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Welcome to St. Mary’s

Located in the heart of Nova Scotia’s Eastern Shore, the Municipality of the District of St. Mary’s is a rural municipality consisting of five electoral districts. Incorporated in 1879 the Municipality has a population of 2,233 and is bounded by the counties of Antigonish and Pictou, the municipalities of Halifax and Guysborough, and the Atlantic Ocean.

Did you know the St. Mary's Recplex is available for private rentals? Call 902-522-2049 during office hours to book your rental. All rentals must be made 24 hours in advance and by Friday for weekends.

Visit https://www.saint-marys.ca/facilities.html for availability.

Please be advised that the SeaShore Volunteer Fire Department rate pater's meeting will be held January 6th, 2025 at 6:30 pm. at the SeaShore VFD Fire Hall in Port Bickerton

Announcing the New Municipality of the District of St. Mary’s Council

Sherbrooke, Nova Scotia – The Municipality of the District of St. Mary’s is excited to announce the formation of the new Municipal Council.

The Municipality of the District of St. Mary’s Council is composed of 5 dedicated members.
District 1: Councillor, Emma Tibbo
District 2: Councillor, Dana O’Connell
District 3: Deputy Warden, Beulah Malloy
District 4: Councillor, Scott Beaver
District 5: Warden, James Fuller

The inaugural meeting of the Municipal Council has taken place on October 30th, 2024, at 4:00 pm in the Council Chambers. We invited all residents to join us and share their thoughts and ideas.

Council nominated and then appointed Councillor James Fuller (District 5) as Warden, and Councillor Beulah Malloy (District 3) as Deputy Warden. Council agreed to set the Terms of Warden and Deputy Warden for 2 years.

Image from left to right: Councillor Scott Beaver, Deputy Warden Beulah Malloy, Warden James Fuller, Councillor Emma Tibbo, and Councillor Dana O’Connell.

To see the full press release you can visit the link below:
document 2024 10 30 Inaugural press release (347 KB)

At the inaugural meeting on October 30th, 2024, Council decided to change the times of the Council and Committee of the Whole meetings to 6:00 pm. the frequency of the meetings will remain the same.

Council meetings to be held at 6:00 pm on the first monday of each month.
COTW meetings to be held at 6:00 pm on the first and third wednesday of every month.

To learn more about the Napu'saqnuk (St. Mary's River) Ecologically Significant Area
There will be a formal information session held November 2nd, 2024 at 10:00 am to 2:00 pm a the St. Mary's River Association Interpretive Centre
8404 Highway 7, Sherbrooke Nova Scotia.
For more information click the links below:
image StMarys Overview Simple 12192023 (2.88 MB)   
image StMarys Overview Table 12192023 (2.80 MB)   image
(2.80 MB) pdf SMR Handout ENG Oct 2023 V2 (4.44 MB)   image
(2.80 MB)

The Results for the 2024 Municipal Elections are as follows:

 To see the St. Mary's Final Vote Count click the link below:
pdf St Marys Final Vote Count Count 2024 Election (9 KB)

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