FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE:
Wednesday, June 12, 2019 (Wentworth, NS) – West Hants Council has approved a motion that looks to provide 98% of residents and businesses in the region fixed wired highspeed internet service.
The motion, tied to the Develop Nova Scotia approved rural high-speed internet projects, allocates up to $3 million of the Gas Tax Reserve to eligible projects in an effort to meet the goals identified in the 2017 West Hants Strategic Plan.
“There are many economic and social benefits of being able to offer every corner of our region high-speed internet service. It will allow growth of business, expanded work opportunities, increased education options and so much more,” said Warden Abraham Zebian.
Council has enabled the Chief Administrative Officer, Martin Laycock, to reach out to the proponent selected by Develop NS for West Hants and begin negotiations to achieve the goal.
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Contact:
Warden Abraham Zebian
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902-790-1566

Our Planning Advisory Committee (PAC) is considering a proposed amendment to permit a storage and assembly operation for perforation tools (explosive devices) for oil and gas wells at Dresser Minerals, Pembroke (PID 45173382 and 45367281).

We invite you to attend the Public Information Meeting scheduled for 6:00 p.m. on Thursday June 20 in the Sanford Chambers. These meetings provide an opportunity to hear information about the amendments and for staff to receive feedback and comments from those in attendance. Comments can also be made anytime prior to the meeting by contacting our Planner, Saira Shah at 902-798-8391 ext. 118 or by email at This email address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it..

The Staff reports can be found pdf here (2.10 MB) . 

Reporting to the Director of Planning and Development, the Meeting Secretary will be responsible for taking minutes at both daytime and evening meetings, transcription of the minutes and associated tasks.

No experience is required! A complete copy of the job description can be found pdf here. (296 KB)

Personal information collected through the recruitment process will be used solely to determine eligibility for employment and handled in accordance with the Freedom of Information and Protection of Privacy Act, Nova Scotia.

Interested in applying? Send your CV or resume with cover letter to the attention of our Director of Planning and Development at the address below no later than Wednesday, June 19, 2019 at 4:00 pm.

Madelyn LeMay, Director of Planning and Development
Municipality of the District of West Hants
76 Morison Drive
PO Box 3000, Windsor NS B0N 2T0
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Fax: 902-798-8553

Due to several reported near-miss incidents the Municipality will be performing a realignment of the intersection of Rand Street, Bog Road and Holmes Hill Road located in the community of Hantsport. The realignment is scheduled to be completed before the end of June 2019.

This project will use a sequential implementation of the street realignment marked with painted lines and construction barrels to eliminate the 2-way traffic flow of the slipway lane. At a later date, the size of the concrete island will be increased to permanently reduce the physical size of the slipway lane. 

The scope of work includes the following plan:
1. roadway to be painted with a new yellow centerline and white turning lanes and stop bar on Rand Street;
2. area of the reduced slipway lane will be reduced to allow 1-way traffic only, by painting hatched lines on the road surface and using construction barrels to close the southbound traffic flow straight to Holmes Hill Road;
3. new signage will be installed indicating the traffic signal changes along Rand Street;
4. a temporary asphalt sidewalk will be extended along the west side of Rand Street to Bog Road/Holmes Hill for pedestrian flow; and
5. our contractors will install larger size concrete island to permanently eliminate the 2-way slip lane traffic flow currently being utilized.

We encourage open communications during construction projects. On site personnel will make every effort to keep residents informed and advised of scheduled interruptions such as driveway access whenever possible. If you should have any issues or questions, please contact Karrie at 902-798-8391 ext125 or at This email address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it..