Notice of Adoption By-law 047A Amendments to Potable Water

On December 9, 2025, Municipal Council conducted Second Reading of By-law 047A Amendments to By-law 047 Potable Water Supply Upgrade Lending Program and approved the following amendments to the By-law:

• establish a five-year repayment term for new agreements, including a hardship clause
  that allows approved applicants to receive a repayment term extension, effective
  December 9, 2025;
• remove the stacking provision with Clean Energy Financing and align with By-law 031
  Clean Energy Financing so that only one municipal financing may be active on a property
  at any given time; and
• make housekeeping amendments, including accessibility updates and formatting.

Click By-law 047 to view the amended By-law in its entirety.

Click pdf Public Notice (32 KB) to view the Notice of Adoption in full. 

Notice of Intent to Consider Repeal of By-law 017

On December 9, 2025, Council reviewed By-law 017A - A By-law to Repeal By-law 017 – Police Clearance Certificate Application Fees, which proposes eliminating the $25.00 application fee for residents applying for Clearance Certificates for work-related purposes.

Notice is hereby given that Second Reading of the proposed By-law will take place at the January 13, 2026 Council meeting.

Click pdf Public Notice (31 KB) to view it in its entirey.

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Osprey Village Enhancement and Beautification Concept Plan

The draft Osprey Village Enhancement and Beautification Concept Plan is now available for public comment at https://engage.modl.ca/osprey-village. Please submit your feedback by email to This email address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it. no later than January 8, 2026 at 5pm.

Planning Advisory Committee Seeks New Member

The Municipality is accepting expressions of interest from individuals to serve as a member of the Planning Advisory Committee. The Planning Advisory Committee advises Municipal Council on land use planning issues. This includes zoning, complex development applications, and municipal heritage properties. Meetings are normally conducted on the fourth Thursday of every month, starting at 7:00 p.m.

The Municipality is seeking one member-at-large appointment for a two-year term.

To apply, please send a letter to Jennifer Harrietha at This email address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it. or 10 Allée Champlain Drive, Cookville, NS, B4V 9E4, including the following points:

• What interested you in serving as a member of the Committee
• What you know about the planning in the Municipality
• How you feel you can contribute to the discussion of the Committee
• How you would handle a situation where a decision was made that you did not support
• Anything that the Municipal Council should know about your qualifications

Please submit your expression of interest by Friday, January 9, 2026, at 5:00 p.m.

We thank all applicants for their interest in this appointment.

Holiday Closures for the Municipal Services Building

Tuesday, December 16 - Closed from 11:30am to 2pm

Thursday, December 18 - Closed at 3pm

Wednesday, December 24 until Thursday, January 1 - Closed all days

We reopen on Friday, January 2 from 8am to 5pm.

New items accepted in recycling!

Our recycling program is now managed by Circular Materials, a national not-for-profit organization committed to building an efficient and effective recycling system in Nova Scotia.

New items that will be accepted in your container blue bags include:

• Multi-layer paper containers: Paper cups (hot and cold), paper bowls, ice cream cartons, and spiral cans (frozen juice, cookies, potato chips).
• Plastic tubes: Toothpaste, deodorant, and hand cream tubes.
• Small plastic packaging: Small bottles/pumps, candy/gum containers, garden pots, and seedling trays

New items that will be accepted in your paper and fibre blue bags include:

• Sugar and flour bags, potato bags, gift bags, gift wrap, pet food bags, and microwaveable meal containers

The R6Recycles Waste app and Waste Wizard will be updated in the coming weeks to include any changes to your recyclables and paper collection. The R6Recycles waste app is found at https://southshorewaste.ca/

  pdf Click here for a sorting guide with images, plus answers to commonly asked questions.(712 KB)

Notice to Residents - Special Council Meeting Dec 9, 2025

A Special Council meeting is scheduled for Tuesday, December 9, 2025 at 9:00 a.m.  Council will review and discuss options for Draft #2 of the municipal wide planning document.  The meeting is open to the public.

Click  pdf Public Notice(26 KB) to view it in its entirety.

