click the link below to download the application form: 
Seniors Care Grant Application Form

(Pictured: Jonathan Taylor, Superintendent Community Relations & Warden James Fuller loading for transportation to the Goshen Community Centre)

A donation of drinking water by St. Barbara Atlantic to the Municipality of the District of St. Mary’s was received for distribution throughout the community while drought conditions continue. According to Warden James Fuller, “this water is not encumbered by the reporting process required by the provincial program and we can distributed it as needed.”