2026 Excellence in Healthcare Awards Nominations Now Open

January 20, 2026

Municipality Opens Nominations for 2026 Excellence in Healthcare Awards

The Municipality of Inverness County is proud to announce the second annual Awards for Excellence in Healthcare.

Following the success of last year’s awards, this is an opportunity to recognize and celebrate the dedicated healthcare professionals who work tirelessly and selflessly to serve others. The awards offer everyone the opportunity to highlight individuals who deserve special recognition of their service.

Nominations are now open, available online at invernesscounty.ca. Paper copies of the nomination forms will be available at the Municipal Administration Building (375 Main St., Port Hood) as well as Inverness Consolidated Memorial Hospital, Sacred Heart Community Health Centre, and at all East Coast Regional Library branches in Inverness County.

Award categories have been created to recognize everybody involved in the healthcare sector in Inverness County. Including but not limited to doctors, nurses, nurse practitioners, allied health professionals, volunteers, and more.

Nominations must be submitted by end of day Saturday, February 28, 2026. An awards committee made up of municipal staff and a mix of practicing and retired healthcare professionals will select winners, which will then be announced at an awards gala in Chéticamp on April 22, 2026.

For guidelines, a detailed list of award categories, and the online nomination form, visit invernesscounty.ca/awards-for-excellence-in-healthcare.

For more information, contact Healthcare Navigator Ocean Phi Long Le: ocean.le@invernesscounty.ca | 1-902-323-0057, Municipality of Inverness County, 375 Main Street, Port Hood, B0E 2W0.

The awards are made possible by support from the Office of Healthcare Professionals Recruitment & Doctors Nova Scotia.

Council Repeals Bylaw 36

January 12, 2025

Municipality of Inverness County Council Repeals Bylaw 36

At the Regular Meeting of Council on Thursday, January 8, the Council of the Municipality of the County of Inverness voted to repeal Municipal Bylaw 36—Pensions. The decision to repeal the bylaw was made as part of an ongoing bylaw modernization process.

Bylaw 36 outlined a former pension plan for municipal employees. Current pension arrangements are now covered under updated Human Resources and Personnel Policies. The bylaw is outdated, inaccurate, and does not reflect current municipal operations or values. Bylaw 36 was repealed and not replaced.

Copies of all municipal bylaws are available online at invernesscounty.ca/government/bylaws/ and in print at the Municipal Administration Building during regular business hours (8:30 a.m. – 4:00 p.m., Monday to Friday).

This notice is published in accordance with the Municipal Government Act, Section 169.

NOTICE OF ADOPTION

PLEASE NOTE that on Thursday, December 11th the Council of the Municipality of the County of Inverness approved the development agreement and adopted the following amendments:

1. Development Agreement application by Ms. Adrienne Dermody for a consignment store in a Residential Centre zoned Lot 05-5, 252 Highway, Whycocomagh, Inverness County, NS (PID 50292820).
2. Rezoning Request from Residential Rural to Rural Commercial General by Yoshi Holdings Inc. (Last Chance Sandwich) for lands identified by PID# 50102276 (10 La Prairie Road), La Prairie, Inverness County, to expand the current Retail Use to include a Restaurant/Café Use.

PLEASE NOTE that an aggrieved person, an adjacent Municipality, or the Provincial Director of Planning may appeal this decision to the Nova Scotia Utility and Review Board within 14 days of the date of this notice. For more information visit the Eastern District Planning Commission website at www.edpc.ca or phone Toll Free 1- 888-625-5361.

Posted December 12, 2025 on the Municipal Website and in The Oran on December 17, 2025 in accordance with the requirements of the Municipal Government Act.