Would you like to learn more about the services provided by Mahone Bay and the assets we hold? Unfortunately, this year we are unable to arrange for an in-person tour of Town owned facilities but we have produced this video hosted by CAO extraordinaire Dylan Heide.

This is Nova Scotia Municipal Awareness Week, a week dedicated to educating residents on the important work of municipal government and how everyone can be educated and involved in decisions made at Town Hall.

Please enjoy the video and reach out if you have any questions after viewing.
Happy Municipal Awareness Week!

-Town Council and Staff

​Winter is around the corner so that means preparing for winter storms and winter driving. 
Severe winter storms/blizzards are events that can affect our communities and can result in school and business closures or early dismissals, unsafe travel conditions, and widespread utility disruptions. Environment Canada tracks weather systems to mitigate potential effects, but winter storms can strike with little notice and can potentially threaten life and property.

• Consider your travel requirements and revise plans to stay off the roads if impassable.
• Check on family members and neighbours for assistance.
• Charge all battery-operated devices such as cell phones, laptops, and radios.
• Consider how you would cope with being home (shelter in place) for 3 days or more, possibly without power, and ensure you have appropriate supplies. Once you know how you and your family could cope and you have the supplies you need, relax in the knowledge that you have done what you can. Settle in to enjoy the storm.
• If you lose power, notify your electric utility provider and practice safety measures:
  • Candles – place them 12-inches away from other items in a sturdy base.
  • Generators – do not bring it indoors and ensure you have good ventilation.
  • Space heaters – select one that shuts off if it tips over. Keep it 3 feet away from other objects and turn it off at night.
• If the power goes out while you are cooking be sure to turn off the stove and clear the burners and oven to prevent a fire when power is restored.
• Clear oil tanks, hot water exhausts, furnace and dryer vents, secondary entrances, and fire hydrants.
• Pack a vehicle emergency kit including shovel, blanket, food, booster cables, and flashlight. 

​If severe winter traps you in your vehicle, remember these tips:

• Pull off the road, turn hazard lights on. Remain in your vehicle, rescuers are most likely to find you there.
• Do not set out on foot unless you can see a building close-by where you can take shelter.
• Conserve fuel. Run the engine and heater about 10 minutes each hour to keep warm, cracking a downwind window slightly to prevent carbon monoxide poisoning.
• Huddle with other passengers and use your coat for a blanket.
• In extreme cold, use road maps, seat covers, floor mats, newspapers or extra clothing for covering--anything to provide additional insulation and warmth.
• Once the severe weather has passed, you may need to leave the car and proceed on foot. Follow the road where possible. 

Candidate: Number of Votes

Alice Burdick: 377

Penny Carver: 459

Aaron M. Collery: 157

Joseph Maxwell Feeney: 384

Francis Kangata: 482

Richard Nowe: 352

Kelly Wilson: 439

Spoiled: 1

Declined: 21

Total: 2672

Voter Participation: 70.3%

Congratulations to Councillors, Burdick, Carver, Feeney, Kangata, Nowe, and Wilson. Thank you to all of our candidates for a great campaign and a very special thank you to the voters of Mahone Bay who participated in record numbers. Well done, Mahone Bay! 

You can still cast your vote by phone or internet until 7pm this evening, and we are at the Legion (21 Pond Street) today for anyone who would like to vote at our kiosk (tablet). We have staff available to assist if you have any questions. Please bring your voter information letter and wear your mask.

If you have lost your Voter Information Letter, or if you need any other assistance to cast your vote, please feel free to visit us at the Legion or call the Election helpline at 902-523-1356. 

The Water Utility will be conducting routine water main flushing throughout the Town of Mahone Bay as follows:

What to expect:

• Reduced Water Pressure
• Discoloured Water
• Intermittent Service Disruption

 What to Do:

• We recommend closing the main shut-off valve and water supply valve to hot water heaters; this will help avoid having discoloured water enter the hot water heater and help avoid having heating elements burn out.
• Consider turning off booster pumps during flushing to avoid equipment damage.
• Check for discoloured water prior to doing laundry or running the dishwasher.  Suspended material causing the discolouration can permanently stain fabrics.  To check, run a cold-water faucet, if discoloured water is present, flush your system by continuing to run a cold-water faucet until the water runs clear.

The Town of Mahone Bay regrets any inconvenience created during water main flushing.  Water main flushing is a semi-annual maintenance procedure used to clean our water mains.

Please direct any questions or comments to the Town Office:
902 - 624 - 8327

Advance Polls will be Saturday, October 10th and Tuesday, October 13th at Town Hall from 12noon until 8pm. 

​Regular Poll will be Saturday, October 17th from 8am until 7pm at the Mahone Bay Legion. 

If you haven't had a chance to watch the Candidate Forum, you can watch it online here. 

​Dial 1-888-356-4178 (the phone number will be on the Election Page of our website)

• A voice prompt will welcome you
• Enter your date of birth followed by # (example: March 9, 1952 = 03091952#)
• Enter your unique PIN, which you received by mail, followed by # (example: 12345678#)
• A voice will tell you that you are voting for Councillors because the position for Mayor and Conseil Scolaire Acadien Provincial have been won by acclamation
• You will be given instructions on how to vote for each candidate - each candidate has a number based on alphabetical order and you will press the number corresponding to your first selection and then be prompted to make your next selection, until you have voted for six councillors.
• Press # to confirm your selection or 0 (zero) to change your selections
• You'll hear a voice repeat back your selections and then you're done.

We will have tablets available for you to vote using the online voting method described above. Tablets will be sanitized between voters. 

Mayor David Devenne and Fire Chief Richard Nowe each removed a ceremonial shovel full of earth on September 29, 2020 as the official start of the construction of Mahone Bay’s new fire station.

The $3.4 million, five-bay, fire station will serve the 3500 – 4000 residents in and around Mahone Bay who receive fire protection from the Mahone Bay and District Volunteer Fire Department. The new fire station will improve safety conditions for the volunteer fire fighters, provide a comfort centre for Mahone Bay and area residents during emergencies, and provide a more economical and environmental conscious building for fire services.
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“The job that a firefighter does today is far more complex than it was 62 years ago when the current fire station was built,” said Mayor Devenne. “Firefighters need the right facility to do the job. I believe that Council has made the right decision and that the time is right for this project.”
 
The target opening for the new station is November 2021, which will coincide with the Mahone Bay and District Volunteer Fire Department centennial celebrations. 

For more information on the Fire Station Build, see the special Fire Station newsletter. 

Municipal Elections are different than federal and provincial elections because they are run by employees of the municipality - even election staff are technically employed by the municipality. This is why municipalities do not provide biographies nor a platform for candidates. 

You will have noticed that Candidate Forums are provided by third-party, arm's length, organizations, such as Chambers of Commerce. 

This year the Mahone Bay and Area Chamber of Commerce found a way to still provide a platform for Candidates and published Candidate biographies in their recent newsletter. 

If there is a candidate that you have not yet heard from, you are welcome to contact the Election Team at 902-523-1356 or election@townofmahonebay.ca and we can share their contact information. 

You should have received your Voter Information Letter in your mail by now. 

Your Voter Information Letter will contain the instructions for how to vote, by phone, internet, or in person at one of our voting kiosks. This letter will also contain the unique PIN that you will use to cast your vote. 
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If you have not received your Voter Information Letter, please contact Town Hall at 902-624-8327 or election@townofmahonebay.ca and we will make sure that you receive everything you need.