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Summer 2025 Newsletter
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Our Summer 2025 Newsletter is hot off the printer.
Check out what's happening around the Municipality of Cumberland over the next few months by going to https://www.cumberlandcounty.ns.ca/doclink/issue-05-summer-2025-final/eyJ0eXAiOiJKV1QiLCJhbGciOiJIUzI1NiJ9.eyJzdWIiOiJpc3N1ZS0wNS1zdW1tZXItMjAyNS1maW5hbCIsImlhdCI6MTc1MDE0NTUzMSwiZXhwIjoxNzUwMjMxOTMxfQ.gUWsGBsUZq2HEqvrzWA6Kfm34Vx4JKf60uPRIZXtBT0
News Items from June 11 Special Meeting of Municipal Council
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Cumberland municipal council approves $910,854 in grants to organizations
Cumberland municipal council voted to approve $910,854 in grants to organizations throughout the municipality.
The decision was made at a special meeting on Wednesday, June 11, 2025.
The municipality is providing $699,854.50 in general grants as well as $144,240 in annual grants.
There are $90,000 in district grants ($10,000 per district plus the mayor) and $7,000 in bursaries to seven county high schools.
The municipality received approximately $1.8 million in requests for financial assistance from this year.
Council agreed to increase the tax rate, in part, to provide more funds for this program. Still, not all requests could be granted in full.
NOTICE OF ADOPTION
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Second Reading and Adoption of the By-law to Amend the Land Use By-law 25-03 and 25-04 took place on Monday, May 26th, 2025.
The purpose of the adopted By-laws are:
By-law to Amend the Land Use By-law 25-03
• to rezone PID 25182171, 15518 Highway 6, Upper Malagash from the Agriculture (AG) Zone to the Country Commercial (CCou) Zone.
By-law to Amend the Land Use By-law 25-04
• to rezone PID 25350869, the property between 148 Blue Sea Road and Golden Brook, Malagash Centre from the Agriculture (AG) Zone to the Residential Recreation (RRec) Zone.
Any aggrieved person, the Provincial Director of Planning, or the Council of any adjoining municipality may, within fourteen days of the publishing of this notice, appeal to the Nova Scotia Utility and Review Board (1-855-442-4448 /
Cumberland municipal council news from May 26
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Municipality of Cumberland passes new pets policy
Cumberland municipal council has passed a new pets policy.
The policy establishes guidelines regarding the presence of pets within the service centres and the Dr. Carson & Marion Murray Community Centre and ensures the safety, health and comfort of employees, council members, committee members and visitors to the buildings.
Exceptions will be made for service animals that are clearly identified, or in the case of the community centre for animals associated with an event taking place on site.
A recent occurrence at the Upper Nappan Service Centre brought to light the need to expand the scope of the current policy to include service centers.
While it has been the general practice to limit animal access to service centres to service animals and there are decals posted stating that only service animals are allowed, there is no policy reinforcing this.
Notice of Council Meeting Change
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Please be advised that the May 2025 regular council meeting of Cumberland Council has been rescheduled.
Regular Council will now take place on Monday, May 26, 2025, at 4 pm
(Committee of the Whole will still take place on Wednesday, May 21, 2025, at 4 pm)