Victoria County

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Published: Wednesday, 20 February 2019 09:22

Municipal Notices

The next meeting of Victoria County Municipal Council will be held at the Court House, Baddeck, on Monday, February  25, 2019, beginning at 5:00 p.m.   

Agenda

Call To Order/Approval of Agenda

Senior Safety Officer Introduction - Kristi Farrier

OneOcean Expedition Presentation - Andrew Prossin

Strait Area Transit Presentation - Chloe Donatelli and Jessie MacDonald

Coffee Break

Approval of Minutes - February 4, 2019

Old Business/New Business

Taxation Update

Notice of Motions/District Concerns

Committee Reports

By-Law/Policy Review

Correspondence

Adjourn

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Published: Tuesday, 19 February 2019 15:36

EMBRACE WINTER

Below zero temps getting you down? Embrace winter in Victoria County! Here are a few activities to help:

• North Highlands Nordic are offering a two for one deal on March 16. For more information, check out their website at http://nhn.xcski.ca/ .
• The Englishtown Community Hall Association is hosting Healthy Community Breakfasts on March 10 and March 24
• and on February 23 (1pm-3pm) gather at the Rankin School of the Narrows in Iona for a snowshoe hike, snowman making and skating. Limited number of snowshoes - Pre-register by Feb 20 by contacting Anne MacKenzie at 902-322-4682 or email This email address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it..

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Published: Tuesday, 12 February 2019 15:34

Funding Available: Healthy Eating in Recreational Settings 

Does your organization provide programming in indoor and outdoor recreation settings?

Is your organization a registered non-profit, a school or a First Nation Community?

If so, you may be interested in recently available funding which can be used for the purchase of any equipment that helps facilities or programs align better with the new Canada Food Guide (2019) https://food-guide.canada.ca/en/.

Funding is 50% cost-shared with organization to a maximum of $1000 (ie: $2000 project = $1000 from Victoria County/$1000 from organization).

Application deadline: February 28, 2019

Find our grant application here.

For more information or to submit an application, please contact Alix Redden at 902-295-3651 or This email address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it.

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Published: Wednesday, 16 January 2019 13:39

Great News!

The Baddeck Wellness Room at Baddeck Academy is now open!

The equipment in the little gym is available to people 16 years and over.

It is open Tuesdays, Wednesdays and Thursdays from 6 pm until 8 pm.

Please note - if school is cancelled, the gym is also closed.

Check out the new Baddeck Wellness Room Facebook page: https://www.facebook.com/BaddeckFitnessRoom/

Volunteers are still needed! If you are over 18 and interested in helping, please contact Fraser MacLeod at This email address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it.

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Published: Wednesday, 05 December 2018 08:58

2019-2020 Community Grant Program 

Applications and guidelines are now available for 2019 Community Grant program for non-profit organizations in Victoria County who are incorporated as a not for profit society with Registry of Joint Stock Companies in Nova Scotia. Please note deadline for application forms is March 31st, 2019. Below are the guidelines to the program and application form.

pdf MunicipalGrantsPolicy (11 KB)

pdf Application for 2019 2020 Financial Assistance (33 KB)

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Published: Thursday, 27 September 2018 10:23

Compliance 2018

Some changes coming... If you follow Municipality of Victoria County sorting guidelines and put recyclables in blue bags, compostables in green bags and garbage in clear bags, you likely will not see any change to the way you do things now.

Beginning October 22, 2018, we can no longer accept non-compliant waste that does not follow our Solid Waste by-law.

Have questions about the changes? Click here: Compliance 2018

Looking for a copy of our sort sheet? Click here: 2018 Sort Sheet

Want to read our Solid Waste By-law? Click here: Solid Waste By-Law

Questions about any of this? Contact us at This email address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it. or call 902-295-2117.

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Published: Tuesday, 28 August 2018 16:36

Money Point Quarry Letters

Warden letter to the editor of the Victoria Standard - August 24, 2018: Warden Letter to the Editor.

Council Letter to the Premier - May 7, 2018: Council Letter to Premier.

Premier's Response to Council - June 13, 2018: Premier's Response.

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Published: Friday, 13 July 2018 10:06

TAX FAQ

Tax bills are in the mail and due August 31, 2018. Questions about your tax bill? Check out our TAX FAQ.

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Published: Thursday, 28 June 2018 18:06

2018-2019 Municipal Tax Rate Set

The Municipality of the County of Victoria recently passed a 2-cent increase on residential and commercial property taxes. This is the first increase in more than a decade.

Residential rate is now $1.22 per $100 of assessment; the commercial rate is $2.12 per $100 of assessment.

The increase was required to meet the increasing demands on the municipality due to a number of things, including increased provincial regulations on solid waste and an increase in educational costs.

Tax bills will reflect this increase and will be in the mail soon. Property taxes are due August 31, 2018.
The Municipality of the County of Victoria budget can be found here and here.

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Published: Wednesday, 30 May 2018 12:06

Town Hall Meeting Follow up

More than 50 people joined Victoria County councillors Bruce Morrison and Perla MacLeod as they hosted a Town Hall with representatives from Irving Oil and the provincial department of Transportation, Infrastructure & Renewal (NS TIR) on June 5. Irving is planning upgrades, which include better access to and from their site, a re-arranging of traffic flow at the Irving gas pumps, card Lock and Tim Horton's. NS TIR is planning to add right and left turning lanes. Both expect this work to happen at the same time  - which is expected after Labour Day. The number one concern of residents at this meeting is the speed limit of 90 kilometers per hour on the Trans Canada. Most feel it should be lowered. Council has repeated asked for a lowered speed limit at this site and encourages everyone to write a letter to Lloyd Hines,  Minister of Transportation, Infrastructure & Renewal with this request.

Here is the Minister's mailing address, email and phone number:

Department of Transportation and Infrastructure Renewal
2nd Floor, Johnston Building
1672 Granville Street
P.O. Box 186
Halifax, NS
B3J 2N2

Phone: (902) 424-5875
Email: This email address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it.

Here is the Municipality of Victoria County council's most recent letter to Minister Hines.