News release: Council Pre-approves $2 million Investment for Sawpit Wharf Park, Back Harbour Road

The Municipality of the District of Lunenburg Council has pre-approved $2 million to make waterfront improvements at Sawpit Wharf Park, including a new wharf structure and other waterfront improvements in 2026.  

In June 2024, the Municipality approved a concept plan, created with community input, that will improve the park’s waterfront, accessibility, and overall amenities. Four million dollars was included in the five-year capital plan to implement these improvements over several years.

After a recent structural assessment of the wharf, the decision was made to close the wharf immediately due to safety concerns. This assessment prompted Council to pre-approve funds to enable a design-build for a new wharf in 2026.

“Council understands that the wharf is a significant asset to the park, and one of its main attractions,” stated Mayor Elspeth McLean-Wile. “To not replace the wharf with one that will meet the current needs of park users was unthinkable. We understand this is a park feature people have come to expect. The wonderful thing about this park is the public access to the water and the great green space it provides. Council is excited for the improvements to the waterfront in 2026 and other improvements to the rest of the park that will improve accessibility and the overall user experience in the years ahead.”

To view the concept plan proposed for Sawpit Wharf Park please visit https://engage.modl.ca/sawpitwharfpark

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Media contact:

Trudy Payne, Director, Recreation and Tourism
This email address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it.
(902) 541-1333

Proclamation - International Day for Persons with Disabilities

On December 2, 2025, Mayor McLean-Wile proclaimed that December 3, 2025 is recognized as International Day for Persons with Disabilities.

International Day for Persons with Disabilities promotes an understanding of disability issues and the imporantance of equal access for Nova Scotians with disabilities in all aspects of society.

Click  pdf Proclamation(302 KB) to view it in its entirety.

New items accepted in recycling!

Our recycling program is now managed by Circular Materials, a national not-for-profit organization committed to building an efficient and effective recycling system in Nova Scotia.

New items that will be accepted in your container blue bags include:

• Multi-layer paper containers: Paper cups (hot and cold), paper bowls, ice cream cartons and spiral cans (frozen juice, cookies, potato chips).
• Plastic tubes: Toothpaste, deodorant, and hand cream tubes.
• Small plastic packaging: Small bottles/pumps, candy/gum containers, garden pots and seedling trays

New items that will be accepted in your paper and fibre blue bags include:

• Sugar and flour bags, potato bags, gift bags, gift wrap, pet food bags, and microwaveable meal containers 

The R6Recycles Waste app and Waste Wizard will be updated in the coming weeks to include any changes to your recyclables and paper collection. The R6Recycles waste app is found at southshorewaste.ca.

Kingsburg recognized by FireSmart

Congratulations, Kingsburg!

The District of Lunenburg is proud to share that the Kingsburg Community Association has been officially recognized as a FireSmart Neighbourhood under FireSmart Canada’s Neighbourhood Recognition Program.

This national program recognizes neighbourhoods that take proactive steps to reduce their vulnerability to wildland fire. Kingsburg residents have come together to:

• Identify wildfire risks on their properties
• Take action on shared community spaces
• Work collaboratively to make their community safer and more resilient

Thank you to the Kingsburg Community Association and all the volunteers and residents who contributed to this achievement. Your leadership helps keep the whole District safer.

Want to learn more about the FireSmart Neighbourhood program? Visit: https://firesmartcanada.ca/

Land Conservation Strategy Survey Deadline Extended

Survey deadline extended to December 5!

Do you care about protecting land in MODL?

We're developing a Land Conservation Strategy and want to hear from you! The Strategy will guide how we identify, care for, and expand protected natural areas so that nature and people thrive, with a goal of conserving 20% of municipal lands by 2030.

Our Land Conservation Strategy will combine local knowledge and science to map high-priority areas and outlines tools we can use such as purchasing land, accepting donations of land, applying conservation easements, partnering with land trusts, entering stewardship agreements, and developing supportive land use policies.

We are engaging residents to ensure the Land Conservation Strategy reflects local priorities, lived experience, and the places people value. We want to understand the social, cultural, historical, and community benefits provided from and current barriers of accessing land and water for people across the municipality, alongside ecological science.

Fill out our survey today! https://engage.modl.ca/conservation