FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE:
Monday, January 30, 2018 (Wentworth, NS) – At a Special Council meeting held on January 29, West Hants Council, in the interest of moving the Hockey Heritage Arena project forward, recommitted financial support and gave notice to the Town of Windsor to remove itself from the Inter-Municipal Service Agreement.
Council confirmed it’s $1million over 5-years towards a complex that includes an indoor ice rink constructed by the Town of Windsor.
“We only have the best interests of both West Hants’ and Windsor residents at heart and wish for our neighbours to realize their dream of having a world class ice rink,” said Warden Abraham Zebian, “We are confident that they have all the information they need to make an informed decision on how to move the project forward and we support them fully.”
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Contact:
Warden, Abraham Zebian
Municipality of the District of West Hants
902-790-1566
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Wednesday, January 10, 2018 (Wentworth, NS) – At a meeting of the Municipality of the District of West Hants Council on January 9 the contract for CAO, Cathie Osborne was terminated.

In the interim, Martin Laycock, the Director of Finance will be Acting CAO. Residents can be assured that all functions carried out by the CAO will be handled without interruption and staff will carry on with their daily work to continue the best possible service for our residents.

Council recognizes the significant contributions made by the former CAO who, in her time here, made many relationships both personal and professional which helped staff and Council navigate through some difficult times. We thank Cathie Osborne for helping to move the Municipality forward in her time here and wish her all the best in the future.

Contact:
Warden, Abraham Zebian
Municipality of the District of West Hants
902-790-1566
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In conjunction with Volunteer Week April 15th – 22nd, 2018 the Windsor & West Hants Recreation Departments are seeking nominations for our Annual Awards Night. We ask you to nominate a deserving volunteer to be considered from your area. These volunteers may be individuals within your organization or others whom you feel are representative of volunteerism.

pdf Community Business Appreciation Award (328 KB)

pdf Volunteer Nomination Form 2018 (405 KB)

pdf Youth Nomination Form 2018 (556 KB)

Notice to User Groups

Please be advised that the Municipality of West Hants is implementing a new facility use agreement application process. If your community group is interested in using any municipally owned recreation site or facility the attached form is to be completed and returned with all necessary documentation to the West Hants Recreation & Parks Department.

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Application for Facility Use Form

Thursday, September 29, 2016 (Windsor, NS) – The Municipality of the District of West Hants is disappointed with the Utility and Review Board’s (UARB) decision today to proceed with the application to amalgamate Windsor and West Hants, and require the Municipality split the cost of the studies involved.