Town of Mahone Bay

Economic Development Committee Meeting

Please note that the meeting of the Economic Development Committee scheduled for July 31st at 3pm has been changed to 1pm on the same day.

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Notice of Public Hearing

In the matter of the Municipal Government Act and the Town of Mahone Bay

TAKE NOTICE THAT on June 11, 2019, the Council of the Town of Mahone Bay gave notice of its intention to amend the Mahone Bay Land Use By-law. The amendment will add the word “existing” to immediately precede the word “buildings” at Part 4.4.6 Residential Conversions.

A PUBLIC HEARING on this proposal will be held by Town Council at the Town Hall, 493 Main Street, Mahone Bay on Thursday July 25, 2019 beginning at 7:00 p.m. The purpose of the Public Hearing is to receive written and verbal submissions from the public on this proposal. A regularly scheduled COUNCIL MEETING will immediately follow the Public Hearing, where Town Council may make a decision on the matter discussed.

Copies of the draft Land Use By-law amendments are available from Mahone Bay Town Hall during normal office hours.

For further information, call 902-624-8327 or 902-275-2599.
Maureen Hughes, Clerk

Progress Bulletin Centennial Coverage

Happy Canada Day!

Economic Development Committee Meeting Rescheduled

The Economic Development Committee meeting scheduled for Wednesday, June 26th has been rescheduled to Wednesday, July 3rd at 3pm.

Statement on Straight Pipes

At a meeting of Town Council held on June 11, 2019, the Town of Mahone Bay issued the following statment on Straight Pipes:

To the knowledge of Town of Mahone Bay staff there are approximately thirty properties within the boundaries of the Town not currently connected to the Town’s central sewage collection and treatment system.

On January 31st, 2018 the Town received a study commissioned from the Bluenose Coastal Action Foundation and ABLE Engineering, identifying nine straight pipe septic systems directly discharging untreated sewage into the Mahone Bay Harbour, five on Edgewater Street and four on Main Street. The Town Council prioritized extending the central sewer system to serve these properties.

In January of 2019, at the first opportunity following the receipt of ABLE’s report, the Town of Mahone Bay applied for federal and provincial funding for the Main Street sewer extension under the Investing in Canada Infrastructure Program; staff are currently awaiting confirmation of this funding to proceed with the project. The Edgewater Street extension is included in the budget approved by Council on May 14, 2019 and external funding will be sought for this extension – along with the Edgewater Street coastal flood mitigation project in the same area – at the next opportunity. The Town Council has met with provincial and federal representatives including Minister Bernadette Jordan to seek their support for these projects, which are a top priority for the Town.

Town Council is committed to protecting the environment around us and has made eliminating the straight pipes a priority. Preliminary engineering and design work have been completed and we are awaiting supporting funding decisions from other levels of government. The Town Council has embraced a solution which will provide an expanded sewage collection system designed to ensure that raw sewage entering our saltwater environment from the Town of Mahone Bay is eliminated.

For more information, read the full Sewage Options Report . 

New Bus Schedule as of June 1, 2019

Be sure to check the new bus schedule that came into effect on June 1, 2019. 

Happy 100th, Mahone Bay!

Are you staying up to date on what is happening with our Centennial Projects? 2019/20 marks 100 Years of Mahone Bay's incorporation as a Town and we are thrilled to be partnering with a number of fantastic community volunteers for a variety of projects to celebrate our centennial. 

Stay up to date on events, read minutes from the first year of Council meetings, and watch for information on new projects by going to our Centennial page.