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Notice of Appeal Hearing
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LIBERTY LANE POWER AND LOGISTICS INC. has made an appeal to the Nova Scotia Regulatory and Appeals Board from a decision of the Municipality of Cumberland Council to refuse a rezoning application respecting property located at 1370 Southampton Road, West Amherst, Nova Scotia (PID 25394958)
Hearing starts: Tuesday, July 8, 2025, 10:30 a.m.
(Continuing Wednesday, July 9, 2025, if necessary)
Evening Session: Tuesday, July 8, 2025 6:00 p.m.
Hearing Location: Cumberland County Council Chambers
1395 Blair Lake Rd Upper Nappan NS
Board Hearings are open to the public and you may participate as follows:
You may speak at the hearing. You must notify the Board by Tuesday, May 27, 2025.
- You may make written comments by sending a letter to the Clerk of the Board at P.O. Box 1692, Unit “M”, Halifax, NS B3J 3S3, or by email at:
This email address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it. , or by fax at (902) 424-3919 by Tuesday, June 17, - You may request formal standing as an Intervenor, subject to Board approval. This will allow you to present evidence or cross-examine witnesses. Your request must be received by the Board by Tuesday, May 6, 2025, and a copy of your written evidence by Friday, May 23, 2025, for Intervenors supporting the Appellants, and by Friday June 6, 2025, for Intervenors supporting the Municipality.
- Alternatively, you may request a copy of the audio file for proceedings after the hearing by contacting the Clerk of the Board.
Additional information about the matter is as follows:
A copy of the appeal and any timetable applying to this matter may be viewed on the Board’s website at https://www.nserbt.ca/nsrab by clicking on "Matters & Evidence", “Search Records”, and in the "Go Directly to Matter” search box, enter Matter No. M12151, or at the offices of the Municipality of Cumberland.
To assist the Board in using correct forms of address and pronouns in our hearings and decisions, we invite all parties, lawyers, and all other participants to share their pronouns and titles with the Board and each other if they are comfortable doing so. There is no requirement to provide this information.
Municipal Council Special Meeting News
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Municipal council approves village rates for Pugwash and River Hebert
Cumberland municipal council passed a motion during a special meeting on Monday, April 28, 2025, to set the village rates for residents of Pugwash and River Hebert.
In River Hebert, the residential/resource and the commercial rate will be 10 cents per $100 of assessment while in Pugwash, the residential/resource rate will be 37 cents per $100 of assessment and the commercial rate will by 44 cents per $100 of assessment.
The rates are the same as 2024-25.
When the municipality approved its 2025-26 budget on March 31, it had not received confirmation of the village rates.
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Municipal council approves demolition orders for four properties
Cumberland municipal council approved demolition orders for four properties during a special meeting on Monday, April 28, 2025.
Orders were issued for two properties in Springhill – 46 Church St. and 2 South St. – while an order was issued for a Parrsboro property – 3276 Highway 2 – and at 11890 Highway 2, Leamington.
The demolitions are to be completed within 30 days of the issuing of the order. Demolition of the 46 Church St., Springhill, property is to be completed within 60 days.
News Items From April 23, 2025, meeting of Cumberland Municipal Council
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Council approves $286,786 expenditure for SCBA and air cylinders for fire departments
Cumberland municipal council has approved the purchase of 25 sets of SCBA and 50 air cylinders for the fire service.
The cost of the self-contained breathing apparatus is $245,593 (including non-recoverable HST) and the air cylinders cost $41,192 (including non-recoverable HST) for a total of $286,786.
Safety Source Ltd. was the only company to submit a proposal. It has been the supplier of SCBA for the past two years.
SCBA is one of the most important pieces of personal protective equipment a firefighter uses.
Municipal Council Holds Regular Meeting on Wednesday, April 23
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Notice of Public Hearings
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A Public Hearing for the By-law to Amend the Land Use By-law 25-03 and for 25-04 for the Municipality of Cumberland will be held at 4 pm. on Wednesday, April 23, 2025, in the Council Chambers of the Upper Nappan Service Centre.
Note that this meeting may be rescheduled or conducted online, visit cumberlandcounty.ns.ca to verify meeting schedule.
The purpose of the proposed amendments are as follows:
By-law to Amend the Land Use By-law 25-03
- to rezone 15518 Highway 6, Upper Malagash (PID 25182171) from the Agriculture (AG) Zone to the Country Commercial (CCou) Zone.
By-law to Amend the Land Use By-law 25-04
- to rezone the property between 148 Blue Sea Road and Golden Brook, Malagash Centre (PID 25350869) from the Agriculture (AG) Zone to the Residential Recreation (RRec) Zone.
Hearing documents can be viewed at plancumberland.ca/hearings or by contacting our office at 902-667-1142. Public Hearings are open to the public. You may participate by submitting comments by email to:
