Notices

Virtual Meetings Notice - January to March 2025

Take Notice that the following regularly scheduled Council and Council Committee/Presentation meetings will be held both in-person and virtually:

Council Committee Presentations (held on an as needed basis)
• January 7, 2025
• February 4, 2025
• March 4, 2025

Regular Council Committee
• January 16, 2025
• February 13, 2025
• March 13, 2025

Council
• January 30, 2025
• February 27, 2025
• March 27, 2025

All meetings begin at 6pm unless otherwise noted. Anyone wishing to attend meetings virtually, please contact the Administration Office at 902-897-3184 or via email at This email address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it..

Dated January 2, 2025
Dan Troke
Chief Administrative Officer

Volunteer Opportunities - Various Boards and Committees

The Municipality of Colchester is currently seeking volunteers to fill various vacancies on the following Boards and Committees for the 2024-2028 term of Council:

  • Agricultural Working Committee: representatives from the farming industry;
  • Citizens Monitoring Committee (Kemptown Host Community): host community representatives and members at large;
  • Citizens Monitoring Committee (for Wind Turbines): citizen representatives from each Debert, Greenfield/Lower Harmony, Nuttby, Tatamagouche, Truro Heights/Hilden, and Higgins Mountain;
  • Debert Source Water Protection Advisory Committee: citizen representative;
  • Debert Business Park Advisory Committee: business and citizen representatives;
  • Flood Advisory Committee: citizen representative;
  • Fundy Discovery Site Committee: citizen representatives;
  • Joint Planning Advisory Committee: citizen representative;
  • Police Advisory Board: citizen representative;
  • Tatamagouche Planning Advisory Committee: citizen representatives (applicants must reside within the Village);
  • Tatamagouche Source Water Protection Advisory Committee: citizen representatives (applicants must be from the French River watershed area); and,
  • Tatamagouche Water Utility Committee: citizen representatives (applicants must live in the area serviced by the Tatamagouche Water Utility).

Letters of interest, including relevant background information will be received at the Municipal Building (Administration Office),
1 Church Street, Truro or via email at This email address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it..

Expressions of interest will be accepted until all positions are filled.

Dated December 16, 2024
Dan Troke
Chief Administrative Officer

Notice of Approval - Subdivision Bylaw

NOTICE OF APPROVAL
Subdivision Bylaw Amendments

TAKE NOTICE that on Wednesday, September 25, 2024, the Council of the Municipality of the County of Colchester approved amendments to the Subdivision Bylaw.

The amendments to the Bylaw, include text amendments, addition of requirements for flag lots, amendments regarding private roads, and requirements for lot approval of telecommunication towers. The amendments are effective immediately.

Copies of the Bylaw amendments are available from the Community Development Office, 1 Church Street, Truro, or through the County’s website at www.colchester.ca

Dated at Truro, N.S., November 22, 2024

Dan Troke

Chief Administrative Officer 

Notice of Approval LUB Amendment & Development Agreement

Municipality of Colchester

NOTICE OF APPROVAL

TAKE  NOTICE  that the Council of the Municipality of the County of Colchester, at a hearing held on August 15, 2024, approved an amendment to the Central Colchester Land Use By-law and a development agreement. The development agreement and rezoning are on PID# 20440491, 149-151 Pictou Road, Bible Hill and will allow the two existing buildings to be converted into apartment buildings for a total of 30 units.

The land use by-law amendment and development agreement may be inspected at the Community Development Office, County Court House, 1 Church Street, Truro, N.S. during regular business hours and are also posted on the Municipal website at https://www.colchester.ca/planning

This decision may be appealed to the Nova Scotia Utility and Review Board within fourteen (14) days of the date of publication of this notice. 

Planning | Nova Scotia Utility and Review Board

Dated in Truro, August 16, 2024

Dan Troke

Chief Administrative Officer

Public Hearing Notice

TAKE NOTICE that the Council of the Municipality of Colchester will be holding a PUBLIC HEARING on
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2024 at 6pm.  It will be held in Council Chambers of the Municipal Building, 1 Church Street, Truro.

 

Council will consider the following planning application at this meeting:

  1. A request to amend the Central Colchester Municipal Land Use By-law for a Rezoning and Development Agreement on Lands currently or formerly owned by the Trustees of St. David’s United Church, 149-151 Pictou Road, Bible Hill, PID # 20440491

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

The staff report is posted on the Municipal website at www.colchester.ca

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

Dated in Truro, July 30, 2024

Dan Troke,

Chief Administrative Officer

Notice - Special Council Meeting (August 15, 2024)

A Special Session of Municipal Council of the Municipality of Colchester will be held on Thursday, August 15, 2024, beginning at 6:00 pm. This meeting will be conducted both in-person in Council Chambers of the Municipal Building, 1 Church Street, Truro, and virtually via Zoom.

The purpose of this Special Session of Council is to conduct a Public Hearing and Second Reading, considering amendments to the Central Colchester Land Use By-law and subsequent and Development Agreement for the property located at 149-151 Pictou Road, Bible Hill.

Council’s regularly scheduled Council Committee meeting will commence immediately following the Special Session of Council.

Dated July 19, 2024
Dan Troke
Chief Administrative Officer