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Community Notices

  • Property Tax Sale 2026

    Property Tax Sale 2026

    Information
    21 April 2026

    Municipality of the District of Yarmouth - Tax Sale
    Thursday, May 21, 2026
    Registration at 12:00 pm, Sale at 1:00 pm
    Rotary Centre at Hebron Recreation Complex
    107 Cemetery Rd, Hebron

    Notice is...

  • Changes Made to Low-Income Tax Exemption

    Changes Made to Low-Income Tax Exemption

    Information
    22 December 2025

    The Municipality has made several key changes to its Low Income Tax Exemption Policy, including changing its name to the Income-Targeted Property Tax Exemption. This is to better reflect current...

  • Fall & Winter 2025 Newsletter Available

    Fall & Winter 2025 Newsletter Available

    Information
    18 December 2025

    The Fall & Winter 2025 Newsletter is now available as a PDF. Click HERE to view and/or download the newsletter. 

    If you or someone you know is unable to access the newsletter in this digital format,...

  • Dry Well Relief Program - UPDATE

    Dry Well Relief Program - UPDATE

    Information
    13 November 2025
    💧 Dry Well Relief Program Update💧
    Starting Monday, November 17, program hours will be:
    🔹Tuesday: 10am - 2pm
    🔹Wednesday: 10am - 2pm
    🔹Thursday: 10am - 2pm
    Participants must sign a new form confirming that
    ...
  • Admin Fee Waived for Water Supply Upgrade Lending Program

    Admin Fee Waived for Water Supply Upgrade Lending Program

    Information
    23 October 2025
    At the latest meeting (Oct 22, 2025), Council voted to waive the $300 Administration Fee for the Water Supply Upgrade Lending Program, retroactive to April 1, 2025, until March 31, 2026.
    This means
    ...
  • Dry Well Relief Program - Fall 2025

    Dry Well Relief Program - Fall 2025

    Information
    16 October 2025

    💧Dry Well Relief Program 2025 💧
    The Municipality of the District of Yarmouth is providing water vouchers to residents currently experiencing dry wells. These coupons can be exchanged for drinking...

Agenda

1. Call to Order

2. Land Acknowledgement - I/we would like to begin by acknowledging that we are on the traditional lands of the Wasoqopa’q First Nation, part of Mi’kma’ki (meeg-ma-gee), the ancestral territory of the Mi’kmaq people

3. Singing of O Canada

4. Approval of Agenda (Additions/Deletions) 

5. Declarations of any conflicts of interest 

6. Approval of Minutes 
     6.1  pdf December 2, 2024 - Emergency Council(217 KB)
     6.2  pdf December 4, 2024 - Special Council(166 KB)
     6.3   pdf December 18, 2024 - Regular Council(289 KB)

7. Old Business 
     7.1  pdf Second Reading of Land Use By-Law re: Short Term Rentals(435 KB)
     7.2   pdf Second Reading of Land Use By-Law re: Accessory Dwellings(1.17 MB)

8. New Business 
     8.1  pdf February Regular Council Meeting Date(114 KB)
     8.2 Public Comments
           8.2.1   pdf Public Comments Resolution
(103 KB)
           8.2.2  pdf DRAFT Amendments to Council Procedural Policy C-028-19(335 KB)
     8.3 Recommendations from COTW
          8.3.1    pdf Hospitality Policy H-068-17(326 KB)
          8.3.2    pdf 2025 Legislative Agenda(245 KB)
          8.3.3    pdf Request for a Support Letter for Trail Project Application(198 KB)
          8.3.4    pdf Letter of Congratulations to Coach Laurie Barron(131 KB)

9. Correspondance 
     9.1 For Action
          9.1.1     pdf Moving towards Consistent and Impactful Emergency Response(323 KB)
     9.2 For Information 
          9.2.1    pdf Response re: Free Transit Services in Rural Nova Scotia(214 KB)

10. Reports 
     10.1  pdf CAO's Report(1.26 MB)
     10.2 Warden's Report
     10.3 Legal Entities 
          10.3.1  Mariners Centre Expansion Board
          10.3.2  Mariners Centre Management Authority 
          10.3.3  Regional Solid Waste Authority 
          10.3.4    pdf Western Counties Regional Library(216 KB)
          10.3.5  Yarmouth Area Industrial Commission 
          10.3.6   Yarmouth and Acadian Shores Tourism Assocation 
          10.3.7   Yarmouth County Solid Waste Park
          10.3.8    pdf Yarmouth International Airport Corporation(194 KB)
          10.3.9   Western Regional Enterprise Network Liaison and Oversight Committee
     10.4 Advisory 
          10.4.1   Audit Committee
          10.4.2   Accessibilty Advisory Committee
          10.4.3   CAO Committee
          10.4.4   Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion Advisory Committee
          10.4.5   Doctor Recruitment and Retention Committee
          10.4.6   REMO Executive Committee
          10.4.7   Heritage Advisory Committee
          10.4.8   Joint Green Energy Committee
          10.4.9   Joint Police Advisory Committee
          10.4.10   Planning Advisory Committee 
          10.4.11   Marketing Promotions Levy Advisory Committee
          10.4.12   Yarmouth Recreation Committee
     10.5 Ad-Hoc
          10.5.1   Fence Arbitration Committee

11. Public Comments

12. In-Camera
     12.1   Contract Negotiations - MGA 22:2 (e)
     12.2   Contract Negotiations - MGA 22:2 (e)
     12.3   Parkland Dedication - MGA 22:2 (a) 

13. In-Camera Recommendations 

14. Adjournment

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