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Tag Archives: Lois Smith
Town of Parrsboro R.I.P.
This elegantly written and scripted poster showed up on the warktimes doorstep recently. Fittingly, it will be my last warktimes post from Parrsboro as I’m moving on soon to Sackville, New Brunswick.
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Tagged David Harrison, Lisa Ward, Lois Smith, municipal amalgamation
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Town Council decisions on band stand, amalgamation and outside help from financial expert
Parrsboro should have its new band stand by mid-May in time for next year’s summer season according to a committee report presented at tonight’s Town Council meeting. So far, three contractors have expressed an interest in the project. The tender closes … Continue reading
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Tagged amalgamation, band stand, Bruce Purchase, Lisa Ward, Lois Smith, NSUARB, Ray Hickey
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Town Council news: Rafuse sworn in; aboiteau bridge project delayed
Norm Rafuse, owner of Rafe’s Construction, has officially taken his seat on Parrsboro Town Council after handily winning the September 5th by-election. Rafuse was sworn in at tonight’s regular council meeting. He said later that his mind is still open … Continue reading
Parrsboro Mayor rules out vote on amalgamation, at least for now
Parrsboro Mayor Lois Smith says there are no plans at the moment to give residents and taxpayers a chance to vote on whether the town should join Cumberland County. Four municipalities in the Pictou area plan to hold a plebiscite … Continue reading
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Tagged Keith Hunter, Lois Smith, municipal amalgamation, plebiscite
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Packed meeting hears benefits of amalgamation, but citizens will not get to vote
Parrsboro Town Councillors say residents won’t get to vote on whether the town seeks to join the Municipality of Cumberland County. “It’s council’s decision to make,” Mayor Lois Smith told an audience of about 150 last night at the Parrsboro … Continue reading
Town Council: Band shelter, lighthouse, by-election and questions about tax survey
The Town of Parrsboro is planning to demolish the band shelter and replace it during this construction season with a slightly larger one that will look much the same as the present structure. At tonight’s Town Council meeting, Chief Administrative … Continue reading
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Tagged Alain Couture, Band shelter, by-election, lighthouse preservation, Lisa Ward, Lois Smith, privacy, surveymonkey
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Parrsboro council: tax survey; aboiteau patching; King St. water; Fancy farewell
At its meeting tonight, town council discussed the online survey in which Parrsboro ratepayers are being asked if they favour charging a flat rate for fire protection and street lighting rather than financing these services from general property taxes. The … Continue reading
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Tagged aboiteau, King St. water, Lisa Ward, Lois Smith, property tax survey, Rob Fancy, surveymonkey
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Town will accept construction debris in spring cleanup
Parrsboro is changing the rules to allow residents to dispose of construction and demolition debris during this year’s spring cleanup being held from May 19 to May 21. At its meeting last night, Town Council added doors, windows, siding, flooring, … Continue reading
Parrsboro financial info still incomplete
The town of Parrsboro is still struggling to provide the province with financial information that should have been filed by Sept. 30th. The town has hired an outside expert to help pull the figures together. The province needs them for … Continue reading
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Parrsboro misses deadline for filing financial information Oops. The Town of Parrsboro missed the Sept. 30th deadline for filing information the province uses to measure the financial health of Nova Scotia’s municipalities. Municipal Affairs Minister Mark Furey said Parrsboro and … Continue reading
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Tagged Financial Conditions Index, Lois Smith, Mark Furey, Municipal Profile, Town of Parrsboro
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