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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:
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
4:00 pm, 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:
Municipality of Cumberland has new Joint Accessibility Plan
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The Municipality of Cumberland, Village of Pugwash and Village of River Hebert have come together to create a new Joint Accessibility Plan with the aim to make Cumberland accessible for all.
On Wednesday, March 26, 2025, municipal council approved the municipality's newest Joint Accessibility Plan as mandated by the Nova Scotia Accessibility Act.
Accessible means that something is easy for anyone to use. People with and without disabilities can use or participate in it fully (e.g. flat sidewalks, job benefits, and documents that anyone can read).
The Joint Accessibility Plan has been developed by the Accessibility Advisory Committee, which is a collaboration between the Municipality of the County of Cumberland, the Village of Pugwash, the Village of River Hebert, the Nova Scotia Accessibility Directorate within the Department of Justice, and members of the public.
The plan organizes actions for the municipality and villages to take.
At least one half of the committee’s members are people with disabilities (or employees who work for people with disabilities).
Municipal staff have spoken with Cumberland residents to hear their opinions about what should be included. The Plan will be reviewed and updated at least every three years in accordance with Nova Scotia’s Accessibility Act (2017), or more often as necessary.
