Victoria County

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Published: Tuesday, 22 January 2019 09:22

Municipal Notices

The next meeting of Victoria County Municipal Council will be held at the Court House, Baddeck, on Monday, February 4, 2019, beginning at 5:00 p.m.    

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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.

Volunteers are still needed! If you are 18 years and over and are interested, 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, 16 January 2019 10:54

Volunteer Week 2019 - Call for Nominations 

Volunteer Week will be recognized across Canada during the week of April 7-13, 2019.  Victoria County is calling for nominations for outstanding adult volunteers, outstanding youth volunteers and community achievement award - organizations improving the quality of life in their community.  All volunteers & organizations nominated will be recognized at the Victoria County Volunteer Recognition Night(s) during Volunteer Week. 

Nominations can be filled out online - see below.  Deadline for nominations is Friday, February 1st, 2019.

Adult Volunteer Online Nomination Form  

Youth Volunteer Online Nomination Form 

Community Achievement Award, Online Nomination Form 

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Published: Wednesday, 02 January 2019 15:16

Start 2019 with a new job with the Muncipality of Victoria County!

Find out more about the following positions. Deadline for applications is Thursday, January 24, 2019.

Public Works Supervisor, Baddeck

Recycling Attendant, Baddeck

Casual positions, Baddeck, Neils Harbour, Cape North

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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.