RELEASE: Municipal Accessibility Advisory Committee Seeking Feedback
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE
January 25th, 2022
Municipal Accessibility Advisory Committee Seeking Feedback
INVERNESS COUNTY, UNAMA’KI – The Municipality of the County of Inverness Accessibility Advisory Committee is seeking public feedback on accessibility barriers and challenges individuals face in communities throughout the County. Feedback can be provided via participation in community video conference engagement sessions as well as an online survey. The feedback will assist the Accessibility Advisory Committee determine the highest priorities that need to be addressed in order to create accessible communities.
“One of the first and essential steps in developing the County’s Accessibility plan is to seek the public’s input on the accessibility issues residents are experiencing and impacting their lives,” said Warden Laurie Cranton, member of the committee. “These engagement opportunities will aid the committee in helping the Municipality become accessible and meet its obligations outlined in the Nova Scotia Accessibility Act.”
The engagement sessions will take place Tuesday, February 8th from 1-3pm and 6-8pm. To register for either session or complete the survey, residents can visit www.invernesscounty.ca/accessibility. Paper copies of the survey can also be obtained by phoning 902-258-7960.
The Accessibility Advisory Committee provides advice to Council on identifying, preventing, and eliminating accessibility barriers to people with disabilities within municipal programs, facilities, services, and initiatives. The committee also plans to play a role in educating businesses and organizations, while influencing the community to take steps to becoming more inclusive for its residents and visitors. For more information on the Accessibility Advisory Plan or to learn about upcoming public meetings, please visit www.invernesscounty.ca.
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Media contact:
Karolyn Aucoin
Communications & Community Engagement Specialist
Municipality of the County of Inverness
902-258-7513
karolyn.aucoin@invernesscounty.ca
Notice of Approval: By-Law 52
NOTICE OF APPROVAL
By-Law Adoption for the Municipality of the County of Inverness
Please take notice that the Council of the Municipality of the County of Inverness has approved and adopted:
By-Law No. 52:
By-Law to authorize the voting by telephone/internet for the 2022 Special Municipal Election for the District 1 Councillor
The purpose of By-Law No. 52 is to allow voting by telephone and internet for the 2022 Special Municipal Election for the District 1 Councillor.
Second Reading and adoption was given to By-Law No. 52 at the Regular Meeting of Council on January 6th, 2022.
A copy of By-Law No. 52 may be read online or at the office of the Municipality of the County of Inverness, 375 Main St., Port Hood, NS.
If you have any further questions, please call 902-787-3500.
Update: Municipal Administration Office – Port Hood
The Port Hood Administration office will remain closed to the public for the weeks of January 17th and January 24th as a precaution against COVID-19. The Municipality apologizes for any inconvenience this may cause residents.
To contact a staff member or the Finance Department, please call 902-787-2274. Thank you for your patience as we all work collectively to protect the health of our communities.
For more information on the current guidelines from the Province of Nova Scotia, please visit: https://novascotia.ca/coronavirus/restrictions-and-guidance/.
Notice of Application: Bell Canada
Canadian Navigable Waters Act
Bell hereby gives notice that an application has been made to the Minister of Transport, pursuant to the Canadian Navigable Waters Act for approval of the work described herein and its site and plans.
Pursuant to paragraph 7(2) of the said Act, Bell has deposited with the Minister of Transport, on the online Common Project Search Registry (http://cps.canada.ca/) and under registry number 4741, or, under the NPP File Number 2021-205779, a description of the following work, its site and plans:
• Aerial cable
in, on, over, under, through or across
Margaree River at East Margaree Cross Road, Inverness County, Nova Scotia, at approximately 46° 23′ 50.71″ N, 61° 4′ 46.96″ W.
Comments regarding the effect of this work on marine navigation can be sent through the Common Project Search site mentioned above under the Comment section (search by the above referenced number) or if you do not have access to the internet, by sending your comments directly to:
Navigation Protection Program – Transport Canada
95 Foundry Street, 6th Floor
P.O. Box 42
Moncton NB
E1C 8K6
Transport Canada (TC) will not make your comments on a project available to the public on the online public registry. However, any information related to a work is considered as unclassified public record and could be accessible upon legal request. As such, the information and records provided should not contain confidential or sensitive information. If you want to provide confidential or sensitive information that you think should not be made public, please contact TC before submitting it.
However, comments will be considered only if they are in writing (electronic means preferable) and are received not later than 30 days after the publication of the last notice. Although all comments conforming to the above will be considered, no individual response will be sent.
Posted at Margaree, NS, this 23rd day of December, 2021
Bell Canada
https://internet.developns.ca