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RFP - Project 2611-1540 - Preliminary Design, Fire Protection System Improvements - Debert Water Utility

pdf RFP Notice Consulting Services Debert Fire Protection System(110 KB) - Closing, Tuesday, July 7 2026 @ 3:00pm

NOTICE OF PUBLIC HEARING – HERITAGE DESIGNATION

TAKE NOTICE that the Council of the Municipality of Colchester will be holding a PUBLIC HEARING on THURSDAY, June 25, 2026 at 6pm. It will be held in Council Chambers of the Municipal Building, 1 Church Street, Truro.

Council will consider the following:

A request by the owners of 8 Old Tatamagouche Road, Upper Onslow, to designate their property as a Municipal Heritage Property, under the Heritage Property By-law. The PID is 20106803.

Any representation and/or written objections by interested persons concerning this hearing may be made at this Public Hearing.

The staff report is posted on the Municipal website at www.colchester.ca/Planning under Current Planning Applications.

For more information or to learn how to participate in the Public Hearing, contact Pam Macitnosh at 902-897-3170 or This email address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it.

Dated in Truro, June 11, 2026

Dan Troke,

Chief Administrative Officer

Tender - Project 2603-4425 - Hudson Street Sewer Extension - Debert

pdf Tender Notice 2603 4425(177 KB)  - Closing Wednesday, June 24 2026 @ 3:00pm 

Tender - Project 2601-2524 - MacElmon Road Utility Extensions

pdf Tender Notice 2601-2524(109 KB)  - Closing Wednesday, June 17, 2026 @ 3:00pm

Notice of Approvals

TAKE NOTICE that the Council of the Municipality of Colchester, at two (2) hearings held on May 28, 2026, approved the following:

1) Hearing 1 – a request by Scott Hill of Import Heaven Auto Services, for a map amendment (rezoning) to the Colchester Land Use By-law for property located at 803 Union Rd #2, Greenfield, PID 20045761, to allow a 10-acre portion of this 100-acre property to be used as a salvage yard. The amendment changed the zoning from Rural General to Rural Industrial.

2) Hearing 2 - Administrative Amendments to the Colchester Land Use By-law to address any inconsistencies, such as mapping errors, typos, etc., plus amendments to reduce ambiguity for staff, applicants & the public within the documents since its adoption in June of 2025.

Amendments for both approvals are posted on the Municipal website at www.colchester.ca/planning under Current Applications.

Each decision may be appealed to the Nova Scotia Regulatory and Appeals Board withing fourteen (14) days of the date of publication of this notice. https://nserbt.ca/nsrab/mandates/municipal-planning-appeals.

 

Dated in Truro, June 1, 2026

Dan Troke, 

Chief Administrative Officer

 

pdf Notice of Approvals(195 KB)

RFP - Project 2608-1485 - French River Hydraulic & Assimilative Capacity Study for the Tatamagouche Water Utility

pdf RFP Notice Consulting Services French River Capacity(109 KB)  - Closing Friday, June 26, 2026 @ 3:00pm