NOTICE OF PUBLIC HEARING: Confirming Number of Councillors 

This virtual hearing will be Friday, May 12, 2023 at 10 a.m. 

The Town has applied to confirm its number of councillors.

The Town of Lunenburg has made an application to the Nova Scotia Utility and Review Board under Section 369 of the Municipal Government Act to confirm the number of councillors to be elected. This means that the Town of Lunenburg currently has six councillors and one mayor, and the Town believes this is the appropriate number of councillors for the Town.

This matter will be considered in a virtual public hearing as follows:

Hearing starts: Friday, May 12, 2023, at 10 a.m. 

Place: Offices of the Board, 1601 Lower Water Street, 3rd Floor, Halifax, NS & held virtually 

You may speak at the hearing. You must notify the Board by Wednesday, May 10, 2023 to register.

You may make written comments by sending a letter to the Clerk of the Board at P.O. Box 1692, Unit “M”, Halifax, NS B3J 3S3, or by email at: This email address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it. by Wednesday, May 10, 2023. 

Additional information: 

A copy of the application is available here: pdf Municipal Boundary Review Application (6.14 MB) . This application was approved at the Oct. 25, 2022 Council meeting. The application is also available in-person at Town Hall or on the Board’s website at https://nsuarb.novascotia.ca/, by clicking on "Cases & Evidence", Find Cases by Case Number" and insert in "Search Term" Matter ID M10879. 

To assist the Board in using correct forms of address and pronouns in our hearings and decisions, we invite all parties, lawyers, and all other participants to share their pronouns and titles with the Board and each other if they are comfortable doing so. There is no requirement to provide this information.