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Employment Opportunity - Public Works
The Municipality of West Hants has a position available for a full time Operations and Maintenance Technician.
Simply stated the “Operations and Maintenance Technician” will perform a wide variety of duties relating to the communities’ water and wastewater systems. Such as daily inspection and maintenance of sewage pumping stations; water meter reading and repair; along with other related duties as required.
The successful candidate must be willing to obtain Water/Wastewater Qualifications in accordance with the Environment Act; hold a valid N.S. Driver’s License and be willing to follow all applicable Occupational Health and Safety Policies and Procedures. First consideration will be given to applicants with experience qualifications and post-secondary training in a similar field. Basic computer skills and mechanical background are a must. The minimum education requirement is Grade 12. Salary compensation is based on experience and qualifications.
A detailed position description is available at the Municipal Complex, Office of the Director of Public Works, 76 Morison Drive, Windsor/West Hants Industrial Park, P.O. Box 3000, Windsor, NS B0N 2T0 or online at www.westhants.ca.
Applicants are required to submit a full resume with a hand-written cover letter stating qualifications, experience, references and salary expectations to the Municipality of the District of West Hants, Attention: R.A. Sherrard, Director of Public Works, no later than 12:00 noon (local time) on Friday March 9, 2012.
R. A. Sherrard
Director of Public Works
Operation and Maintenance Technician Job Description (152.23 kB)
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Tax Sale
The next tax sale is scheduled for Tuesday, March 20, 2012, at 10 a.m. local time. The Public Auction will be held at the Sanford Chambers, Municipal Building, 76 Morison Drive, Windsor, Nova Scotia. For more information, or to view the tax sale list, please click here.
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Assessment Notices
The 2012 assessment notices were mailed by Property Valuation Services Corporation (PVSC) to property owners on January 16th, 2012. The market value assessment reflects the physical state of your property as of December 1, 2011, and is based on market value as of January 1, 2010. Under the Assessment Act the CAP is set at the Nova Scotia Consumer Price Index. For 2012, the CAP rate is set at 3.9%.
Property owners can obtain detailed information about their property by entering a Personal Identification Number (PIN) and their Assessment Number at www.pvsc.ca. The PIN Access Number can be found on the assessment notice below the Assessment Number. The Property Valuation Services Corporation will continue to offer internet PIN access to residential property owners. For the 2012 assessment roll, commercial property owners will also have internet PIN access.
If you have any questions about your notice or other assessment matters, please call PVSC at 1‐800‐380‐7775 or refer to their website at www.pvsc.ca.
If a property owner wishes to appeal their assessment, signed appeals must be received by PVSC no later than midnight on February 6, 2012. Appeals must be faxed (1-888-339-4555), mailed, or hand-delivered to a PVSC Office. Please refer to the back of your assessment notice for PVSC office locations or visit www.pvsc.ca.
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Dog Tags
2012 Dog Tags are now available. Click here for more information or to download a copy of the registration form.
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- Published on Wednesday, 11 January 2012 15:08
Municipal Survey for the Municipality of the District of West Hants
January 16 2012
PRESS RELEASE
MUNICIPALITY OF WEST HANTS
IPSOS REED SURVEY
Municipal Survey for the Municipality of the District of West Hants
The municipality of West Hants is pleased to announce that a telephone survey will be done on a random sample of up to 300 adult residents in our community. This survey is being carried out by Ipsos Reed and will take place between February 1 and February 13, 2012. The survey takes about 10 minutes to complete. It will provide the municipality with valuable information on the physical activity levels of our citizens, barriers to participation and what services the municipality may be able provide to increase physical activity rates, particularly for inactive people. Questions will also be asked about physical activity for children and youth. Responses are anonymous and individual results will not be used in any way. The survey is sponsored in cooperation with the Department of Health Promotion and Protection.
If you have any questions about the survey please contact Kathy Kehoe at 798-8391.
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Request for Proposals: Legal Services
The Municipality of the District of West Hants is requesting proposal submissions from qualified and experienced legal firms for the provision of Municipal Law Services to the Municipality of the District of West Hants.
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- Published on Tuesday, 23 August 2011 10:47
2011 - 2012 Budget Report
Download the full report: 2011-12 Budget Report, 
2011-2012 Master Budget (633.07 kB)
Pre-Authorized Payments
The Municipality of the District of West Hants is pleased to provide residents in West Hants a Pre-Authorized Payment (PAP) program to pay their property taxes and water bills by automatic withdrawal from their bank account.
You may begin registering for this program now. Please be aware the first withdrawal for this program will begin October 2011.
Copies of the enrollment form are available on our website (click here) as well as at the Municipal Complex, 76 Morison Drive.
Feel free to speak to any of our finance staff if you require assistance or further information.
Access information about payment options.
J.L.Wood
Director of Finance
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2011 Provincial Volunteer
Warden Richard Dauphinee and Municipality of West Hants Provincial Representative Volunteer, Freeman Swinamer.
The photo was taken on April 4th after Freeman received this award at the Provincial Volunteer Awards Day Luncheon in Halifax. He along with 72 other community representative volunteers were presented with a framed certificate.Freeman was nominated by the Three Mile Plains Community Hall Association for his long time commitment to community volunteerism. Congratulations Freeman!