2025 Business Appreciation Event - Press Release
The Municipality of the District of St. Mary’s hosted its annual Business Appreciation Dinner and Awards at the Sherbrooke Lion’s Club Hall on Thursday October 2nd, 2025.
The event recognized the wide range of businesses that make our community strong, from farming, forestry and fishing to wood products and manufacturing, construction to childcare, hospitality and tourism, real estate, and our many other goods and service industries.
The community was given the opportunity to nominate and vote for local businesses for achievement recognition trophies and runner-up certificates of recognition.
In opening statements, Warden James Fuller remarked that all local businesses, large or small were the life blood of our communities and thanked everyone who attended to this recognition event.
Click the link below to view the full Press Release and see the award winners.
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For Sale By Individual Sale
Fore Sale: The Municipality is selling approximately 4200 square feet of rubber matting located at 164 Old Road Hill. The rubber matting is composed of full and partial 4’x6’ rubber mats. Mats will be sold individually for $20/mat for a full 4’x6’ mat and $5 for all partial mats. HST is included in the price of the mats. This will be on a first come first serve basis. To qualify, purchasers must email This email address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it. to solidify your priority of purchase. Successful purchaser will be contacted in the order of emails received. Please indicate within the email the best means of contact and how many mats you would like to purchase. Payment for the rubber mats can be made at the Municipal Office prior to pickup or at the time of pickup. Pickup can be arranged between Public Works and the purchaser. The removal of the mats will be the sole responsibility of the purchaser. Mats must be paid for and removed by Friday October 10th, 2025.
October 2025 Municipal Newsletter Available
The October 2025 edition of the Municipal Newsletter is now available for view, please click the link below:
https://www.saint-marys.ca/2025-newsletters/3186-10-october-2025-municipal-newsletter/file.html
National Day for Truth & Reconciliation : September 30, 2025
Did you know?
The St. Mary’s River Salmon Museum in Sherbrooke isn’t just about salmon—it’s about people, history, and it’s connections to the land and waterways. From old fishing tackle to stories of conservation, it’s a place where Mi’kmaw heritage and natural history meet.
Fire Restrictions Lifted: Burn Ban Lifted
With conditions improving, the ban on open fires is lifted in all counties except Annapolis as of 8 p.m.on September 26, 2025.
The ban will remain in place in Annapolis County until the end of wildfire season due to the ongoing Long Lake wildfire.
“It’s been a very challenging wildfire season, and I thank all Nova Scotians for co-operating with the prevention measures we put in place,” said Tory Rushton, Minister of Natural Resources. “For most of the province, the daily burn restrictions will resume until the end of the season, and it’s still very important that everyone follow them to keep our people and our communities safe.”
The daily burn restrictions – and the continued ban in Annapolis County – apply to open fires such as campfires, bonfires, brush fires, fires in chimeneas and any other fire that is not enclosed and uses wood as the fuel. Unlike gas or charcoal fires, sparks could escape from an open wood fire and cause a wildfire.
The restrictions do not apply to non-wood-burning devices like charcoal and gas barbeques and gas stoves, which can be used following manufacturer’s instructions.
Quick Facts:
- the provincewide ban was put in place through a proclamation under the Forests Act on July 30; the proclamation was revised for Annapolis County today
- the Province’s BurnSafe map, which lets people know where and when burning is permitted, will remain red for Annapolis County while the proclamation is in effect, meaning open fires are not allowed
- for all other counties, the map will be red from 8 a.m. to 2 p.m. because burning is never permitted during those hours; the daily restrictions will be posted at 2 p.m. to show what is and is not allowed for the rest of the day
- the usual end of wildfire season is October 15
Additional Resources:
Burn ban proclamation: https://novascotia.ca/natr/forestprotection/wildfire/fire-proclamation_2025-09-26.pdf
Information on fire restrictions and the BurnSafe map: https://novascotia.ca/burnsafe/
Forests Act: https://nslegislature.ca/sites/default/files/legc/statutes/forests.pdf
News release – Provincewide Burn Ban in Effect: https://news.novascotia.ca/en/2025/07/30/provincewide-burn-ban-effect
Thank You - Smart-Go
The Municipality of the District of St. Mary’s would like to extend our sincere thanks to Smart-Go, St. Mary's Association for Rural Transit for their generous donation of bottled water to our Municipality.
Your support is greatly appreciated and reflects a strong commitment to helping our community in times of need. Acts of generosity like this make a meaningful difference and strengthen the bonds within our Municipality.
On behalf of the Warden Council, Staff, and Residents — thank you for your contribution and continued community support.