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Requesting citizen membership for municipality's Audit Committee
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The Municipality of Cumberland is looking for an interested resident to serve as a citizen member on the Municipality’s Audit Committee.
Please submit a letter outlining your interest and qualifications on or before February 3rd, 2026.
Email:
Mail: Municipality of Cumberland, Attn: Clerk’s Office, 1395 Blair Lake Rd., Upper Nappan, NS B4H 3Y4
The Municipality’s Policy on Citizen Appointments, which can be found here: Policies - Municipality of Cumberland, contains information relating to remuneration and reimbursement of travel expenses.
Municipality of Cumberland Inviting Volunteer Nominations
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Every year, communities across Canada mark National Volunteer Week by celebrating the incredible people who give their time and talents to make our communities stronger.
In 2026, we will celebrate from April 19 to 25, and we want to recognize the outstanding volunteers who make Cumberland County such a wonderful place to live.
The Municipality of the County of Cumberland is inviting nominations for volunteers who go above and beyond. All nominees will be celebrated at a special event this April, where we will honour their contributions. Some nominees may also be considered for Provincial Volunteer Awards, including one exceptional volunteer who will represent Cumberland as our Provincial Volunteer of the Year.
Council may also put forward additional nominees for other provincial categories.
Every nominated volunteer will receive a personal letter of thanks and an invitation to join us at the Cumberland Volunteer Celebration in April to receive a certificate from the Mayor and Council.
Those selected to represent the Municipality at the provincial level will also be invited to the Provincial Volunteer Appreciation Event in Halifax this September.
Nominations can be submitted:
1. In person at any municipal Service Centre:
• Springhill: Dr. Carson & Marion Murray Community Centre, 6 Main St., Springhill
• Upper Nappan: 1395 Blair Lake Road, Upper Nappan
• Parrsboro: 209 Main St., Parrsboro
• Pugwash: Pugwash Library, 10182 Durham St., Pugwash (Open Wednesdays & Thursdays, 8:00 a.m.–5:00 p.m.)
Service Centres are open Monday to Friday, 8:00 a.m.–5:00 p.m.
The nomination form can be downloaded here:
https://www.cumberlandcounty.ns.ca/services/forms-and-applications/other
2. By email to
3. Online by completing the electronic nomination form.
Please submit all nominations on or before Feb. 27, 2026.
For more information, please call 902-763-3000.
Mayor Gilroy looks back at successful 2025 and ahead to 2026
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The past year was one of continued progress within the Municipality of Cumberland.
“As we look back on 2025, I am filled with pride at what we have accomplished together here in the municipality,” Mayor Rod Gilroy said. “This year has been one of meaningful progress — progress rooted in collaboration, community values and a shared commitment to improving the quality of life for every resident across our rural communities.”
The municipality supported the development of affordable and sustainable housing with an investment of $300,000 in support of construction of new housing units at Sunrise Landing in Pugwash.
It continued to invest in rural fire departments with a new truck in Wallace and delivered a new rescue vehicle for the Tidnish Bridge Volunteer Fire Department. The municipality is also taking delivery of a new rescue vehicle for the Parrsboro Fire Department in early January.
The municipality committed $14.3 million in capital projects including upgrades to the Springhill Wastewater Treatment Plant, self-contained breathing apparatus and air cylinders for our fire departments as well as $700,000 for capital paving in Springhill and $450,000 in Parrsboro.
Notice of Second Reading - By-law to Amend the Public Sewers By-law 25-08
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TAKE NOTICE that the Council of the Municipality of Cumberland intends to consider adoption (Second Reading) of the By-law to Amend the Public Sewers By-law 25-08 at a Special Council meeting on Wednesday, January 21st, 2026, at 1:00 p.m. at the Community Credit Union Business Innovation Centre, 5 Ratchford Street, Amherst, NS.
The purpose of this By-law is to enable the implementation of the Intermunicipal Service Agreement between the Town of Amherst and the Municipality of Cumberland regarding sanitary sewer service.
For a copy of the proposed by-law or for further information, please call 902-667-2313, 1-888-756-6262 (toll free), or email
Peter McCracken
Deputy CAO / Municipal Clerk
Kris Reid recognized with TIANS Pineapple Award for ‘Going Above and Beyond'
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Going above and beyond during a time of need for a popular Nova Scotia singing chorus resulted in recognition by the provincial tourism association for an employee of an Amherst hotel.
But for Kris Reid, who works at the Travelodge in Amherst, what he did for a member of the Men of the Deeps is something he would do again for anyone in need.Reid was honoured during the recent Tourism Industry Association of Nova Scotia conference as a recipient of a Pineapple Award winner in recognition and celebration of the province’s Pride in Service.
“I’m incredibly humbled,” Reid said.
Launched in 1995, the Pineapple Award recognizes individuals who go above and beyond what is expected to enrich a visitor’s stay in our province. Nominees are people who exceed service expectations and positively impact those around them through their outstanding service ethic — sometimes even community members who simply make their corner of Nova Scotia a special place to live.
Last June, Reid hosted the Men of the Deeps, North America’s only Coal Miners’ Choir, for a concert at the hotel.
The group performed at the hotel on a Saturday night, stayed at the hotel and were set to travel to their second show on P.E.I. the following day.
Reid said he was approached by a couple of members of the group who told him one of the members needed to return to Glace Bay because of a family emergency.
After calling around Amherst, he found quotes for the nearly 500-kilometre drive to Cape Breton ranged between $1,500 and $1,700.
At the same time another member of the group was feeling unwell and needed to go home as well.