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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

 

Request for Quotation - Colchester Balefill Construction & Demolition (C&D) Site Cell Construction

  pdf Tender Notice Colchester Balefill Facility C&D Cell Construction(59 KB)  - Closing Wednesday, June 17, 2026 at 2pm (local time)

Request for Proposals - Consulting Services - Climate Risk Assessment & Resilience Plan

pdf RFP Notice - Consulting Services - Climate Risk Assessment(108 KB)  - Closing Friday, June 5, 2026 at 4pm (local time)

Tax Sale - Tuesday, June 9, 2026 at 10:00 am

Please note, the Municipality of Colchester will be holding a Tax Sale in Tuesday, June 9, 2026 at 10:00 am at the Truro Legion (42 Brunswick Street).

For a list of the properties for sale, visit colchester.ca/tax-sales or  pdf click here(108 KB)

Have questions about the Tax Sale process?  pdf Click here(240 KB)  for some frequently asked questions. 

RFP - Project 2504-1504 - Construction Services - Biosolids Facility Aeration Upgrades

pdf RFP Notice Construction Services(109 KB)  - Closing Wednesday, June 10, 2026 @ 3:00pm