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Notice of Adoption - By-Law To Repeal The Sunset Adult Residential Centre By-Law
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Second Reading of the By-law to Repeal the Sunset Adult Residential Centre By-law was held on Wednesday, September 18th, 2024 at a regularly scheduled Municipal Council meeting. At that meeting Council passed a motion to adopt the By-Law.
The By-law to Repeal the Sunset Adult Residential Centre By-law gives Sunset autonomy to govern itself as it is no longer owned by the Municipality.
For a copy of the by-law or for further information, please call
902-297-3989, 888-756-6262 (toll free), or email
This By-Law is in effect upon the publishing of this ad.
Amanda Kinnear
Deputy Clerk
Mayor Rod Gilroy, eight councillors officially take office on the Municipality of Cumberland’s council
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Members of Cumberland municipal council were officially sworn into office on Wednesday, Nov. 13, 2024, with outgoing mayor Murray Scott presenting the gavel, representing the transition of power, to the new mayor Rod Gilroy.
Gilroy and the eight members of council were all elected during the Oct. 19, 2024, municipal election. Elections are held every four years within the Municipality of Cumberland. Gilroy is the second mayor elected at large in the municipality’s history, after the county changed from a warden-led council to that of a mayor prior to the 2020 municipal election.
Municipality of Cumberland, Town of Truro preparing Springhill solar project application to the province
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The Municipality of Cumberland, in partnership with the Town of Truro is preparing a proposal to the Province of Nova Scotia’s Community Solar Program, which was launched by the Department of Natural Resources and Renewables in February 2024.
As part of the application process, essential preliminary work is currently underway, including a geotechnical assessment, an initial environmental assessment, draft engineering and design, and a Nova Scotia Power grid inter-connection study.
There will be an Open House event on Thursday, Nov. 21, 2024, from 6 to 8 p.m. in the CIBC Room at the Dr. Carson & Marion Murray Community Centre, Springhill, to provide additional information and collect community feedback. Persons interested in attending the Open House are requested to send an email to 
A map showing the location of the proposed Springhill Solar Project. This is the indicative design, subject to Geotech and wetland investigation and other site considerations.
This solar project is a collaborative effort between the Municipality of Cumberland and the Town of Truro. AREA (the Alternative Energy Resource Authority) has been retained to prepare the application and provide overall planning and project management services.
The project aims to provide renewable energy to Nova Scotians.
If the project is approved by the Province of Nova Scotia, the Municipality of Cumberland and the Town of Truro will collectively own the solar project and sell energy to Nova Scotia Power Inc. (NSPI).
The site indicated in the illustration above, off the Lagoon Road in the community of Springhill, has been selected as it is a post-industrial site (former mine lands) with few mature trees and the land is owned by the Municipality. It also has reasonable access to the electrical grid.
A seven-megawatt solar project is proposed. A project of this size would produce enough green energy to power the equivalent of more than 1,000 average homes.
The Springhill Solar Project’s objectives include the development of a project that provides potential environmental and economic benefits, reduce greenhouse gas emissions and support Nova Scotia’s climate actions and renewable energy objectives.
For more information on the Springhill solar project please contact
Position Posting: Driver (Springhill)
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The Municipality of the County of Cumberland is currently accepting resumes for a Driver located in Springhill.
Swearing in of council, mayor set for Wednesday, Nov. 13, at 4 pm
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Cumberland municipal council will hold a special meeting on Wednesday, Nov. 13, 2024, at 4 pm.
This meeting will feature the swearing in of the new council including:
Mayor Rod Gilroy
Fred Gould - District 1
Anthony Fromm - District 2
Jennifer Houghtaling - District 3
Kathy Redmond - District 4
Angel McCormick - District 5
Scott Lockhart - District 6
Carrie Lee - District 7
Marchel Strong - District 8
The meeting will take place in the council chamber at the Upper Nappan Service Centre, 1395 Blair Lake Rd.
The meeting will also be livestreamed at: https://video.isilive.ca/cumberland/live.html