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Enhance your business capacity by strengthening your online presence!
The Tourism Digital Assistance Program is designed to help eligible tourism businesses build capacity by improving their online visibility and providing essential services that meet customer expectations, such as online booking and seamless digital transactions.
In partnership with Digital Nova Scotia, Tourism Nova Scotia connects you with a qualified digital consultant to help you enhance or create effective digital marketing strategies and e-commerce tools that build business capacity, increase efficiency, and strengthen your online presence with travellers.
Applications for the 2025-26 Tourism Digital Assistance Program are open. The deadline to apply is Thursday, April 3, 2025. For more information click the link: Tourism Digital Assistance Program | Tourism Nova Scotia

The Divert NS Champion of the Environment Scholarship has just opened for high school graduates of 2025. 
Divert NS is offering up to $28,000 in scholarships to Nova Scotia Grade 12 students with a keen interest in the environment. 8X $2,500 8X $1,000 scholarships are available for 2025.

• Seven (7) 42,500 and Seven (7) $1,000 regional scholarships are available based on solid waste regions.
• One (1) $2,500 and one (1) $1,000 French language scholarships are being offered. 

1. Review the application package (available in both English and French)
2. Write a summary of their recent environment activities
3. Obtain a letter of reference from someone in their school or community
4. Write a research essay focusing on this year's topic
5. Complete their contact form

Applications should be submitted online or emailed to This email address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it. by May 4, 2025, at midnight.
For full application details and scholarship information, click here!
Winners will be announced in June 2025!
Click here for full application details: https://divertns.ca/champion-environment-scholarship

Tenant farmer wanted for future restoration site:
Nova Scotia Nature Trust is currently seeking a tenant farmer for 5 hectares (12.4 acres) of existing agricultural land across PID35228345, PID35228352, and PID35201763 near Glenelg. The field is currently in hay; however, the Nature Trust’s long-term goal is to restore the area to native vegetation to support habitat for wildlife. We are seeking a tenant farmer to lease the agricultural field for a period of 5 years. The tenant will need to be willing to work with us on planting other crops as determined by the Nature Trust (e.g. corn, soy, wheat) each season, to prepare the site for restoration in 2030.  
Email: This email address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it. or call: 902-222-7703 for more information or an application package. We will be accepting applications until March 15, 2025.

NOTICE

MEETING:               St Mary’s Municipal Council

                                  Committee of the Whole

DATE:                       Wednesday, March 5^th, 2025

TIME:                       6:00 pm

PLACE:                     St. Mary’s Municipality

                                  Council Chambers, Sherbrooke, NS

8. Call to Order
9. Roll Call
10. Additions to the Agenda
11. Approval of the Agenda
12. Approval of Minutes: COTW held February 19^th, 2025
13. Business Arising from Minutes
14. Correspondence:
    a. Email from Minister John A. Lohr Regarding Resource Development
15. Presentation: Nancy O’Regan, Director of Community First Guysborough Housing Association
16. Other Matters of Business
    a. Appoint a Member of Council to Smart-Go Board
    b. 2025-2026 General Government Grants
    c. 2025-2026 Capital Budget Draft 1
    d. 2025-2026 Operating Budget Draft 1 Recap
    e. 2024-2025 Projected Operating Surplus
    f. Interactive Panel Project
    g. FCM Conference Attendance
    h. ATV Club - Council follow up February 19 COTW
17. In-Camera: Contract Negotiations

Adjournment