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Media Releases - Archive
Media Releases for 2010
MR2010104 Canada Day Activties
MR2010103 Maintenance Flushing
MR2010102 Canada Day Celebration
MR2010101 Seniors Trip International Tattoo
MR2010100 June Council Meeting Date Changed
MR2010099 Water Main Flushing
MR2010098 COW Special Meeting YAC
MR2010097 Four Fathers Festival, Mus. Lineup, Act 3
MR2010095 2010 Community Fair
MR2010093 Four Fathers Festival, Mus. Lineup, Act 2
MR2010084 Temporary Borrowing Resolution
MR2010081 YAC Car Wash
MR2010080 3rd Community Fair
MR2010079 Notice of Meeting
MR2010078 Unidirectional Flushing
MR2010077 Four Fathers Festival Musical Enter.
MR2010076 Youth Fish Derby
MR2010075 Mayor Proclaims VON Week
MR2010074 Waste Water Treatment Facility Tender
MR2010073 Special Meeting Council
MR2010072 YAC Four Father Fest. Much Video Dance
MR2010071 Youth Ball Hockey Regist.
MR2010070 WalkingTrack Closure - Milk Fair
MR2010069 Walking Track Stadium Closed Weekend
MR2010068 Funding Request Fundy Senior Games
MR2010067 Gravel Tender
MR2010066 Grants to Organizations
MR2010065 Amend Salary Admin 2 New Positions
MR2010064 Crew Cab Chassis Tender
MR2010063 North Town Collecto rTrail Tender
MR2010062 Tender East Pleasant St. Reconstruction
MR2010061 Townshend Ave Reconstruction
MR2010060 Asphalt Patching Tender
MR2010059 Dangerous Unsightly Premises Policy
MR2010058 3 Spring Street DA 2nd reading
MR2010057 Annual Review of User Fees
MR2010056 Downtown Amherst Implementation Plan
MR2010053 Law Week Proclamation
MR2010052 April is Autism Awareness Month
MR2010051 Last Public Skate
MR2010050 YAC Appointments
MR2010049 YAC Terms of Reference
MR2010048 May Council Meeting
MR2010047 Funding Request - PANS Convention
MR2010046 Northern Region Solid Waste Agreement
MR2010045 CREDA Funding
MR2010044 CJSMA Budget
MR2010043 Insurance Services
MR2010042 Interim Tax Billing
MR2010041 Amend Salary Admin Policy
MR2010040 3 Spring St. 1st Reading
MR2010039 19 Dev. Agree. Dale Street
MR2010038 LUB Amended Smaller lot sizes
MR2010037 Notice of Council Meeting
MR2010035 Youth Ball Hockey
MR2010034 March Break Skate
MR2010033 March Red Cross Month
MR2010032 Release of Power Line Easement
MR2010031 Funding Request PeeWee AA Tournament
MR2010030 Funding Request - Ron Elliott Tournament
MR2010029 Funding Request Senior Games
MR2010028 Adopt a Garden
MR2010027 Irving Forestry management Plan
MR2010026 Diesel Controller Tender
MR2010025 SCADA_Software_Upgrade
MR2010024 DA 1st Reading 19 Dale Street
MR2010023 LUB Amend. Alternative Standards
MR2010022 Feb 22 Council Meeting
MR2010021 Feb 22 Council meeting- re-sched.
MR2010020 National Flag of Canada Day
MR2010019 Amherst Celebrates Olympics
MR2010018 IODE Proclamation
MR2010017 Public Skate Cancellation
MR2010016 Notice of Council Meeting
MR2010015 LUB Amendment Swimming Pools
MR2010014 March Meeting Dates
MR2010013 Amend Emergency Management Plan
MR2010012 Public Notification Policy Amendment
MR2010011 Application for Eco NS project funding
MR2010010 Balance Living Expo
MR2010009 School Reunion
MR2010009 School Reunion
MR2010008 International Womens Day
MR2010007 5 Units Meeting with Premier
MR2010006 Municipal Survey Town of Amherst
MR2010005 January as Alzheimer Awareness Month
MR2010004 Public Skating
MR2010003 Athletic Achievers
MR2010002 Free Youth Skating
MR2010001 Adopt a Garden Program
Media Releases for 2009
MR2009161 Special Council Meeting with YAC
MR2009160 New Year's Levee 2010
MR2009159 Tantramar Seniors College
MR2009158 DED Tree Program
MR2009157 Amend Bare Pavement Policy
MR2009156 Amend Policy Plowing Major Storms
MR2009155 Repeal Policy Snow Removal
MR2009154 Welcome to Amherst Sign
MR2009153 African Heritage Month
MR2009052 Pedestrial Beacon Cost Share Agreement
MR2009151 New BackHoe Loader
MR2009150 Fuel Oil Tender
MR2009149 LUB Amendment - Max. Sign Area
MR2009148 Deed Transfer Tac ByLaw 2nd Reading
MR2009146 Cumberland County Correctional Facility
MR2009145 Amherst Celebrates
MR2009144 Water Rate Study
MR2009143 Land Trade - Franklyn St. Extension
MR2009142 Deed Transfer Tax ByLaw 1st Reading
