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Welcome to St. Mary’s

Located in the heart of Nova Scotia’s Eastern Shore, the Municipality of the District of St. Mary’s is a rural municipality consisting of five electoral districts. Incorporated in 1879, the Municipality has a population of 2,233 and is bounded by the counties of Antigonish and Pictou, the municipalities of Halifax and Guysborough, and the Atlantic Ocean.

Eastern Shore Cartage has advised of a delay in recycling collection services in Zone 2 due to impassable road conditions. Any recycling materials that are not collected today will be picked up at a later date. A further update will be provided as more information becomes available. 

RCMPNS is asking drivers to use caution due to localized flooding in Guysborough County. Hwy. 7 is closed in both directions near Hwy. 211 due to flooding south of Stillwater.
Please drive with care. Check Nova Scotia 511 for more information. https://511.novascotia.ca/

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1. Call to Order


2. Roll Call


3. Additions to the Agenda


4. Approval of the Agenda


5. Approval of Minutes of COTW held Wednesday March 4th, 2026


6. Business Arising from Minutes


7. Correspondence
a. Letter of Support Coalition of End Poverty - Antigonish County Warden Nicholas
MacInnis.


8. Other Matters of Business
a. Staff Report – Wastewater Treatment Plant Blower Replacement
b. Staff Report – 2026-2027 General Government Grants
c. Staff Report - Internal and External Committee Appointments


Adjournment

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1.Call to Order

2.Roll Call

3.Additions to the Agenda

4.Approval of the Agenda

5.Approval of Minutes of Council Meeting held Wednesday, March 4, 2026

6.Business Arising from the Minutes

7.Presentation: Royal Canadian Mounted Police – Sgt. Natasha Farrell, Guysborough County RCMP

8.Recommendations from Committees of Council

a. Committee of the Whole – February 18, 2026

b. Committee of the Whole – March 4, 2026

9.Other Matters of Business

10.CAO Report

11.In Camera: Contract Negotiations

Adjournment

A 10-minute question and answer period pertaining to agenda items.

Garbage collection in Zone 2 has now been completed on Highway 347, College Road, Cornect Road, East River Road, Goshen Lochaber Road (Highway 316) and all side roads off this route.

If your garbage was missed, please contact 1-800-261-0372.

Garbage Collection Update – Zone 2

Residents in Zone 2 are asked to please leave garbage out for collection until at least 8:00 p.m. this evening.

Collection has not yet been completed in the following areas:

  • Highway 347
  • College Road
  • Cornect Road
  • East River Road
  • Goshen Lochaber Road (Highway 316) and all side roads off this route

For questions or concerns, please contact 1-800-261-0372.

A further update will be provided tomorrow.

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Recreation

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Waste Disposal

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Taxes

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