Municipal News

Update on municipal waste disposal services

Update: Due to recent changes in provincial regulations by the Department of Environment and Climate Change regarding the disposal of Construction and Demolition Waste (C&D), the municipality is suspending the acceptance of Construction and Demolition Waste, effective beginning January 12, 2024, until further notice.

Details: Construction and Demolition will be the only services affected. Specifically, this means that all waste from home or building demolition and renovations will not be accepted at this time.
All other municipal waste services, including services provided via the Municipal Transfer Station and all curbside collection services, including bulky item collection will continue as normal.

Next Steps: The municipality recognizes and understands the need for an easy-to-access service for the handling of renovation and construction demolition debris. We are actively working to identify solutions and timelines to implement solutions to resume related services. We apologize for any inconvenience this may cause.

Questions: For additional information regarding the Municipal Transfer Station, please contact The Municipal Office at (902)522-2049 or email This email address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it.

FYI Background: The suspension of C&D disposal services is needed to allow the municipality to adapt to new provincial environment standards. C&D waste is stored in buried cells at waste sites such as the municipal transfer station. Constructing and managing waste storage cells in the ground that will meet the new environmental requirements represents a significant change to our processes, and time is needed to develop a cost-effective new way to receive and store materials.

Sincerely,
The Municipality of the District of St. Mary's. 

document Transfer Station Letter(67 KB)  

NOTICE
MEETING: Regular Council Meeting
DATE: Monday, January 8th, 2024
TIME: 4:00 pm
PLACE: Council Chambers, 8296 Highway 7, Sherbrooke

1. Call to Order
2. Roll Call
3. Additions to the Agenda
4. Approval of the Agenda
5. Approval of Minutes from: December 11th, 2023.
6. Business Arising from Minutes
7. Recommendations from Committees of Council
-COTW held January 3rd, 2024.
8. Outside Committee Reports
9. Other Matters of Business
10. CAO Report
Adjournment
A 10-minute question and answer period pertaining to agenda items.

NOTICE

MEETING: St Mary’s Municipal Council
Committee of the Whole
DATE: Wednesday, January 3rd, 2024
TIME: 4:00 pm
PLACE: St. Mary’s Municipality
Council Chambers, Sherbrooke, NS

1. Call to Order

2. Roll Call

3. Additions to the Agenda

4. Approval of the Agenda

5. Approval of Minutes: COTW held December 6th 2023

6. Business Arising from Minutes

7. Correspondence
a. 2024 Communities in Bloom Atlantic Edition Invitation
b. Exemption of Volunteer Emergency Services from New Fuel Charges
c. Ministerial Letter from Communities, Culture, Tourism and Heritage
(with original presentation of project attached)

8. Other Matters of Business
a. Volunteer Awards
b. Canada Summer Jobs Grant
c. Community Infrastructure and Access-Ability Grant Sessions
d. Provincial Economic Development
e. Flood Mapping
f. Housing – Municipal Affairs & Housing
g. Local Cellular Service – Verbal from Staff
h. Library Boxes

9. In-Camera: Contract Negotiations
Adjournment

Due to the weather and road conditions, some bulky items were not collected today. The municipal collection service will make a further attempt tomorrow, Friday, December, 22.

If conditions don’t allow the work to be completed tomorrow, it will be done on the regular trash day next week.