Municipality of Colchester
1 Church Street
Truro, Nova Scotia B2N 3Z5
Mayor Christine Blair
Councillor Paul Weatherby - District 1
Deputy Mayor Laurie Sandeson - District 2
Councillor Sheldon Richardson - District 3
Councillor Mike Cooper - District 4
Councillor Tim Johnson - District 5
Councillor Nigel Leggett - District 6
Councillor Sherry Martell - District 7
Councillor Lisa Patton - District 8
Councillor Marie Benoit - District 9
Councillor Charlene Fletcher - District 10
Councillor Al Kennedy - District 11

Mayor Christine Blair

Contact Information
Phone: 902-897-3184
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Committees
- Appeals Committee
- Audit Committee
- Cliffs of Fundy Geopark Society Board
- Colchester Planning Advisory Committee
- Debert Business Park Advisory Committee
- Debert Water Utility
- Executive Committee
- Flood Advisory Committee
- French River (Tatamagouche) Source Water Protection Advisory Committee
- Joint Flood Advisory Committee
- Joint Planning Advisory Committee
- Nominating Committee
- Physician Recruitment Committee
- RECC Board
- Regional Emergency Management Advisory Committee
- REN Liaison and Oversight Committee
- Tatamagouche Water Utility Committee

Councillor Paul Weatherby – District 1
District 1 Communities
- Bible Hill
- Brookside
- Portion of Valley
- Portion of North River
Contact Information
Phone: 902-897-8572
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Committees
- Colchester Planning Advisory Committee
- Northern Regional Solid Waste Committee
- Regional Accessibility Advisory Committee

Deputy Mayor Laurie Sandeson – District 2
District 2 Communities
- Truro Heights
- Lower Truro
- Old Barns
- Clifton
- Beaver Brook
- Princeport
- Green Oaks
- Green Creek
- Pleasant Valley
- Shortts Lake
- Riverside
- Fort Ellis
Contact Information
Phone: 902-957-2206
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Committees
- Audit Committee
- Citizens Monitoring Committee - Truro Heights/Hilden Wind Turbines
- Colchester Planning Advisory Committee
- Debert Source Water Protection Advisory Committee
- Equity, Diversity, Inclusion & Accessibility Committee
- Executive Committee
- Fundy Discovery Site Committee
- Tatamagouche Water Utility Committee
- Community Liaison Committee for Amrize Canada (LaFarge)

Councillor Sheldon Richardson – District 3
District 3 Communities
- Hilden
- Brookfield
- Forest Glen
- Brentwood
- Alton
Contact Information
Phone: 902-899-6335
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Committees
- Appeals Committee
- Citizens Monitoring Committee - Truro Heights/Hilden Wind Turbines
- Regional Emergency Management Advisory Committee
- Stewiacke Library Board
- Regional Transit Feasibility Committee

Councillor Mike Cooper – District 4
District 4 Communities
- Shubenacadie East
- Pine Grove
- Gays River
- Coldstream
- West St. Andrews
- East Stewiacke
- MacKay Siding
- Cloverdale
- Lanesville
- Wittenburg
- South Branch
- Birch Hill
- Middle Stewiacke
- Halfway Brook
- Otter Brook
- Upper Stewiacke
- Meadowvale
- Newton Mills
- Cross Roads
- Pembroke
- Burnside
- Eastville
Contact Information
Home Phone: 902-956-1184
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Committees
- Colchester East Hants Library Board
- Cliffs of Fundy Geopark Society Board
- Flood Advisory Committee
- Nominating Committee
- Shubenacadie Canal Commission
- St. Andrews Watershed Committee
- Stewiacke Library Committee

Councillor Tim Johnson – District 5
District 5 Communities
- Salmon River
- Murray Siding
- Harmony
- Camden
Contact Information
Phone: 902-899-0590
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Committees
- Audit Committee
- Colchester Planning Advisory Committee
- Citizen Monitoring Committee, Lower Harmony Wind Turbines
- Central NS Tourism Society
- Executive Committee
- Flood Advisory Committee
- Nominating Committee
- Joint Planning Advisory Committee

