Advocacy Letters

Recently local District 33 Winery reached out to Council with concerns of Provincial changes to allow Nova Scotia wineries, breweries, cideries, and distilleries to establish permanent secondary retail locations with cross-selling limits. Council sent a letter to Minister John Lohr noting how limits may hurt newer producers and advocating for the secondary retail framework to…

Council is requesting that the Nova Scotia Federation of Municipalities (NSFM) recognize the inadequacy of the electrical transmission infrastructure serving Southwest Nova Scotia. The Municipality has been unable to attract utility-scale wind energy development because the electrical transmission infrastructure serving Southwest Nova Scotia lacks the capacity required to accommodate projects beyond approximately 100 MW. This…

The Council of the Municipality of Shelburne are advocating for residents and expressing concerns regarding residential power rates in Nova Scotia and their growing impact on our residents and communities.

At a recent joint leadership meeting with all five Shelburne County municipal units, there was strong and unified support among municipal leaders for exploring an expansion of programs offered at the Shelburne Campus. A letter was sent to Hon. Nolan Young, Department of Labour, Skills, and Immigration regarding the future direction of the Shelburne Campus.

The Municipality, along with 3 other units of Shelburne County, came together to advocate against the Province’s recent decision to close several museums and visitor information centres across the province, including the Ross-Thomson House & Store Museum in Shelburne and the Barrington Woolen Mill Museum in Barrington.

Public libraries all across our province provide critical services to people in all of our communities. Due to rising costs, public libraries in Nova Scotia can no longer sustain said collections, programs and services without significantly depleting reserve funds and are unable to provide living wages for the majority of library staff. The Council of…

The Council of the Municipality of the District of Shelburne is aware of the ongoing bus shortages affecting our school district and has reached out to Tri-County Regional Centre for Education requesting information on this matter and what plans are in place to rectify them.

With the alarming rise in violence and criminal activities in the area, particularly within the high-value fishing sectors, Municipal Council, along with the other four units of Shelburne County, strongly advocate for the immediate provision of additional law enforcement resources to support the efforts of local detachments.

Municipal Council, joined with the other Mayors and Wardens of Shelburne County, urge the Department of Fisheries and Oceans to advocate for a mediation process and quota management decisions that are inclusive, transparent, and respectful of the rights and responsibilities of all stakeholders, including the commercial fisheries.

With all the deficiencies in our healthcare services, Council, along with the Mayors and Wardens of Shelburne County, strongly urge the Department of Health and Wellness to initiate, collaborate on, and fund a third-party review of our current Nova Scotia Health and Emergency Health services for our area.