Public Hearings and Notices
Notice of Public Hearing - Proposed Sale Less Than Market Value
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TAKE NOTICE there will be a Public Hearing on Dec. 17, 2025 regarding the proposed sale of two parcels of land totalling 3.465 hectares (details below) at 30 Highway 242, Joggins, Cumberland County to the Joggins Improvement Business Development Association at less than market value. The Joggins Log Cabin is situated on this property. The estimated value of the property is approximately $140,000.
The land in question is owned by the Municipality but has been leased to local community groups to use the premises for non-profit purposes to showcase local cultural history, provide tourism information, and use of the space as a meeting place for community groups.
The Public Hearing will be held during the Regular Council Meeting on December 17th, 2025, at the E.D. Fullerton Municipal Building, 1395 Blair Lake Road, Upper Nappan, Nova Scotia. The Meeting will be held in the Council Chambers commencing at 4:00pm ADT. People wishing to speak during the Public Hearing may appear at the Council Meeting in person. Written comments or questions regarding the proposed sale can be sent prior to the meeting to:
Deputy Clerk, Municipality of Cumberland
1395 Blair Lake Road, Upper Nappan, B4H 3Y4
Email:
The parcels of land in question have Property Identification (PID) numbers 25061961 & 25061987. PID 25061961 is 2.52 hectares (approximately 6.23 acres) and PID 25061987 is 0.945 hectares (approximately 2.34 acres), totalling 3.465 hectares (approximately 8.56 acres). The properties are represented in yellow in the sketches below:
Notice of Public Hearings - Bylaw to Amend MPS 25-12 and Amend LUB 25-13
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A Public Hearing regarding the By-law to Amend the Municipal Planning Strategy 25-12 and the By-law to Amend the Land Use By-law 25-13 for the Municipality of Cumberland will be held at 4 p.m. on Wednesday, Dec. 17, 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.
By-law to Amend the Municipal Planning Strategy 25-12
Redesignate PID 25224874, 40 Chapel St., Springhill from Residential to Commercial.
By-law to Amend the Land Use By-law 25-13
Rezone PID 25224874, 40 Chapel St., Springhill from Institutional (INS) Zone to Mixed-use (CMix) Zone.
Hearing documents can be viewed at plancumberland.ca/hearings or by contacting our office at 902-667-2313. Public Hearings are open to the public. You may participate by submitting comments by email to:
Municipality of Cumberland issues RFP for review of Development & Planning Department
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The Municipality of Cumberland has issued a request for proposals for a comprehensive independent review of its Development & Planning Department.
The review will assess efficiency, transparency, compliance with Nova Scotia municipal standards, and alignment with best practices. The review will identify opportunities for improvement in workflows, technology use, service delivery, and stakeholder engagement.
“Over the past five years we have reviewed every aspect of the Municipality’s operations except our development and planning shop,” Cumberland CAO Greg Herrett said in announcing the review. “This review will complete that work” he said. “Permitting and inspections, development and subdivision approvals have seen significant increases in volumes over the past few years. We want to take a step back and have a look at our processes and how we assign resources to that department to ensure we’re in step with best practices in place across the rest of the province.”
The RFP closes in mid-December and the work is expected to be completed in March of 2026.
RFP-MCC-2517
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The Municipality of the County of Cumberland is currently advertising a request for proposal for “Review of Development and Planning Department“
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.
