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Municipal Council

Council Today

The Municipal Council, whose powers and duties are set out in a series of Provincial Acts, is the principal legislative and governing body for the Municipality. In the course of carrying out its responsibilities, Council makes decisions by resolution, by policy or by by-law. Some of the areas often requiring decision or legislation by Council are: the provision of fundamental services like water, sewage and disposal of waste, allocation of funds, budget, municipal taxation, responsibility for disadvantaged or elderly residents of the municipality, economic initiatives, preservation of heritage property and wilderness areas, maintenance of roads, fire prevention and police protection. In other words, Council is responsible for making decisions that best serve the interests of the residents of the Municipality of Yarmouth.

The Council is composed of seven councillors, each elected as the representative by and for the residents in  a specific district. Elections take place every four years. Council meetings are presided over by the Warden  or, in his absence, the Deputy Warden, who are chosen from among the councillors at the first meeting  following a municipal election.

Meetings are held twice a month. On the second Thursday of the month Council meets at 2:30 pm in the Council Chambers of the Municipal Building in Hebron. On the fourth Wednesday of the month the meeting convenes at 6:00 pm in the Council Chambers of the Municipal Building in Hebron. The public is welcome and details of agenda and scheduling are available on our website under Council Agendas and Minutes or by contacting the municipal office at 902-742-7159. Organizations who wish to make a presentation before Council should contact Jenny Porter, Municipal Clerk at least two weeks prior to the meeting to be considered for addition to the council meeting agenda.

Regular Council Meetings are aired on EastLink Community TV the first Tuesday of the following month beginning at 9:00 p.m. and are also streamed live on the Municipality of the District of Yarmouth facebook page.

                                                               Municipal Council 2020-2024
Council 2020

Front row left to right: Back row left to right:
Deputy Warden Trevor Cunningham                   Councillor Patti Durkee
Warden John Cunningham Councillor Daniel Allen
  Councillor Sheri Hurlburt
  Councillor Nick Hilton
  Councillor Loren Cushing
Victoria Brooks, CAO


To view a list of former members of Municipal Council including photographs, click on the link below.

Past Municipal Councils

Past Municipal Councils


Municipal Council 2016-2020Council 2017


Front row left to right:

Councillor Gerard LeBlanc
Warden Leland Anthony
Councillor Patti Durkee

Back row left to right:

Deputy Warden John Cunningham
Councillor Daniel Allen
Councillor Loren Cushing
Councillor Trevor Cunningham



M
unicipal Council 2012-20162012 2016

Front row left to right:

Councillor Rick Churchill
Councillor John Cunningham
Councillor Gerard LeBlanc

Back row left to right:

Warden Murray Goodwin
Deputy Warden Steve Pacquette
Councillor Trevor Cunningham
Councillor Leland Anthony



Municipal Council 2008-20122008 2012

Front row:

Warden Leland Anthony

Back row left to right

Councillor Ken Crosby
Councillor Rick Churchill
Deputy Warden Murray Goodwin
Councillor Trevor Cunningham
Councillor John Cunningham
Councillor Heather MacDonald


Municipal Council 2004-2008
2004 2008
Front row left to right:

Ken Moses, CAO
Warden Bryan Smith
Trudy LeBlanc, Deputy CAO

Middle row left to right:

Councillor Daniel Muise
Deputy Warden Brian Noble
Solicitor Raymond Jacquard
Councillor Ken Crosby
Councillor Leland Anthony

Back row left to right:

Councillor Staley Goodwin
Councillor Gilles Robichaud


Municipal Council 2000-2004 2000 2004

Front row left to right:

Deputy Warden Bryan Smith
Warden Chris Perry
Ken Moses, CAO

Back row left to right:

Trudy LeBlanc, Deputy CAO
Councillor Leland Anthony
Councillor Staley Goodwin
Councillor Gilles Robichaud
Councillor Andrew Nickerson
Solicitor Raymond Jacquard
Councillor Aurel Mooney



Municipal Council 1996-20001996 2000

Front row left to right:

Councillor Staley Goodwin
Warden Richard Hurlburt
Ken Moses, CAO

Back row left to right:

Trudy LeBlanc, Deputy CAO
Councillor Aurel Mooney
Councillor Bryan Smith
Deputy Warden Chris Perry
Councillor Leland Anthony
Solicitor Raymond Jacquard
Councillor Patricia Rodney



Municipal Council 1992-19961992 1996

Front row left to right:

Councillor Bryan Smith
Councillor Aurel Mooney
Warden Robert Anthony
Councillor Patricia Rodney

Back row left to right:

 
Ken Moses, CAO
Deputy Warden Staley Goodwin
Councillor Brian Noble
William Scott, Clerk/Treasurer
Councillor Richard Hurlburt





Municipal Council 1988-19921988 1992


Front row left to right:

Deputy Warden Patricia Rodney
Warden Robert Anthony
Councillor Jan Morrow

Back row left to right:

Councillor Reg LeBlanc
William Scott, Clerk/Treasurer
Councillor Brian Noble
Councillor Richard Hurlburt
Ken Moses, CAO
Councillor Staley Goodwin




Municipal Council 19651964 1968


Front row left to right:

Florence MacConnell
Warden H. Ray Hurlbert
Councillor Everette Reeves
Councillor Stephen Whitehouse

Back row left to right

Councillor Stephen Churchill
Deputy Warden Robert K. Rose
Councillor Frank Lent
Councillor Oscar Smith
George A. Crosby, Clerk




Municipal Council 1947May 1947


Front row left to right:

W.H. Tudor, Clerk/Treasurer
Deputy Warden Walter Churchill
Warden D. Carlos Hilton
Shirley Killam, Assistant Clerk
Councillor Caleb W. Cook

Back row left to right:


Councillor Herbert S. Rose
Councillor Harry L. Cann
Councillor Nathan Cann
Councillor H. Fay Hurlburt
Edward H. Elliott, Municipal Collector
Councillor George A. Crosby


Yarmouth's First Council
  

After provincial legislation brought municipal incorporation to Nova Scotia in 1879, the first Council of the Municipality of Yarmouth met on January 13, 1880. The following representatives of the five districts of the Municipality had been elected: Robert H. Rose, James E. Allen, James P. Lovitt, William H. Moody, Abram Hatfield, Edwin Crosby and John A. Hatfield. After holding a ballot, W.H. Moody was elected Warden and Thomas B. Crosby, a former Clerk of the Peace, was unanimously elected Municipality Clerk. At this first meeting Committees were appointed to procure a Seal, to prepare rules and by-laws, and to ask for tenders from persons willing to act as Collectors of Rates, i.e. Tax Collectors.

A burning issue of the day was construction of a railroad to link the towns and communities of Nova Scotia and, indeed, to connect the province with the rest of Canada. The railway would improve communication, transportation and open up many possibilities for economic development.

The councillors recognized the benefits a railroad would bring to the County and of immediate concern to the first municipal Council was the proposed railway line between Yarmouth and Annapolis. The Western Counties Railway Company, established in 1870, was responsible for its construction but various political complications had interfered with the progress of the line and by autumn 1879 it had only reached Digby.

At the second Council meeting of February 3, 1880, it was decided to send a representative from Yarmouth to join delegates from Digby and Halifax, to discuss the matter in Ottawa. [There was some discussion about who was to pay the costs of travel.] Thus many of the concerns addressed by the council elected 125 years ago are similar to those facing Council today.

 

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