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Find Your Collection ScheduleFind Your Collection ScheduleSign up for our online customized calendar and reminder service. A collection schedule unique to your home address can be printed, synced with your own electronic calendar, or you can receive weekly reminders by phone, email or Twitter.

NewslettersStay InformedRead the latest edition of our quarterly newsletter to stay up to date on municipal news, programs, and services.

Build Your BusinessBuild Your BusinessDebert Business Park has the most strategic location in the Maritimes, offering strategic partnerships, advanced transportation networks, and a collaborative business environment.

Solar ColchesterReduce Your Carbon FootprintSolar Colchester is a new municipal program that allows eligible property owners in Colchester to install solar panels with financing assistance from the Municipality.

Explore Central Nova logoExplore Central NovaCentral Nova Scotia is filled with rich culture and heritage, unique culinary tastes, breathtaking nature, adventure activities, and family fun for all ages!

Plan It Planning Strategy ProjectShare your thoughtsThe Municipality of Colchester is launching Plan It Colchester - a project to develop a County-Wide Municipal Planning Strategy and Land Use Bylaw. Find out how you can share your thoughts on Colchester's future!

Colchester Bike WeekColchester Bike WeekIt's time to tune up and roll out! Get ready for a week full of fun rides, prizes, and safety tips for the whole family. Bike Week schedule of events can be found here.

Fundy Discovery SiteFundy Discovery SiteFundy Discovery Site is one of the most convenient and accessible places to experience the incredible tidal phenomena of Canada’s Bay of Fundy – home to the highest tides on Earth!

Upcoming Meetings & Events

  • Council Committee - Presentation MeetingTue. 6 Jun, 2023 (6:00 pm - 8:00 pm)Presentation meetings are held on an as needed basis.  Please contact the Administration Office at 902-897-3184 to confirm.
  • Council CommitteeThu. 8 Jun, 2023 (6:00 pm - 9:00 pm)
  • CouncilTue. 27 Jun, 2023 (6:00 pm - 9:00 pm)
  • Council Committee - Presentation MeetingTue. 1 Aug, 2023 (6:00 pm - 8:00 pm)Presentation meetings are held on an as needed basis.  Please contact the Administration Office at 902-897-3184 to confirm.
  • Council CommitteeThu. 17 Aug, 2023 (6:00 pm - 9:00 pm)
  • CouncilThu. 31 Aug, 2023 (6:00 pm - 9:00 pm)
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Latest News

  • Parks & Trails - Closures and Restrictions

    Parks & Trails - Closures and Restrictions

    In addition to the Province of Nova Scotia restricting travel and activities in wooded areas, the Municipality of Colchester is closing all wooded areas of municipal parks and the Cobequid Trail effective 12:00 noon on Wednesday, May 31. Stewiacke River

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  • Tender - Debert Sewer - Tracker and Sewage Pumping Station

    Tender Notice - Debert Sewer Tracker & SPS - Closing Thursday, June 15, 2023 at 3pm

  • Notice - Special Joint Council Meeting

    Notice - Special Joint Council Meeting

    A Special Joint Council meeting with the Town of Truro will take place on Thursday May 11, 2023, beginning at 5 pm.  This meeting will be held in Council Chambers of the Municipal Building.

    The purpose of this Special Joint Council meeting is to

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  • Notice - Upcoming Council & Committee Meetings - May 2023

    Notice - Upcoming Council & Committee Meetings - May 2023

    Take Notice that the following Council meetings will be held both in-person and virtually:

    • Council Committee Meetings
      • May 11, 2023 @ 7 pm
      • May 16, 2023 (Presentations) @ 6 pm
    • Council Meetings
      • May 23, 2023 @ 6 pm

    Anyone wishing to attend these

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  • Notice of Approval - Chapter 21 Dangerous or Unsightly Premises By-law

    Notice of Approval - Chapter 21 Dangerous or Unsightly Premises By-law

    TAKE NOTICE that on Thursday, April 27, 2023, Council of the Municipality of the County of Colchester approved, by way of Second Reading, Chapter 21 - Dangerous or Unsightly Premises By-law.

    The By-law is intended to supplement the MGA process to

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  • Request for Proposals - Forest Management Plan for Municipal Land

    RFP Forest Management Plan - Closing Thursday, May 25, 2023 at 3pm

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Latest Documents

  • pdf Non Profit Insurance Application
  • pdf Insurance Guidelines
  • pdf Non Profit Post Grant Report Form
  • pdf Grant Guidelines
  • pdf Grants to Non Profit Organization Policy
  • pdf Council Minutes 02 14 23 Special Meeting
  • pdf Council Minutes 03 30 23
  • pdf Council Committee Minutes 04 17 23 Additions &Deletion Budget
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1 Church Street
Truro, NS B2N 3Z5
Phone: (902) 897-3160
Fax (General Inquires): (902) 843-4066
Toll Free (in Nova Scotia): 1-866-728-5144

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In peace and friendship, and in the spirit of truth and reconciliation, we acknowledge that the Municipality of Colchester is in Mi’kma’ki, the ancestral and unceded territory of the Mi’kmaq.

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