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Public Questions from Stormwater Workshop April 18, 2025
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West Hants Regional Municipality would like to share some of the pdf Frequently Asked Questions (FAQ's)(288 KB) from the Windsor Stormwater Workshop held April 11, 2025.
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
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- General Inquiries: 902-798-8391
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- Business Hours: Monday to Friday - 8:30 a.m. - 4:30 p.m. except Statutory Holidays
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West Hants Regional Municipality
76 Morison Drive, P.O. Box 3000
Windsor, NS B0N 2T0
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- Public Works On-call Line: 902-798-7080 or 902-798-8391 (option 1) - After-hours water or sewer emergencies.
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Proposed Expansion of the West Hants Landfill
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Consultative Process for Approval Under the Environmental Act
Green For Life (GFL) Environmental Inc. is proposing an expansion of the West Hants Landfill (1569 Walton Woods Rd, Centre Burlington, NS) under the Environmental Act and Activities Designation Regulations to extend its lifespan by approximately 19 years. The project would involve both horizontal and vertical expansions, as the facility nears its designed capacity. The expansion would add cells to the north, east, and west of the existing landfill and would include necessary infrastructure upgrades, such as replacing groundwater monitoring wells, expanding the sedimentation pond, and constructing new leachate and pretreatment ponds. The proposed vertical limit of the landfill would increase from 63.5 m to 68.5 m, with estimated footprint expansions of 44,300 m² (north), 67,000 m² (east), and 52,000 m² (west).
GFL is requesting your comments to be shared with the Nova Scotia Department of Environment and Climate Change in writing via email to
The deadline for submission of comments to the proponent is Sunday, November 10th, 2024. For additional information please contact Dillon Consulting at
Comments may also be sent to:
The Nova Scotia Department of Environment and Climate Change
136 Exhibition Street
Kentville NS B4N 4E5
Short-Term Rentals
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Following the Provincial changes to regulations for short-term rentals and tourist accommodations, the West Hants Planning and Development Department has been receiving an influx of requests from short-term rental owners for letters that their short-term rental is compliant with Municipal Land Use By-laws.
Although WHRM does not specifically regulate short-term rentals, the Development Officer must check that each property is appropriately zoned to allow residential uses. This is done through a zoning confirmation letter where a Development Officer will provide a signed letter certifying the zoning and the requirements of the Land Use By-law for an identified property.
Individuals can apply for a zoning confirmation letter by emailing
• subject line “Short-Term Rental – Zoning Confirmation Letter”
• address of property
• short-term rental information
• contact information (phone, full mailing address and email address)
In accordance with the Fees Policy, a fee of $50 for the zoning confirmation letter can be paid to the Municipality by visiting the West Hants Office at 76 Morison Drive in Windsor.
Please note that due to the influx of requests, a zoning confirmation letter will take approximately 2 weeks to issue following the submission of a complete application email and fee.
More information on the Provincial regulations for short-term rentals and tourist accommodations can be found at Short-term Accommodations Registration .
Secondary Suite Permit Fees: Removed for 3 Years!
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We have great news!
As you may know, WHRM received a commitment of over $1.08 million from the Government of Canada through the Housing Accelerator Fund, to be used to influence policy changes that support the development of new housing. WHRM submitted a Housing Action Plan as part of the application to the program which outlined 7 actions the Municipality would take to help support this goal.
Action 4 was to remove permit fees for secondary suites. On May 28, Council approved amendments to the Fees Policy to remove the development and building permit fees for secondary suite applications for the next three years (May 29, 2024, to 2027)!
For more information, please contact the Planning and Development Department at 902-798-8391 ext. 115 or
