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Welcome to Lunenburg

In our 40-year Comprehensive Community Plan, the Town pledges to operate on the guiding principles of inclusion, adaptable and incremental change, collaborative relationships, environmental protection, living heritage, contemporary excellence, spatial cohesion, harbourfront guardianship, and placemaking.

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Lunenburg’s Working Waterfront

For centuries the Mi’kmaq, Acadians, and Lunenburgers have all drawn from the bounty of the sea for food and to make a living. The Town of Lunenburg is a place where the maritime culture of the past lives brightly alongside the maritime culture of the present. Our waterfront is beautiful and functional, allowing our fishing and manufacturing industries to cohabitate with tourism and events for a diverse local economy.

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A UNESCO World Heritage Site

The Town of Lunenburg is one of only two urban communities in North America designated as a UNESCO World Heritage Site. Established in 1753, the Old Town is the best surviving example of a planned British colonial settlement, having retained its original layout and overall appearance based on a rectangular grid pattern. Town residents have safeguarded the built heritage by preserving the wooden architecture of the houses, some of which date from the 18th century.

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*NEW* Council Highlights Page

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26 January 2023

1st Issue for Jan 24, 2023 Council Meeting

Welcome to Council Highlights, a concise digest of newsworthy decisions and issues from Town of Lunenburg Council meetings that will be posted to the Town website the
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Lunenburg Renaming Cornwallis Street and Parks

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24 January 2023

January 24, 2023 – Lunenburg Town Council approved recommendations from its Anti-Racism Special Committee to rename Cornwallis Street as well as two local parks in an effort to honour African Nova
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February is African Heritage Month in NS

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19 January 2023

Please join us for the Town of Lunenburg's annual Pan-African Flag Raising!

When: Wednesday, Feb 1, 2023 @ 12:00pm
Where: UNESCO Flagpoles (corner of Prince & Townsend Streets)

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Pan-African Flag RaisingWed. 1 Feb, 2023 12:00 pm
Please join us for the Town of Lunenburg's annual Pan-African Flag Raising in honour of African Heritage Month in Nova Scotia.

When: Wednesday, Feb 1, 2023 @ 12:00pm
Where: UNESCO Flagpoles (corner...
CouncilTue. 14 Feb, 2023 6:00 pm
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CouncilTue. 28 Feb, 2023 6:00 pm
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