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Lunenburg Community Centre - Structural Roof Repairs

: Published: January 22, 2019, 3:31 pm

The Lunenburg Community Centre at 15 Green Street is about to undergo structural roof upgrades in response to the Town’s Municipal Climate Change Action Plan. The plan identified the need to reinforce the Community Centre’s lower roof for potential increase in snow loads. The work will be completed by Rikjak Construction of Lunenburg, and will take place February 1, 2019 through March 31, 2019.

The roof structure of the front addition of the building is being reinforced (i.e., the weight room, lobby, janitor’s room and washrooms). The contractor will be removing the ceiling covering, rafters’ reinforcement, and replacing the ceiling.

Access during construction:

Electric Utility: Notice of Temporary Power Outage

: Published: January 21, 2019, 12:26 pm

Dear Town of Lunenburg Electric Utility Customer:

The Town of Lunenburg Electric Utility wishes to advise customers of a scheduled power outage effecting customers of Kissing Bridge Road (civic #’s 171-334), Windermere Road, and Rhodenizer Lane.

This outage will occur from 9:30 a.m. to 3:00 p.m. on Thursday, January 24, 2019, weather permitting.

This outage is required in order to facilitate the safe installation of a utility pole and connection of power and communication lines to the new pole on Kissing Bridge Rd. The Town of Lunenburg Electric Utility’s service provider Nova Scotia Power will be performing this maintenance.

We regret any inconvenience this may cause and appreciate your co-operation.

If you have any questions, please contact:

Town of Lunenburg Electric Utility 119 Cumberland Street Lunenburg, NS 902-634-4410 ext. 3 This email address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it. or This email address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it.

Town Council Meeting Digest - January 15 & 17, 2019

: Published: January 21, 2019, 9:34 am

There were two special Council Meetings this week.

January 15: Public Presentation

• CBCL Engineering presented their Wastewater Treatment Plant (WWTP) Evaluation and Options Identification Interim Draft Report, followed by questions from Council and the public gallery. The report and discussion notes are available in the full Minutes package.

The engineers noted that the collection system portion of the study is still in progress, which will also have recommendations and preliminary cost estimates.

Town Council Meeting Agenda - January 22, 2019

: Published: January 18, 2019, 3:43 pm

HIGHLIGHTS OF THE AGENDA

Public Presentations:

• UPLAND Planning & Design will be presenting the Lunenburg Academy Lot Development Concept Plan (also available for viewing at Town Hall).

• Property Valuation Services Corporation will be presenting 2019 Town of Lunenburg assessments.

• Nova Scotia Federation of Municipalities will be presenting on the property assessment “CAP” review program.

• Bluenose Coastal Action Foundation will be presenting their Lunenburg Harbour 2018 water testing project.

Lunenburg's Provincial Volunteer Representative

: Published: January 2, 2019, 2:52 pm

Do you know someone who lives in the Town of Lunenburg that deserves recognition for their outstanding volunteering?

Each year, every municipality in Nova Scotia nominates an individual from their community to represent volunteers in that community at the Provincial Volunteer Awards ceremony in Halifax on April 1, 2019.

You are encouraged to nominate a worthy Lunenburg representative for this year’s award! The nomination form can be downloaded pdf here (506 KB) . For more information, please contact the Recreation Director at This email address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it. or call 902-634-4006.

The deadline for nominations is: January 31, 2019.

Town of Lunenburg - Winter Parking Advisory

: Published: December 20, 2018, 9:35 am

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Please help us keep Town streets free of ice and snow by ensuring your vehicle is parked off-street during winter storm and snow removal operations. The Public Works Department can do the job more efficiently if your vehicles are not left on the street during this time.

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