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NOTICE

MEETING: St Mary’s Municipal Council
Committee of the Whole
DATE: Wednesday, January 3rd, 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 December 6th 2023

6. Business Arising from Minutes

7. Correspondence
a. 2024 Communities in Bloom Atlantic Edition Invitation
b. Exemption of Volunteer Emergency Services from New Fuel Charges
c. Ministerial Letter from Communities, Culture, Tourism and Heritage
(with original presentation of project attached)

8. Other Matters of Business
a. Volunteer Awards
b. Canada Summer Jobs Grant
c. Community Infrastructure and Access-Ability Grant Sessions
d. Provincial Economic Development
e. Flood Mapping
f. Housing – Municipal Affairs & Housing
g. Local Cellular Service – Verbal from Staff
h. Library Boxes

9. In-Camera: Contract Negotiations
Adjournment

Due to the weather and road conditions, some bulky items were not collected today. The municipal collection service will make a further attempt tomorrow, Friday, December, 22.

If conditions don’t allow the work to be completed tomorrow, it will be done on the regular trash day next week.

Due to the ongoing power outage impacting Sherbrooke, the St. Mary's RecPlex will be closed for the remainder of the day. St. Mary's House League Hockey and Over 50 Hockey will be cancelled this evening.

Sorry for the inconvenience.

Weather and Road Condition Alert:

The Municipality and area remains under a freezing rain warning posted by Environment and Climate Change Canada at 7.19 a.m. local time today. There are also reports of local flooding on some roads. Caution and delaying travel until ice/snow road conditions improve is recommended. It is never safe to attempt to move a vehicle through a section of road inundated with water.

The Municipal office is open under generator power due to local power outage. However, we urge phoning for regular municipal services and inquiries rather than road travel this morning. (902) 522-2049

The Garbage pick up for Waternish Road is going to be delayed until further notice due to road washouts and weather conditions. Pick up Friday may be possible, We will post an updated message to advise Friday morning.

Instructions:

Emergency Preparedness

https://novascotia.ca/coms/department/documents/EmergencyPreparedness.pdf

72 Hour Emergency Preparedness

https://www.getprepared.gc.ca/cnt/rsrcs/pblctns/yprprdnssgd/yprprdnssgd-eng.pdf