Bridgetown Parking Closure

Special Election 2019 Update

November 27, 2019
Voter Information Cards

Canada Post has the Voter Information Cards so watch for them! If your name was on the Elector’s List for District 1 as received from Elections Nova Scotia, you should soon be receiving your card in the mail. If you do not receive a card, you may be added to the voters list at any of the polls – Advance polls are from noon – 8pm on Saturday December 7 and Tuesday December 10. Regular polling day is Saturday, December 14, 2019, from 8 am until 7 pm - all taking place at the Melvern Square Community Centre, 165 Bridge Street, Melvern Square.

November 21, 2019
SPECIAL ELECTION
DISTRICT 1

A Special Election for the position of Councillor will be held in District 1 on

Saturday, December 14, 2019

Candidates:
Brian (Fuzzy) Connell
Paul Mann
Bruce Prout
Patty Doucet Saunders

Electors may vote between 8:00 a.m. and 7:00 p.m. at the Melvern Square Community Centre, 165 Bridge Street, Melvern Square, on December 14, 2019, or at an advance poll.

The advance polls will be held on Saturday, December 7, 2019 and Tuesday December 10, 2019, between the hours of 12:00 noon and 8:00 p.m. at the Melvern Square Community Centre.

Voter Information Cards will be mailed to the 1371 names which appear on the electors list provided by Elections Nova Scotia. If you do not receive a card in the mail, eligible voters may have their name added to the electors list on any polling day. To be added to the list, you must: be 18 years or older; be a Canadian citizen; be ordinarily resident in the Province for a period of six months; be ordinarily resident in the municipality or in an area annexed to the municipality since immediately before the first advance polling day (December 6, 2019); and reside in District 1.

Carolyn Young
Returning Officer
(902) 532-3136 or (902) 825-2005
elections@annapoliscounty.ca

October 31, 2019

Changes to the Municipal Elections Act

Royal Assent was given to changes to the Municipal Elections Act on October 30, 2019.

One of the changes affects the period when the Returning Officer can make appointments for filing nomination papers.

Rather than five (5) business leading up to Nomination Day (November 19th), newly amended legislation (Section 44[9] of the Municipal Elections Act) states seven (7) business immediately preceding Nomination Day (November 19th).

Therefore, the Returning Officer will accept appointments to file nomination papers during office hours (8:30am-4:30pm) starting on Friday, November 8, 2019, seven business days immediately preceding Nomination Day (November 19th).

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October 29, 2019

SPECIAL ELECTION DISTRICT 1

 THE UNDERSIGNED WILL ACCEPT NOMINATIONS

 For the Office of Councillor

 In Municipal Polling District 1

 (Wilmot, Hidden Valley Subdivision, Whispering Pines Subdivision, Shady Rest Subdivision, Brookside Drive Subdivision, Melvern Square, Win Baker Subdivision, Vault Road, Dodge Road, Stronach Mountain Road, and A & D Trailer Park) for which a special election will be held on the 14th day of December, 2019.

A nomination for the Office of Councillor shall be filed with the Returning Officer, 752 St. George Street, Annapolis Royal, between 9:00am and 5:00pm on nomination day, which is Tuesday, November 19, 2019, or by appointment during office hours (8:30am-4:30pm) in the five (5) business days preceding nomination day (November 12-15 and 18)

 POLL WORKERS

 Please contact the undersigned if you are interested in working at a poll for this municipal special election.

Carolyn Young, Returning Officer

elections@annapoliscounty.ca

 (902) 532-3136
 
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October 21, 2019

Click Here  for the Candidates Guide for the County of Annapolis Municipal Special Election District 1 December 14 2019

As always, for more information on the Special Election in District 1, contact Returning Officer Carolyn Young, elections@annapoliscounty.ca, (902) 532-3136. If contacting by phone, please leave a detailed question so I can have an answer when I call you back!

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October 17, 2019

SPECIAL ELECTION DISTRICT 1

REVISIONS TO THE PRELIMINARY LIST OF ELECTORS

District 1 Only

TAKE NOTICE that the preliminary list of electors has been prepared for use during the Special Election in Polling District 1 of the Municipality of the County of Annapolis, which will be held on Saturday, December 14, 2019; and

TAKE NOTICE that electors may ask the Retuning Officer at the Annapolis County Municipal Administration Building to check whether their name is on the list of electors; and

TAKE NOTICE that the Returning Officer may make additions or corrections to the list upon application by telephone, in writing, or in person. Please telephone (902) 532-3136 between 9:00am-4:30pm.; fax to (902) 532-2096; mail to Returning Officer, PO Box 100, Annapolis Royal, NS B0S 1A0; or present to the Returning Officer at 752 St. George Street, Annapolis Royal; to be received before 4:30 p.m. on October 31, 2019.

POLL WORKERS

Please contact the undersigned if you are interested in working at a poll for this municipal special election.

Carolyn Young, Returning Officer

elections@annapoliscounty.ca

Carolyn Young

Municipal Clerk / Executive Assistant

Telephone: (902) 532-3136

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Special Election

Municipal Council has declared a vacant seat in District 1 in accordance with Section 17[4] of the Municipal Government Act and Sections 13[1] and 18[6] of the Municipal Elections Act.

Therefore, a  Special Election will be held for the vacant seat in District 1 on Saturday, December 14, 2019.

