Lloyd Hines passed away on Monday, September 11th. Lloyd was a long-time local figure and a strong contributor to local government.

Lloyd began his political career as an elected member of the local school board in 1982. He was elected to the council of the Municipality of the District of Guysborough in 1988 and served as warden from 1997 to 2013. Lloyd was elected to the Nova Scotia House of Assembly as the MLA of Guysborough-Eastern Shore-Tracadie in 2013 and again in 2017. Lloyd served as minister of natural resources and minister of transportation and infrastructure renewal during his time as MLA.

Municipality of the District of St. Mary’s Warden Greg Wier says Lloyd’s impact on the region has been substantial, “During his time as MLA, Lloyd always represented his riding with pride. Lloyd was sure to shed light on projects and issues from our area and was able to secure support for many local projects. Lloyd never missed an opportunity to visit our Municipality, always being quick to accept invitations for local events. On behalf of the Municipality of the District of St. Mary’s Council and Staff, I send sincere condolences to Lloyd’s family and friends.” In 2020, Lloyd announced $994,000 in funding for the Sherbrooke Village as a part of nearly $230 million dollars in provincial stimulus for local economies during the pandemic.

The Municipality made special storm preparations to delay taking our national flag down ahead of post tropical storm Lee so that we could fly the flag at half mast for the day along with other government institutions in the riding of Guysborough-Eastern Shore-Tracadie on the day of Lloyd’s funeral mass on September 15th.

The Municipality offers its lasting appreciation for Lloyd’s many years of dedication to our municipality and our region.