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Notice of Adoption
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Second Reading and adoption of the By-law to Amend the Land Use By-law 25-10 took place on Wednesday, October 29th, 2025.
The purpose of the adopted By-law is to:
Rezone a portion of PID 25127630 located along HWY 321 in Oxford Junction, from the Agriculture (AG) Zone to the Rural Industrial (IRur) 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 /
Amanda Kinnear
Deputy Clerk
RFQ-MCC-2517
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The Municipality of the County of Cumberland is currently advertising a request for proposal for “Accessible Pathways and Decorative Fire Hydrant Install“
Cumberland County Mayor Rod Gilroy Expressing Disappointment with Canada Post for Apparent Lack of Urgency in Dealing with Extended Closure of Post Office in Springhill
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Cumberland Mayor Rod Gilroy is expressing its disappointment with Canada Post for an apparent lack of urgency in dealing with an extended closure of the post office in Springhill.
“It’s very frustrating that the post office doesn’t seem to be in a rush to fix this situation,” Mayor Gilroy said. “Springhill and area residents must travel 30 minutes to Amherst, wait for their mail and travel back. This is unacceptable.”
Municipal staff have met with officials from Canada Post on several occasions to offer space for a temporary location in the administrative building on Main Street in Springhill. Gilroy said there’s space on the ground floor of the former town hall building that was recently vacated by an insurance company.
“Our staff have met with them a couple of times and offered them space in our administration building, but it seems there just isn’t any urgency on their part to find a solution. In fact, it doesn’t have to be in our building, but there must be a temporary solution very soon” the mayor said.
“I am concerned that as winter weather approaches and travel becomes more complicated some in the community will have no access at all to their mail. I’m hopeful that Canada Post will see fit to provide a temporary solution in the coming days. This is an urgent situation that Canada Post needs to deal with accordingly.”
Pugwash beams with pride at international Communities in Bloom recognition
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The accolades keep coming for Pugwash.
The village recently received a rating of 5 Blooms – Gold and a special mention for Friends of the Pugwash Estuary during the 2025 Communities in Bloom National/International Symposium and Awards ceremony in Stratford, Ont.
Pugwash participated in the International Small category along with Abbeyleix Tidy Towns in Laois, Ireland and Yarmouth, which took top honours.
The recognition for Pugwash comes three years after Communities in Bloom Canada declared it the winner of the Class of Champions – Small category. They received a rating of 5 Blooms – Silver and a special mention for Prospering Partnerships.
“This isn’t as much a Pugwash Communities in Bloom award as it as an award for Pugwash as a whole,” Communities in Bloom member Maureen Leahey said. “It’s amazing for Pugwash to be recognized internationally and it’s even more special when the other communities we were competing against are either towns or cities.
“You can’t buy the kind of publicity this gives Pugwash.”
Fred Gould Re-Elected to Second Term as Deputy Mayor of Municipality of Cumberland
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Veteran District 1 Councilor Fred Gould was re-elected to a second term during Cumberland municipal council’s regular meeting on Oct. 29, 2025.
“I’m really honoured and appreciative to be given another term as deputy mayor by my fellow councillors,” Gould said. “I appreciate the opportunity. I enjoyed the first term and learned a lot about the job. It gives you a different perspective of the entire county.”
Gould was first elected deputy mayor last fall, following the municipal election in October 2024.
He was first elected to council in 2020.
“I wasn’t able to consider running for deputy mayor before because during my first term I was still teaching and just couldn’t commit the time to being the district councillor and the deputy mayor,” Gould said.
The deputy mayor also chairs the police advisory committee and chairs council meetings and represents the mayor at community events when he or she isn’t available.
The term is for one year.
Gould operated a business for 10 plus years and taught at Amherst Regional High School for 24 years. He retired in June of 2024.