Victoria County

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Published: Friday, 28 June 2019 13:47

June 25, 2019 Victoria County Municipal Council Highlights

• Strait Area Transit updated council on the Victoria County Transit Service which is preparing to launch in July. This is a two-year pilot project that we hope will be used often. The service is available anywhere in the county for $5 and trips must be booked 24 hours in advance. Trips outside the county are also available for an additional price. There is are 2 driver positions available, based in Neil’s Harbour that need to be filled. For more information, contact Jessie at Strait Area Transit at 902-625-1475 or This email address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it..
• Victoria County’s new Tourism & Development Officer Dan Coffin was introduced to Council. Dan is looking forward to working with the council and promoting our beautiful county.
• Council passed the 2019-2020 budget. Property tax rates will remain the same $1.22 per $100 of assessment for residential and $2.12 per $100 of assessment for commercial. See a budget summary here.
• Council proclaimed we are in a Climate Change Emergency. The motion states in part: We are in a state of emergency that requires urgent action by all levels of government including local councils; that human induced climate change stands in the first rank of threats to humans, civilization and other species; and it is still possible to restore a safe climate and prevent most of the anticipated long-term climate impacts – but only if societies across the world adopt an emergency mode of action that can enable the restructuring of the physical economy at the necessary scale and speed.

Council minutes for the June 25, 2019 council session will appear on our web site once approved by council. The next council session is Tuesday, July 16, 2019 at 5 pm in the Courthouse in Baddeck. Find previous council minutes here.

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Published: Wednesday, 05 June 2019 15:52

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Published: Thursday, 09 May 2019 11:14

Water Supply Upgrade Lending Program

The Municipality recently passed a  Water Supply Upgrade Lending Program bylaw, which helps residents to access low interest financing to complete a water supply upgrade for their property.

The Water Supply Upgrade Lending Program operates on a first come, first served basis until the Program budget for the fiscal year has been allocated. Should there be funding available for your proposed Water Supply Upgrade, you will be required to sign a Water Supply Upgrade Lending Program - Financing Agreement that outlines your roles and responsibilities as Qualifying Property Owner, as well as those of the Municipality.

For more information:

Application

  pdf By-Law (1.51 MB)

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Published: Thursday, 09 May 2019 09:14

Transit FAQ

Questions about the new transit service in Victoria County? Answers here: Transit FAQ

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Published: Monday, 08 April 2019 08:37

Victoria County Doctor Recruitment

Victoria County had two booths at the recent Rural & Remote Doctor Conference in Halifax.

Both the Buchanan Memorial Hospital Foundation and the Victoria County Memorial Hospital representatives report lots of activity and leads.

In the photo below, Dr. Jamie Tribbo, Bev & Graham MacKenzie stand at the Victoria County (south) booth.

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Published: Friday, 22 March 2019 09:35

Transit service is coming to Victoria County!

Strait Area Transit Fact Sheet:

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Published: Thursday, 27 September 2018 10:23

Compliance 2018

Some changes coming... If you follow Municipality of Victoria County sorting guidelines and put recyclables in blue bags, compostables in green bags and garbage in clear bags, you likely will not see any change to the way you do things now.

Beginning October 22, 2018, we can no longer accept non-compliant waste that does not follow our Solid Waste by-law.

Have questions about the changes? Click here: Compliance 2018

Looking for a copy of our sort sheet? Click here: 2018 Sort Sheet

Want to read our Solid Waste By-law? Click here: Solid Waste By-Law

Questions about any of this? Contact us at This email address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it. or call 902-295-2117.

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Published: Friday, 11 May 2018 15:26

ReUse Centre

Great news! The ReUse Centre is back up an running for the 2019 season. Is your non-for-profit looking for a new way to raise money? Apply today to run the Victoria County ReUse Centre. Open to not-for-profits across Victoria County.

Committment is 4 hours of your time each Saturday and your group gets all the money raised during that time! Fill out an application and your non-profit could be next! 

Print this application and send it to This email address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it.. 

Reduce|ReUse|Recycle

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Published: Friday, 01 April 2016 11:43

Please note: Effective April 1, 2016 credit card payments for tax and water accounts will be processed by Paymentus, a third party company.

TO PAY BY CREDIT CARD:
Once you click the PAY NOW button below, you will be directed to Paymentus Corporation, the third party company that will process credit card payments. The page will prompt you to provide your name, email address and phone number. Please make sure to have your tax or water bill account number. Paymentus will add a 1.75% service charge to the payment total.

If you do not have a valid email address or wish to pay through telephone payments, please call the Paymentus toll-free line at 1-855-748-6067.

PAY NOW with a credit card.

Other Payment Options:
Victoria County TAX and WATER bills can also be made in the following ways:

• Cash - please do not send cash through the mail.
• Cheque – made payable to 'Municipality of Victoria'
• Debit card
• On-Line Banking
• At the Tax Office in the Courthouse at 495 Chebucto Street, Baddeck