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Council to Hold Emergency Public Meeting on Wednesday, Feb. 26
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Cumberland municipal council held an emergency in-camera meeting on Tuesday, Feb. 25, 2025, to discuss a public security issue.
Council met for approximately three hours to discuss an incident that occurred at Poison Lake on Friday, Feb. 21, 2025, and the role of the Collingwood & District Volunteer Fire Department in that incident and in the days that followed.
Council will consider a resolution related to those discussions at a special emergency council meeting at 2 pm on Wednesday, Feb. 26, 2025, in the council chamber at the Upper Nappan Service Centre.
The meeting will be live-streamed and open to the public.
The meeting will be livestreamed at https://video.isilive.ca/cumberland/live.html
T-MCC-2415
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The Municipality of the County of Cumberland is currently advertising a tender for “Springhill Service Centre Flooring“
Fatal snowmobile crash at Poison Lake under investigation
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Late Saturday morning, the Municipality was advised of a snowmobile accident that occurred late in the evening of Friday, Feb. 21, 2025, in the Poison Lake area of rural Cumberland County. Sadly, the victim succumbed to his injuries and passed away.
The Collingwood Volunteer Fire Department responded to the scene along with other first responders.
Job Posting: Campground Attendant Seasonal
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The Municipality of the County of Cumberland is currently accepting resumes for a Seasonal Campground Attendant.
Cumberland RCMP hosting human trafficking presentation in Springhill on March 10
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The Cumberland RCMP is hosting a presentation on human trafficking on March 10, 2025, from 6:30 to 8:30 p.m. at the Dr. Carson & Marion Murray Community Centre in Springhill.
All residents of Cumberland County are invited.
The meeting begins at 6:30 p.m. with a town hall-style session beginning at 7:45 p.m.
Cpl. David Lane will be the presenter.
He has been a member of the RCMP for more than 22 years – including more than 17 years working in specialized sections such as human trafficking, drugs, organized crime and guns and gang units. He has been asked to share his unique human trafficking expertise on an international level by well-known organizations such as Lawyers without Borders in Guatemala and the International Association of Human Trafficking Investigators (IAHTI).
Lane has been qualified as an expert witness over 83 times in seven provinces on a wide range of criminal related topics including human trafficking. He was the architect and creator of the current Human Trafficking Unit and Strategy in Nova Scotia.