PLEASE MONITOR THIS PAGE FOR UPDATED INFORMATION.

County Approves Multi Million Internet Investment--Update

November 27, 2019
On November 15 the Municipality  of the County of Annapolis signed a Support Structure Licence Agreement with Bell Canada.

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November 25, 2019
On October 29, 2019 the Canadian Radio-television and Telecommunications Commission issued to the Municipality of the County of Annapolis a Licence For the Provision of Basic International Telecommunications Services(BITS licence). This licence allows for the Municipality to transport basic international telecommunications service traffic between Canada and another country.
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November 7, 2019
Judge orders the Municipality and Mainland Telecom Inc. to find a Mediator to help resolve  their dispute over the Fibre-optic Infrastructure Project.

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November 5, 2019
The Municipality has paid Mainland Telecom Inc’s lawyers $250,832.40 to pay Nova Scotia Power Inc and Bell Atlantic Make Ready Costs incurred for the Fibre-optic Infrastructure Project.
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October 30, 2019
Representatives of the Municipality met with representatives on Hatch, Eagle Telecom Inc, Nova Scotia Power and Bell Atlantic to discuss and plan their roles in the Fibre-optic Infrastructure Project.
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October 17, 2019

 Annapolis County Approves Multi Million Internet Investment

 (ANNAPOLIS COUNTY, NS) The Municipality of the County of Annapolis has approved a new contract with Eagle Telecom Ltd to design and build a fibre-optic internet network.

On April 28, 2017, the Municipality of the County of Annapolis Council approved a Temporary Borrowing Resolution (TBR) that puts forward the formal request to the Province of Nova Scotia the County’s intent to Borrow $13,000,000 to build back bone fibre optic cable in key areas within the County boundaries. 

The Annapolis County contribution is part of a funding formula that includes federal, provincial, and municipal contributions totaling almost $18,000,000.

"The voice of Annapolis County residents has been very clear on this issue: Internet connectivity is an essential service, and its lack is an impediment to our quality of life and capacity for progress.  They asked their Councillors and their Municipality to take decisive action to solve this problem," said Annapolis County Warden Timothy Habinski.

"This is our response."

“Our citizens can expect fibre optic internet speeds to equal or exceed the highest internet speeds anywhere in Canada, with service to homes in the range of 1 gigabit down and 1 gigabit up," (1 gigabit is equivalent to 1000 megabits).  Final financing approval of our borrowing request is under review by the provincial Department of Municipal Affairs and we will know the outcome in the near future. The $13,000,000 dollars borrowed for backbone fibre will be paid back by residential and commercial users.

Annapolis County Chief Administrative Officer (CAO) John Ferguson said he was pleased to see contract negotiations move smoothly to a completed and signed contract.

Eagle Telecom Ltd has an office based in Fredericton, NB with branch offices in Woodstock, NB and Dartmouth, NS

The Municipality had entered into a contract in writing with Mainland Telecom Inc., (“MTI”), to build internet infrastructure for $13,000,000. The Municipality intended to finance this cost.

The Municipality was forced to terminate for convenience the contract with MTI due to cost overruns and ongoing delays. The Nova Scotia Power Inc. (“NSPI”) make-ready costs (tree clearing and necessary pole replacement) forecast by MTI were significantly understated making the potential cost overrun a huge financial risk to taxpayers. Finally, MTI’s loss of its key contact person and system designer put the whole internet infrastructure project in serious jeopardy.

The Municipality has now finalized a new contract with Eagle Telecom Ltd., (“Eagle”), that will be approximately $3,000,000 less expensive than the MTI contract on the per kilometer cost for fibre build and engineering. The Municipality’s consulting engineers, Hatch Ltd., have met with NSPI and negotiated with Eagle Telecom Ltd and have advised the Municipality a realistic estimate to build the entire internet infrastructure project is less than $18,000,000.

The Fibre-optic Internet project is now back within budget.

Work has already started on the pole surveys.  Eagle Telecom Ltd has built over 250,000 kilometers of fibre optic cable.  Construction will begin this fall.

Further information will be released shortly.

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For Additional Information contact:  
                                                                                    John Ferguson

                                                                                    Chief Administrative Officer

                                                                                    Municipality of the County of Annapolis

                                                                                    902-532-3130

                                                                                    jferguson@annapoliscounty.ca

 

 

2020 Volunteer Week

The Municipality of the County of Annapolis and the Towns of Annapolis Royal and Middleton annually host Volunteer Week in Annapolis County. People are encouraged to nominate a deserving volunteer from their community to receive an award. The volunteer may be involved in any form of voluntarism, i.e. hospital work, serving on boards, 4-H leader, fire department, recreation committee member, coach, service club member, choir director, etc.
All nominations are recognized at a locally ceremony during Volunteer Week. Also, the a nominee from each Town and one from the County is chosen to be recognized at the Provincial level during the Provincial ceremony in Halifax.

Nominations are now open  Click Here

2020 Community Events Guide Submissions

In preparation for our 2020 Annapolis County Community Events Guide, submissions of County events are now being accepted online! The online form guides you through the process to ensure all required information is included, such as the name, contact person, date and time of the event. In addition, there is also a space available to provide a short description of your event. 

Click Here to start filling out the guide’s submission form.

Deadline: Friday, December 20, 2019, 4:30 pm