- Services
What we can offer you!
The Municipality of Shelburne Recreation & Parks Department offers a variety of direct programming and is a partner with a number of special interest groups throughout the year. These programs take place in a variety of community and school facilities in the area.
Each summer during the months of July and August we offer a full program of activities.
- Day Camps
- Sports Camps
- Red Cross Swim Lessons at Welkum Park on Welshtown Lake
- Special Events
- Youth Leadership Development
- Lockeport Cottages & Campground, Lydgate.
The Municipality of Shelburne recognizes the strengths and diversity of the many communities located within its Municipal boundaries. The Recreation & Parks Department provides assistance in a number of ways to emerging, new, and existing community associations to meet the interests and needs of their members.
We work with individuals and groups with a recreation, sport, physical activity, and/ or cultural focus assisting them to achieve self sufficiency.
The Municipality of Shelburne Recreation & Parks Department provides services that can assist your community in the following ways:
- Incorporation - register as a non-profit group
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Surrenderof Certificate of Incorporation - dissolve a non-profitgroup
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Organizational Development to make your organizationmore effective and efficient - a workshop canbe tailored to the needs of your group.
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Leadership Development - Food Handling, First Aid, National Coaching CertificationProgram, Fitness Leaders Training, etc.
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Recreation Activity Lending Library - books on many recreation, sport, andphysical activity topics.
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Equipment Lending Library - SCAT (Shelburne County Active Team) Pak; Picnic Pak; GiantLawn Games; 10x 15 Canopy; Board Games, Velcro bannerwith Lettering, Megaphone, Tug-of -War Rope, etc.
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Planning Assistance
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Fundraising Opportunities
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Small Community Recreation Grant Program
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Administration - posters, photocopies, lamination, binding, button making (limited basis with small feecharged)
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Contacts
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Recreation Development Recognition Awards throughRecreation Nova Scotia (RNS)
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ETC. Determined throughdiscussion with the Director of Recreation & Parks

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Staff |
- Marilyn Johnston - Director of Recreation and Parks
- Michelle Branchaud - Assistant to the Director of Recreation & Parks
- Erin Hartley - Customer Service Representative
- Adam Dedrick - Physical Activity & Community School Co-ordinator
- Darrell Locke
By-Law Enforcement Office and Public Works Superintendant
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Site Information |
Hours of Operation
Monday to Friday
9:00am to 4:30pm
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Address
136 Hammond St.
P.O. Box 280
Shelburne, NS
B0T 1W0
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Office Location
Main floor of the Municipal Administration Building,
136 Hammond Street, Shelburne, N.S. |
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Telephone
(902) 875-3544
(902) 875-3083
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Fax
(902) 875-1278 |
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