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Low Income Municipal Tax Assistance Program

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Published: Tuesday, 04 March 2025 09:56

The 2025 Low Income Municipal Tax Assistance Program is open now. The program will close on Friday, May 2, 2025. Please note that resident MUST REAPPLY ANNUALLY. 

To download the application form,  pdf click here(153 KB)

Municipality of the County of Colchester
Low Income Municipal Tax Assistance Program

SUBMISSION DEADLINE - MAY 2, 2025

Residential property owners may be eligible for an exemption on their 2025/2026 property taxes of $635.67. To qualify, applicants must own and occupy the property as your principal residence and fall into one of the categories in the table below:

Gross Income refers to the total gross income from all sources for the calendar year ending December 31, 2024. This must include the income of all members of the household, except full-time students. You should not include income from the following sources:
1. War Veterans Allowance Act (Canada);
2. Veterans Affairs Canada Pension; or
3. GST/HST Rebate

Application forms will automatically be mailed to last years eligible applicants. If you have not received your application form by April 1st, please call 902-897-3162.
Late applications will not be accepted.

Applicants must reapply annually. You may obtain an application from the Municipal Tax Office, 1 Church Street Truro, or by calling 902-897-3162. Exemptions are granted only for the current year. No retroactive exemptions will be granted.

For income verification purposes, please bring your 2024 INCOME TAX RETURN, which you submit to Revenue Canada. If you have filed via telephone through the File My Return service, please request a proof of income statement to provide as proof of income.

Notice of Assessments will NOT be accepted.

Dan Troke
Chief Administrative Officer

Colchester Planning Advisory Committee Meeting

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Published: Thursday, 13 February 2025 14:21

The Colchester Planning Advisory Committee will be reviewing and making a recommendation on the draft county-wide planning documents at a public meeting on Tuesday, February 18, 2025.

The meeting will start at 6 pm in Council Chambers, located on the 3rd floor of the Municipal Building 1 Church Street, Truro. Please contact Pam Macintosh at 902-897-3170 or This email address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it. for more information.

The draft documents can be found here:  Plan It Colchester - Municipality of Colchester

Volunteer Opportunities - Various Boards and Committees

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Published: Wednesday, 18 December 2024 16:05

The Municipality of Colchester is currently seeking volunteers to fill various vacancies on the following Boards and Committees for the 2024-2028 term of Council:

• Agricultural Working Committee: representatives from the farming industry;
• Citizens Monitoring Committee (Kemptown Host Community): host community representatives and members at large;
• Citizens Monitoring Committee (for Wind Turbines): citizen representatives from each Debert, Greenfield/Lower Harmony, Nuttby, Tatamagouche, Truro Heights/Hilden, and Higgins Mountain;
• Debert Source Water Protection Advisory Committee: citizen representative;
• Debert Business Park Advisory Committee: business and citizen representatives;
• Flood Advisory Committee: citizen representative;
• Fundy Discovery Site Committee: citizen representatives;
• Joint Planning Advisory Committee: citizen representative;
• Police Advisory Board: citizen representative;
• Tatamagouche Planning Advisory Committee: citizen representatives (applicants must reside within the Village);
• Tatamagouche Source Water Protection Advisory Committee: citizen representatives (applicants must be from the French River watershed area); and,
• Tatamagouche Water Utility Committee: citizen representatives (applicants must live in the area serviced by the Tatamagouche Water Utility).

Letters of interest, including relevant background information will be received at the Municipal Building (Administration Office),
1 Church Street, Truro or via email at This email address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it..

Expressions of interest will be accepted until all positions are filled.

Dated December 16, 2024
Dan Troke
Chief Administrative Officer

Notice of Approval - Subdivision Bylaw

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Published: Friday, 22 November 2024 16:10

NOTICE OF APPROVAL
Subdivision Bylaw Amendments

TAKE NOTICE that on Wednesday, September 25, 2024, the Council of the Municipality of the County of Colchester approved amendments to the Subdivision Bylaw.

The amendments to the Bylaw, include text amendments, addition of requirements for flag lots, amendments regarding private roads, and requirements for lot approval of telecommunication towers. The amendments are effective immediately.

Copies of the Bylaw amendments are available from the Community Development Office, 1 Church Street, Truro, or through the County’s website at www.colchester.ca

Dated at Truro, N.S., November 22, 2024

Dan Troke

Chief Administrative Officer 

Managed Urban Deer Hunt Plebiscite

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Category: Media Releases

Published: Tuesday, 24 September 2024 13:53

A plebiscite will be conducted in several urban communities of the Municipality of Colchester during the upcoming Municipal Election asking residents if they support a managed deer hunt to help control growing deer populations. Similar to the Town of Truro, many communities throughout the Municipality of Colchester have experienced problematic increases in deer. These increases have disrupted local ecosystems, destroyed property (gardens and landscapes), and have resulted in numerous Deer Vehicle Collisions (DVCs) and unsafe driving conditions.

Earlier this Spring the Municipality began working with Nova Scotia Department of Natural Resources and Renewables (DNR&R) in the Brookside/Bible Hill/Valley area to collect the 3-years of data required before a managed deer hunt can be considered. In 2025 data collection is anticipated to expand to the communities of Salmon River, Truro Heights, Lower Truro, and Hilden. These communities will all be included in the plebiscite during the election and will be asked to respond “yes” or "no” to the following question:

“Do you support a safely managed urban deer bow/crossbow hunt to control and reduce the urban deer population in and around your community?”

The Town of Truro spent several years in consultation with the DNR&R, researching, collecting data and gauging public opinion on how best to address their deer problem. A resulting Deer Management Strategy concluded that a controlled managed hunt is the most favourable population reduction method, in terms of effectiveness, feasibility, public cost, capacity, and time to implement. The Town, in partnership with Millbrook First Nation, has conducted several successful managed hunts since 2022 resulting in thousands of portions of protein being donated to Nova Scotia food banks through the Hunters Helping the Hungry program. A similar strategy mirroring Truro’s was adopted by the Town of Yarmouth in April of 2022.

What does a managed urban deer hunt mean?

A managed urban deer hunt is a controlled archery deer hunt, using carefully selected experienced, proficient archery hunters. These hunters operate under strict guidelines for the purpose of safely and humanely reducing the deer population numbers in select urban areas of the Municipality of Colchester for the benefit of natural ecosystems, citizen landscapes, reducing Deer Vehicle Collisions (DVCs) and an overall reduction of deer human conflict. A managed hunt would restrict the use of any firearms and would only involve bows/crossbows. The hunt would only take place in select areas of the community deemed to be safe and discreet (i.e., away from residences or places where people frequent) and a variety of necessary precautions would be taken to ensure public safety.

Public Hearing Notice - Subdivision Bylaw Amendments

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Published: Tuesday, 10 September 2024 08:59

TAKE NOTICE that the Council of the Municipality of Colchester will be holding a PUBLIC HEARING on WEDNESDAY, September 25, 2024, at 6pm. It will be held in Council Chambers of the Municipal Building, 1 Church Street, Truro.
Council will consider the following planning amendments at this meeting:

1. Amendments to the Colchester Subdivision Bylaw including approval of a lot that does not meet the frontage requirements provided the purpose is for a telecommunication tower, addition of flag lots, amendments to the provisions of private roads, and text amendments.

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

The staff report is posted on the Municipal website at www.colchester.ca

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

Dated in Truro, September 9, 2024
Dan Troke,
Chief Administrative Officer