News
Municipal Budget Approved for 2026/2027
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Council officially approved the Municipality's 2026/2027 Budget on April 14, 2026.
Residents can now view the full budget by visiting the Financial Services page on the municipal website. Available documents include the Operating Budget, Capital Budget and a Quick Reference Sheet that provides a summary of key budget information.
Fast-Track Housing Plans
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To support building more housing faster and reducing associated costs and permitting time, WHRM has prepared a variety of fast-track housing plans for the public to use free of charge. Using fast-track plans can save time and costs associated with drawing custom plans. These plans include accessory dwelling units, single and two unit dwellings as well as a classic row house option. You can find the catalog of housing designs on our Housing Accelerator Fund page under Action #6. Building plans will be available upon request at the time of permitting.
Tenders
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West Hants Regional Municipality intends to participate in one or more procurements conducted by the Nova Scotia Federation of Municipalities (NSFM) - Canoe.
For further information and access to NSFM-Canoe tender notices, please review the Nova Scotia Procurement or MERX.
For further information, visit NSFM.
RFQ WHRMCD26-02 Purchase of Dual Axel Flat Deck Trailer
For additional details please go to the Nova Scotia Procurement Site at "WHRMCD26-02"
Council Sets 2025 - 2026 Tax Rate
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2025-2026 property tax rates can be found below. These tables display residential, resource and commercial rates by area for the 2025-2026 fiscal year.
Supporting budget documents will be posted in July.
2026-27 Assistance Rebates - Forms Now Available!
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Residential Property Tax Assistance / Utility Assistance
APPLICATION DEADLINE - JULY 31, 2026
If household taxable income does not exceed $47,853 for 2025, property owners, sewer customers and bulk water purchasers may be eligible for a rebate. Rebates will be issued to qualifying applicants as follows:
- up to 50% of the current year's property taxes to a maximum amount of $416.11 for property owners
- up to 50% of the previous year’s sewer costs to a maximum amount of $208.05 for municipal sewer customers
- up to 50% of the previous year's bulk water purchases to a maximum amount of $208.05 for bulk water purchasers not on municipal sewer
Additional qualifiers apply
Qualified applicants receive a rebate in the form of a credit applied to their tax or sewer account, dependent upon the program. 2025 CRA Notices of Assessment are required as proof of income for all adults residing in your household.
Changes to WHRM Social Media
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Effective November 1, comments and inbox messaging on our Municipal social media platforms are turned off
- WHRM will continue to offer a variety of communication methods, tools and resources to keep you informed
- We want to hear from you
- It is important that we stay in touch, and you get the responses that you need
Submit your questions using our contact form.
Starting in November, all Council and Committee meetings will be live-streamed on our YouTube Channel. Once there click the subscribe button.
Contact Information
- General Inquiries: 902-798-8391
- Fax: 902-798-8553
- Business Hours: Monday to Friday - 8:30 a.m. - 4:30 p.m. except Statutory Holidays
- Municipal Staff Index
West Hants Regional Municipality
76 Morison Drive, P.O. Box 3000
Windsor, NS B0N 2T0
After-hours water and sewer emergencies:
- Public Works On-call Line: 902-798-7080 or 902-798-8391 (option 1) - After-hours water or sewer emergencies.
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