Municipal News
Divert NS Champion of the Environment Scholarship
- Now open - deadline is May 2, 2021
- 0ne (1) - $5000 provincial scholarship & Six (6)- $25000 regional scholarships
- Link to full details including the scholarship package https://divertns.ca/education/scholarship-competition
- Last year- Angus Kennedy, Dr J H Gillis Regional High received the Regional Scholarship
COTW Meeting- March 17, 2021
If you wish to attend this meeting you must call the Municipal Office to register to ensure capacity due to COVID guidelines.Please note that all meetings of Council are now being audio recorded. Recordings will be posted to the municipal website as well as agendas and minutes which can be found at https://www.saint-marys.ca/council-agendas-and-minutes.html
COTW Meeting Agenda- March 17, 2021 at 7:00pm
1. Call to Order
2. Roll Call
3. Additions to the Agenda
4. Approval of the Agenda
5. Approval of Minutes from Committee Meeting held Wednesday, March 3rd, 2021
6. Business Arising from Minutes
7. Correspondence
a. St. Mary’s Shooter Association- Thank You Letter
8. Presentations
a. Whale Sanctuary Project- Charles Vinick (virtual)
9. Other Matters of Business
a. Strait Area OEM Newsletter
b. Port Hawkesbury Paper
c. Council Chambers IT
d. Incident Command System (ICS) Courses
e. Road Name Request
f. Nova Scotia Affordable Housing Commission
10. Adjournment
Broadband Internet- Develop NS-Round 2 Projects
The second round of projects have been designed. Projects in St. Mary's Municipality include areas of Goshen, Liscomb, Melrose, Port Bickerton and Sherbrooke.
The maps of coverage areas are below. For more information on the project, please visit:
https://internet.developns.ca/zones/eastern-strait-guysborough/
Goshen Region Map:https://internet.developns.ca/files/community/Goshen_Round-2.pdf
Liscomb Region Map: https://internet.developns.ca/files/community/Liscomb.pdf
Melrose Region Map:https://internet.developns.ca/files/community/Melrose.pdf
Port Bickerton Region Map: https://internet.developns.ca/files/community/Port-Bickerton.pdf
Sherbrooke Region Map: https://internet.developns.ca/files/community/Sherbrooke.pdf
NOTICE:
Under regular circumstances the building capacity of the St. Mary’s Recplex is 150 people including the ice surface and designated spectator area. Based on provincial regulations and with the Municipality being responsible for monitoring the compliance of the Covid-19 protocols, the following rules apply to the St. Mary’s Recplex:
- The maximum capacity of the facility is 75 individuals.
- The maximum capacity of the ice surface is 50 individuals.
- One care-giver per family is permitted for St. Mary’s Coyotes House League Hockey.
o Participants are asked to arrive right before their time on the ice and depart the facility right after.
o Dressing rooms may be used for participants to put on skates (it is still recommended that participants arrive dressed in gear). Five children per dressing room, each may be accompanied by a caregiver (up to a maximum of ten individuals per room).
o Care-givers are asked to stay in the designated spectator area until your child has completed their activity. Once your child is finished, you may assist them in the dressing room and depart the facility immediately following.
- One care-giver per family for youth 12 and under is permitted for St. Mary’s Rec Programs.
- No spectators are permitted for St. Mary’s Curling Club.
- No spectators are permitted for Adult Hockey League.
We ask for your patience while we attempt to keep recreational programs running and providing our residents the opportunity to be physically active during these unforeseen circumstances due to the current Global Pandemic caused by Corona Virus. Thank you for your continued support and cooperation.