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Notice - Joint Council Meeting

The Town of Truro and Municipality of Colchester will hold a Joint Council meeting on Tuesday, June 23, 2026, beginning at 4 pm.  This meeting will be held in Council Chambers at the Truro Town Hall.

The purpose of this Joint Council meeting is to be presented with the budget for the Rath Eastlink Community Centre.  

Dated June 19, 2026

Dan Troke
Chief Administrative Officer                                             

 

RFP - Project 2611-1540 - Preliminary Design, Fire Protection System Improvements - Debert Water Utility

pdf RFP Notice Consulting Services Debert Fire Protection System(110 KB) - Closing, Tuesday, July 7 2026 @ 3:00pm

NOTICE OF PUBLIC HEARING – HERITAGE DESIGNATION

TAKE NOTICE that the Council of the Municipality of Colchester will be holding a PUBLIC HEARING on THURSDAY, June 25, 2026 at 6pm. It will be held in Council Chambers of the Municipal Building, 1 Church Street, Truro.

Council will consider the following:

A request by the owners of 8 Old Tatamagouche Road, Upper Onslow, to designate their property as a Municipal Heritage Property, under the Heritage Property By-law. The PID is 20106803.

Any representation and/or written objections by interested persons concerning this hearing may be made at this Public Hearing.

The staff report is posted on the Municipal website at www.colchester.ca/Planning under Current Planning Applications.

For more information or to learn how to participate in the Public Hearing, contact Pam Macitnosh at 902-897-3170 or This email address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it.

Dated in Truro, June 11, 2026

Dan Troke,

Chief Administrative Officer

Tender - Project 2603-4425 - Hudson Street Sewer Extension - Debert

pdf Tender Notice 2603 4425(177 KB)  - Closing Wednesday, June 24 2026 @ 3:00pm 

Notice of Approvals

TAKE NOTICE that the Council of the Municipality of Colchester, at two (2) hearings held on May 28, 2026, approved the following:

1) Hearing 1 – a request by Scott Hill of Import Heaven Auto Services, for a map amendment (rezoning) to the Colchester Land Use By-law for property located at 803 Union Rd #2, Greenfield, PID 20045761, to allow a 10-acre portion of this 100-acre property to be used as a salvage yard. The amendment changed the zoning from Rural General to Rural Industrial.

2) Hearing 2 - Administrative Amendments to the Colchester Land Use By-law to address any inconsistencies, such as mapping errors, typos, etc., plus amendments to reduce ambiguity for staff, applicants & the public within the documents since its adoption in June of 2025.

Amendments for both approvals are posted on the Municipal website at www.colchester.ca/planning under Current Applications.

Each decision may be appealed to the Nova Scotia Regulatory and Appeals Board withing fourteen (14) days of the date of publication of this notice. https://nserbt.ca/nsrab/mandates/municipal-planning-appeals.

 

Dated in Truro, June 1, 2026

Dan Troke, 

Chief Administrative Officer

 

pdf Notice of Approvals(195 KB)

RFP - Project 2608-1485 - French River Hydraulic & Assimilative Capacity Study for the Tatamagouche Water Utility

pdf RFP Notice Consulting Services French River Capacity(109 KB)  - Closing Friday, June 26, 2026 @ 3:00pm