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: Published: October 20, 2020, 2:01 pm

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Municipal Election 2020: RESULTS

: Published: October 17, 2020, 7:45 pm

Voting is CLOSED. The unofficial election results are posted below. Congratulations to the new Council-elect! (The official count is released on Tuesday, October 20^th.)

Voter participation in the 2020 Election was 64.1%, compared to 2016 at 45.6% and 2012 at 58.8%. Thank you to all eligible voters who participated in this election. Community engagement – we love to see it!

Election 2020 Unofficial Results

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Town of Lunenburg Volunteer Recognition 2020

: Published: October 17, 2020, 4:48 pm

This week, Mayor Rachel Bailey presented some of the generous volunteers in the Town of Lunenburg with recognition certificates for the hard work they do and their contribution to our community.

The following people were honoured for 2020: Hewitt Hardiman - Volunteer of the Year; Judith Carey; Jane Lordly; Heather Eisenhauer; Will Brooks; and the Lunenburg Community Consignment shop volunteers.

See the video presentation here: https://youtu.be/GBTUgBAbA5I

For the full text of the presentation, "read more" below.

Notice: Solid Waste Bylaw and Council Procedure Bylaw

: Published: October 14, 2020, 10:54 am

Notice of Proposed New Town of Lunenburg Solid Waste Management Bylaw #38 and Repeal of Council Procedure Bylaw #5

On September 22, 2020, the Lunenburg Town Council gave first reading of a new Solid Waste Management Bylaw #38 which repeals the old Bylaw and makes various changes in relation to solid waste management including, without limiting the foregoing: discontinues fall and spring special cleanup waste collection days; makes provision for pickup of bulky waste items (subject to restrictions) on a regular basis; amends terminology; clarifies obligations concerning green carts; requires leaf and yard waste to be placed in paper bags or compostainers only; and makes other miscellaneous changes.

The proposed Bylaw #38 changes may be inspected pdf here (1.56 MB) .

At this meeting Council also gave first reading of the proposed repeal of Council Procedure Bylaw #5, which has been replaced by the Council and Committee Meetings and Proceedings Procedural Policy.

Council will consider and proposes to give second/final reading of these Bylaw changes at their public meeting on Tuesday, October 27, 2020 at 2:00 p.m.

Public submissions regarding the Bylaw changes are welcome and may be made at the meeting by participating in the Zoom webinar (Zoom link https://zoom.us/j/98056753839) or by mail directed to the Town of Lunenburg Chief Administrative Officer, PO Box 129, Lunenburg, NS B0J 2C0, or by email at This email address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it.. For more information phone at 902-634-4410, ext. 228.

Town Council Meeting - October 13, 2020

: Published: October 9, 2020, 3:10 pm

The Council Meeting Minutes for Tuesday, October 13th is available on the Town website here: http://bit.ly/2tN7bob

The YouTube Live video archive of the meeting can be found here: https://bit.ly/2UN0woH

Thank you to all who attended/viewed.

Monthly Garbage Collection Calendar - October 2020

: Published: September 30, 2020, 8:30 am

There was an error in the monthly October calendar; the correct version is below. For more information, visit our Garbage Collection page.

Monthly Garbage Calendar 10 Oct 2020R

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