Municipal News

Don't forget to nominate you favorite local businesses for one of the following awards for Small Business Appreciation Night. Nomination ballots can be submitted in person or mailed to the Municipal Office. Nominations can also be emailed to This email address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it..

Best New Business:
This award recognizes newly established businesses in the last 5 years that have shown significant promise through their growth and successful business strategy.

Best Customer Service:
This award highlights a business that is dedicated to continuously improving customer satisfaction, exceeding expectations and reacting appropriately to ensure customer satisfaction. They also demonstrate excellence in resolving conflicts and/or when facing challenges.

Best Community Impact:
This is awarded to the company that’s truly making a difference in their community. This business has taken positive action to invest in their community and sees social responsibility as an integral part of the business’ success.

Best Long Standing Business:
This award recognizes a successful business that has been operating for over 10 consecutive years and has exemplified growth and sustainability.

Business owners are invited to join us for Small Business Appreciation Night, Tuesday, October 19^th, 2021 at 6:30pm at the Sherbrooke Lion’s Hall, hosted by St. Mary’s Municipality.

Local business owners are invited to gather and celebrate their accomplishments! The evening will include a guest speaker, a turkey supper & dessert served by the Sherbrooke Lions.

Our small businesses are extremely important to the Municipality and help to shape and enhance our communities. They understand the needs of the neighbourhoods we live in and are a part of what makes them great.

Residents have also been busy showing their love for ST. Mary’s businesses by nominating their favorite local businesses for the St. Mary’s Business Awards which will be given out during the Small Business Appreciation Night.

*Please note pre-registration for this event is required prior to October 12th, 2021 by phone 902-522-2607 or email This email address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it.. All Covid-19 guidelines will be followed and attendees will be asked for proof of double vaccination as per the Provincial guidelines and we thank you for your cooperation.*

The Municipality of the District of St. Mary’s recognizes September 30^th as National Day for Truth and Reconciliation. The Municipal office will be closed on Thursday and staff and council members will be using the day to reflect and learn about our shared history with Indigenous Peoples of Canada. This includes the legacy of the Canada Residential School program, which saw over 150,000 Indigenous children forcibly removed from their homes with the intention of disconnecting them from their culture. Many children did not return home.

The Municipality of the District of St. Mary’s has begun its own journey towards Truth and Reconciliation. All meetings of council and staff now begin with a land acknowledgement, recognizing these lands as Mi’kma’ki. Lands were never ceded (land never signed away or included in treaties; never officially “given away” to another power) during the negotiations and signing of treaties. The Municipality has also developed a learning document that it would like to share with the public as a starting point for each individual’s personal journey towards Truth and Reconciliation. Find an electronic copy of the document by clicking pdf here(798 KB) . Additional learning resources are available at the Municipal Office for members of the public to borrow. We welcome you to take this opportunity to use these resources freely, and encourage you to tell others about them.

For the month of October, the Municipality of the District of St. Mary’s will be sharing additional resources with the public. October is Mi’kmaq History Month. Stay tuned as we respectfully begin this journey, together.