Municipal News

Announcing the New Municipality of the District of St. Mary’s Council

Sherbrooke, Nova Scotia – The Municipality of the District of St. Mary’s is excited to announce the formation of the new Municipal Council.

The Municipality of the District of St. Mary’s Council is composed of 5 dedicated members.
District 1: Councillor, Emma Tibbo
District 2: Councillor, Dana O’Connell
District 3: Deputy Warden, Beulah Malloy
District 4: Councillor, Scott Beaver
District 5: Warden, James Fuller

The inaugural meeting of the Municipal Council has taken place on October 30^th, 2024, at 4:00 pm in the Council Chambers. We invited all residents to join us and share their thoughts and ideas.

Council nominated and then appointed Councillor James Fuller (District 5) as Warden, and Councillor Beulah Malloy (District 3) as Deputy Warden. Council agreed to set the Terms of Warden and Deputy Warden for 2 years.

Image from left to right: Councillor Scott Beaver, Deputy Warden Beulah Malloy, Warden James Fuller, Councillor Emma Tibbo, and Councillor Dana O’Connell.

To see the full press release you can visit the link below:
document 2024 10 30 Inaugural press release(347 KB)

To learn more about the Napu'saqnuk (St. Mary's River) Ecologically Significant Area
There will be a formal information session held November 2nd, 2024 at 10:00 am to 2:00 pm a the St. Mary's River Association Interpretive Centre
8404 Highway 7, Sherbrooke Nova Scotia.
For more information click the links below:
image StMarys Overview Simple 12192023(2.88 MB)   
image StMarys Overview Table 12192023(2.80 MB)   image
(2.80 MB) pdf SMR Handout ENG Oct 2023 V2(4.44 MB)   image
(2.80 MB)

NOTICE

MEETING:         Inaugural Council Meeting

DATE:                Wednesday, October 30^th, 2024

TIME:                 4:00 pm

PLACE:               Council Chambers, 8296 Highway 7, Sherbrooke

1. Call to Order
2. Results of 2024 Municipal Election
3. Oaths of Office & Code of Conduct (S. 9.1.1 Council Procedural Policy – Pg. 11)
4. Roll Call
5. Terms of Warden & Deputy Warden (S. 5.3.6 Council Procedural Policy – Pg. 4)
6. Warden Selection (S. 5.3.1 Council Procedural Policy – Pg. 3)
7. Deputy Warden Selection (S. 5.3.9 Council Procedural Policy – Pg. 4)
8. Signing Authority for Municipal Banking
9. Council Procedural Policy
   a. Review of Internal/External Committees (S. 5.4 & 14 Council Procedural Policy – Pg. 4)
   b. Schedule Council/COTW Meeting Dates/Times (S. 6.2.2 Council Procedural Policy – Pg. 6)
   c. Seating Arrangements (S. 6.1.4 Council Procedural Policy – Pg. 7)

10. Outside Events Attendance
    a. Provincial Orientation (November 4^th and 5^th)
    b. NSFM (November 25^th to 30^th)
11. In-House Council Orientation Planning/Set Date

Adjournment

The Results for the 2024 Municipal Elections are as follows:

 To see the St. Mary's Final Vote Count click the link below:
pdf St Marys Final Vote Count Count 2024 Election(9 KB)