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Join Us In Thanking Our Essential Workers

We would like to express sincere gratitude and respect for the continued dedication of our essential workers during the COVID-19 pandemic. You are true heroes and you inspire us with your compassion, your commitment and your strength. We are so very fortunate to have you taking such great care of us!

We encourage all residents to contact us to express your appreciation of everything that our essentials workers do to provide for us and keep us safe.

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Office Closure

Due to the updated Provincial public health restrictions, our Municipal offices will remain closed and support work from home operations until May 31, 2021.

Services to residents will continue to be provided as efficiently as possible. Questions and concerns related to taxes and other services such as recreation, building permits, waste diversion, public works, etc. can be addressed online, by phone or email. Click here for alternate payment methods for building permits, tipping fees and property tax payments.

Operations at the Regional Material Recovery Facility will remain open to the public, this could change at any time, so we encourage residents to check back often for on-going updates.

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Weekly blood collection returns to Lockeport Medic...

Created on Thursday, 13 May 2021 09:20

NEWS RELEASE - Thursday, May 13, 2021Patients in the Lockeport area will once again be able to have blood collected at their local health centre one day each week starting in Wednesday, June 2. Blood collection services will be available at the Lockeport Medical Centre:• Wednesdays, from 8 to 10 a.m. (starting June 2) Blood collection is by appointment only – no walk-ins please. Patients wishing to book an appointment online at Nova Scotia Health sites offering this service can visit https://...

Accessibility Advisory Committee Meeting May 19th

Created on Wednesday, 12 May 2021 15:36

The next Accessibility Advisory Committee Meeting is scheduled for Wednesday, May 19th at 6pm. The meeting will be held virtually using online video conferencing. If any members of the public wish to attend, you can request the meeting link by emailing Adam Dedrick at

May is Lyme Disease Awareness Month

Created on Friday, 07 May 2021 12:47

Lyme disease is an infectious disease caused by a bacterium named Borrelia spread by ticks. The most common sign of infection is an expanding area of redness, bullseye mark, on the skin that appears at the site of the tick bite about a week after it occurred. Here are some ways to protect yourself if you venture into wooded or forested areas within risk areas for Lyme disease: Wear light coloured long-sleeved shirts and pants to spot ticks more easily Tuck your shirt into your pants, and pu...

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