There will be a Special Council meeting held on April 25, 2017 at 6:00 p.m.   The regular Committee of the Whole meeting will start at 7:00 p.m.  

Attention Residents of Panuke Road and Old Halifax Road West

During the weekend of April 21-23, 2017 you will experience fluctuations in water pressure, due to pump issues at the Panuke Road Booster Station.

On Monday April 24, 2017 at 8 a.m. water will be shut down for all residents on Paunke Road until the Booster Station is repaired. The Municipality is sorry for any inconvenience that this may cause.

In accordance with Section 168(2) of the Municipal Government Act, notice is hereby given: that the Municipal Council of the Municipality of the District of West Hants intends to approve the Cemetery By-law which outlines:
1. The rights and obligation of lot purchases;
2. The requirements for interments and dis-interments;
3. The regulations for memorials; and
4. The restrictions pertaining to lots and lot maintenance;
for the Riverbank Cemetery in Hantsport.

Public Hearing and Second Reading of the Cemetery By-law shall occur at a Municipal Council meeting on Tuesday, April 11, 2017 at 7:00 p.m. at the Municipal Office, 76 Morison Drive, Wentworth Creek, Hants County, Nova Scotia.

At the First Reading of the Cemetery By-law, Council recommended changes to the original draft of the By-law. A copy of the Recommendation Report, the original draft of the Cemetery By-law and the Revised Draft of the Cemetery By-law is below.

pdf By-law Respecting the Riverbank Cemetery Recommendation Report 2017 (458 KB)

pdf Draft C-001 Cemetery By-law (1.23 MB)

pdf Revised Draft of C-001 Cemetery By-law (146 KB)

Municipal offices will be opening at 10:00 due to road conditions.

Due to the weather, the West Hants municipal offices will be delaying opening until 11:00am today (Monday March 20, 2017). 

NOTICE OF APPROVAL
First Amendment to the Repeal By-law

Take Notice that the First Amendment to the Repeal By-law which:
1. Makes some spelling and grammatical changes;
2. Repeals 17 By-laws of the former Town of Hantsport that are no longer applicable;
3. Repeals the Tax Exemption By-law and the Tax Exemption Under Water Utilities By-law of the Municipality of the District of West Hants;
4. Applies the Deed Transfer Tax By-law and Street Improvement By-law to the community of Hantsport.

received Second Reading and Approval at a Council Meeting held on Tuesday, the 11th day of October, 2016 A.D.

A copy of R-003 First Amendment of the Repeal By-law may Viewed below. To view the consolidated R-001 Repeal By-law, Click Here.

pdf R-003 A By law to Amend the Repeal By-law (91 KB)

Rhonda Brown
Municipal Clerk