Councillor Nigel Leggett – District 6
District 6 Communities
- East Mountain
- Manganese Mines
- Greenfield
- Valley (part)
Contact Information
Phone: 902-890-1873
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Committees
- Carbon Free Colchester Implementation Committee
- Citizen Monitoring Committee, Lower Harmony Wind Turbines
- Debert Business Park Advisory Committee
- Joint Flood Advisory Committee
- Police Advisory Board
- Truro & Colchester Chamber of Commerce

Councillor Sherry Martell – District 7
District 7 Communities
- Bayhead
- West Tatamagouche
- Mattatall Lake
- Lake Road
- West New Annan
- Debert Lake
- Byers Lake
- Warwick Mountain
- Central New Annan
- Oliver
- Millbrook
- French River
- Tatamagouche
- New Truro Road
- Tatamagouche Mountain
- East New Annan
- Kavanaugh Mills
- West Earltown
- The Falls
- Balfron
- Waughs River
- Waldegrave
- Barrachois
- Sand Point
- Brule Shore
- Brule Point
- Brule
- Middleton
- Keble
- Denmark
- Balmoral Mills
- East Earltown
- Earltown
Contact Information
Pnone: 902-324-8729
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Committees
- Audit Committee
- Citizens Monitoring Committee, Nuttby Wind Turbines
- Debert Business Park Advisory Committee
- Executive Committee
- RECC Board
- Tatamagouche Source Water Protection Advisory Committee
- Tatamagouche Water Utility

Councillor Lisa Patton – District 8
District 8 Communities
- Upper Onslow
- Onslow Mountain
- McCallum Settlement
- Nuttby
- Upper North River
- Central North River
- North River
- Upper Brookside
- Upper Kemptown
- Kemptown
- Riversdale
- Brookside (part)
Contact Information
Phone: 902-890-8630
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Committees
- Appeals Committee
- Citizens Monitoring Committee, Host Community Kemptown
- Citizens Monitoring Committee, Debert Wind Turbines
- Citizens Monitoring Committee, Nuttby Wind Turbines
- Debert Business Park Advisory Committee
- Flood Advisory Committee
- Nominating Committee
- Police Advisory Board

Councillor Marie Benoit – District 9
District 9 Communities
- East Folly Mountain
- Debert
- Lower Onslow
- Central Onslow
- Crowes Mills
- Belmont
- Moose River
Contact Information
Phone: 902-324-9011
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Committees
- Appeals Committee
- Citizens Monitoring Committee, Debert Wind Turbines
- Citizens Monitoring Committee, Higgins Mountain Wind Turbines
- Debert Business Park Advisory Committee
- Debert Source Water Protection Advisory Committee
- Debert Water Utility
- Fundy Discovery Site Committee
- GFL Environmental Community Liaison Committee

Councillor Charlene Fletcher – District 10
District 10 Communities
- Lynn
- Lower Five Islands
- Five Islands
- Simpson Lake
- Lower Economy
- Carrs Brook
- Economy
- Upper Economy
- Little Bass River
- Bass River
- McCormack Lake
- Castlereagh
- Montrose
- Portapique
- Five Houses
- Highland Village
- Lornevale
- Londonderry
- Londonderry Station
- East Village
- Great Village
- Little Dyke
- Glenholme
- Folly Mountain
- Folly Lake
- Hart Lake
- Lower Debert
- Masstown
Contact Information
Phone: 902-956-1066
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Committees
- Appeals Committee
- Colchester East Hants Library Board
- Citizens Monitoring Committee, Higgins Mountain Wind Turbines
- Physician Recruitment Committee
- Police Advisory Board

Councillor Al Kennedy – District 11
District 11 Communities
- Bible Hill (part)
- Valley (part)
Contact Information
Phone: 902-956-1793
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Committees
- Carbon Free Colchester Implementation Committee
- Equity, Diversity, Inclusion and Accessibility Committee
- REN Liaison & Oversight Committee
Please be advised, beginning Monday, May 4, 2026, the front entrance of the Municipal Office at 1 Church Street, Truro, will be closed for renovations to improve building accessibility. This work is expected to continue until late summer. During this time, all visitors are asked to use the rear entrance of the building, off the parking lot.

