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Tender for Balefill Tip Floor Wheel Loader with Joystick Steering, Solid Rubber Tires, and Waste Handling Grapple Bucket
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- Category: Tenders & Proposals
- Published: Friday, 25 September 2026 11:57
pdf Colchester Balefill Tip Floor Loader Tender(450 KB) - Closing Friday, October 16, 2026, at 3:00 PM
RFP - Compost Screening Bucket for Wheel Loader
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- Category: Tenders & Proposals
- Published: Friday, 25 September 2026 11:50
pdf RFP Colchester Compost Screening Bucket(172 KB) - Closing Friday, October 16, 2026, at 3:00 PM
NOTICE OF APPROVALS
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- Category: Notices
- Published: Friday, 25 September 2026 11:24
TAKE NOTICE that the Council of the Municipality of Colchester, at two (2) hearings held on September 24, 2026, approved the following:
- Hearing 1 – a request by zzap Consulting Inc., on behalf of Blowers & Grafton Developments Ltd., for a Development Agreement on property located at 104 Vimy Road, Bible Hill, for five (5) multi-unit buildings, totalling 260 units. This development includes PIDs 2006850, 20477196, 20287702 & 20479226.
- Hearing 2 - Administrative Amendments to the Colchester Land Use By-law, Chapter 40, to permit the issuance of development permits on existing lots on unlisted, unmaintained abandoned public roads for low density residential uses and passive recreational uses.
Details 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, September 25, 2026
Dan Troke
Chief Administrative Officer
Vehicle Restrictions - Fundy Discovery Site and Tidal Bore Road
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- Category: Notices
- Published: Friday, 25 September 2026 09:10
The Municipality of Colchester is advising the public of vehicle restrictions at Fundy Discovery Site and on Tidal Bore Road in Lower Truro. Vehicles longer than 30 feet are restricted. This restriction begins Sept. 24, 2026 and is expected to continue until late fall 2027. The Municipality of Colchester apologizes for any inconvenience this may cause.
Location: Fundy Discovery Site (103 Tidal Bore Road) and Tidal Bore Road (access from Highway 236) in Lower Truro
Effective Date: Sept. 24, 2026 and continuing until further notice
Traffic impact: Fundy Discovery Site and Tidal Bore Road will be closed to vehicles longer than 30 feet.
Details: This restriction is necessary due to bridge construction activity at Fundy Discovery Site.
Notice of Approval Chapter 31 - Water Supply and On-site Sewage Disposal System Upgrade Lending Program By-law
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- Category: Notices
- Published: Wednesday, 09 September 2026 14:45
Take Notice that on Thursday, August 27, 2026, Council of the Municipality of the County of Colchester approved, by way of Second Reading, adoption of Chapter 31, Water Supply and On-site Sewage Disposal System Upgrade Lending Program By-law.
This By-law is intended to provide a mechanism for property owners to finance improvements to existing potable water supply systems and on-site sewage disposal systems.
The text of the new By-law may be obtained from the office of the Director of Corporate Services, 1 Church Street, Truro, by emailing This email address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it., or is available on the County website at colchester.ca/administration/by-laws.
Dated September 10, 2026
Dan Troke
Chief Administrative Officer
NOTICE OF PUBLIC HEARINGS
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- Category: Notices
- Published: Tuesday, 08 September 2026 16:07
TAKE NOTICE that the Council of the Municipality of Colchester will be holding two (2) PUBLIC HEARINGS on THURSDAY, September 24, 2026 at 6pm. They will be held in Council Chambers of the Municipal Building, 3rd Floor, 1 Church Street, Truro.
Council will consider the following at these Public Hearings:
Hearing 1 - A request by zzap Consulting Inc., on behalf of Blowers & Grafton Developments limited, for a Development Agreement to allow a grouped dwelling residential development at 104 Vimy Road, Bible Hill, PIDs 20068540, 20477196, 20287702, and 20249226. The Agreement would be for five (5) multi-unit buildings, totalling 260 units.
Hearing 2 - Administrative Amendments to the Colchester Land Use By-law to clarify the issuance of permits for low density residential uses and other limited uses on existing lots on abandoned public roads.
Any representation and/or written objections by interested persons concerning either hearing may be made at these Public Hearings.
The staff reports are 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 Hearings, contact Pam Macintosh at 902-897-3170 or This email address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it.
Dated in Truro, September 8, 2026
Dan Troke,
Chief Administrative Officer