MR2009141 Sale Land Behind EB Chandler
MR2009140 155 E. Victoria Development Agreement
MR2009139 Canine Control Vehicle
MR2009138 "Adopt a Garden" Policy
MR2009137 YMCA Pool Reserve
MR2009136 Notice of Council Meeting
MR2009136 Public Skating Cancellation
MR2009135 Appoint. Deputy Mayor
MR2009134 155 E. Victoria Develop. Agreement
MR2009133 ByLaw to Amend Tax Exempt. ByLaw 2nd
MR2009132 LUB Amend. Swimming Pools
MR2009131 Closure Franklyn St Extension
MR2009130 Vacant Building ByLaw First Reading
MR2009128 West Highlands
MR20090123 Church St. Tennis Court Temp. Closure
MR20090122 KidSport/Jumpstart Funding Prog. Youth
MR20090121 Youth Initiatives Strategic Priority
MR20090120 Mayor Small's Letter to Minister Landry
MR2009119 Presentation of Cheques August 27
MR2009109 SkatePark Feasibility Study
MR2009107 Communities in Bloom
MR2009106 Skateboard Feasibility Study
MR2009105 Seal Watching Cruise
MR2009104 Youth Instructional Golf Clinic
MR2009103 Grant to Tantramar Theatre
MR2009102 Fin. Assist. to Scouts National Jamboree
MR2009101 Art, Culture and Heritage Strategy
MR2009100 Consultant DownTown Dev. Strategy
MR2009099 Stanley and Chignecto Street Tender
MR2009098 E. Pleasant Street Reconstruction Tender
MR2009097 Special Meeting July 20
MR2009096 Youth Tennis Lessons
MR2009095 Bus Trip to Magnetic Hill Zoo
MR2009094 Dodge Ball Tournament
MR2009094 Four Fathers Festival
MR2009093 Street Closure - Cross Border Challenge
MR2009091 Summer Council Meetings
MR2009090 Funding Assistance Little League
MR2009089 Appointment Trenholm to CREDA
MR2009088 Chris Morash Unsightly Committtee rep.
MR2009087 East Pleasant St. Reconstruction
MR2009086 LED Lights Agreement
MR2009085 Gravel Tender
MR2009084 Dev. Agreement, Franklyn St. Ext.
MR2009083 29 Melrose Street, Day Care
MR2009081 Amendments Mun. Planning Strategy
MR200980 ByLaw to Amend Tax Exemption ByLaw
MR2009077 Notice Council Meeting
MR2009076 Canada Day Activities
MR2009075 Water Maintenance Flushing
MR2009074 Hunger Awareness Day
MR2009073 Community Fair
MR2009072 Tax Reduction Policy
MR2009071 Tax Exemption ByLaw 1st Reading
MR2009070 User Fee Policy revised
MR2009057 Fundy Senior Games
MR2009069 Grants to Organizations
MR2008068 Appointment to Library Board
MR2009067 Appoint Ned Douglas D & U Comm.
MR2009066 Tree Committee
MR2009065 Grant to Cross Border Race
MR2009064 Grant to Co-Ed Softball
MR2009063 YCMA Swim Program Agreement
MR2009062 Appointment A. Fisher
MR2009061 Repeal Little Forks ByLaw 1st Reading
MR2009060 Heritage Property ByLaw
MR2009059 Police Commission ByLaw 2nd Reading
MR2009058 Sewer Main Cleaning Tender
MR2009056 Notice of Council Meeting
MR2009055 Seniors Trip Nova Scotia Tattoo
MR2009054 Fishing Derby
MR2009053 Stadium Walking Summer Hours
MR2009052 Stadium Walking May 15-18
MR2009051 Stadium Walking Program
MR2009050 Stadium Walking Program
MR2009049 Tree Limb and Brush Disposal
MR2009048 Special Council Meeting May 4
MR2009047 Cumberland Correctional Centre
MR2009046 Appointments Unsightly Committee
MR2009045 Citizen Appointments Police Comm.
MR2009044 CJSMA Budget
MR2009043 By-Law Board of Police Commissioners
MR2009042 Dangerous and Unsightly Policy
MR2009041 Heritage Properties ByLaw
MR2009040 Asphalt Patching Tender Awarded
MR2009039 April Council Meeting
MR2009038 Youth Ball Hockey
MR2009037 Law Day
MR2009036 Earth Day
MR20009035 Special Council Meeting
MR2009034 Stadium Walking Program
MR2009033 Ice Removal
MR2009032 Youth Ball Hockey
MR2009031 Amherst Council Meeting Postponed
MR2009030 Walking Program Stadium
MR2009029 Lights Out Earth Hour
MR2009031 Road Closure
MR2009028 Skating March 28 Cancelled
MR2009025 YMCA
MR2009027 Public Information Session, Dickey Park
MR2009026 Detour Vctoria Street
MR2009024 Recreational Hockey
MR2009023 General Skate
MR2009022 March Break Skating
MR2009021 Tree Limb and Bush Removal
MR2009020 Acciona Easement
MR2009019 Dickey Street Development Agreement
MR2009018 AAA Atlantic Hockey
MR2009017 Ron Elliot Tournament
MR2009016 Town Crier Appointment
MR2009015 Tree Advisory Committee
MR2009014 Meeting Notice
MR2009013 Cumberland YMCA
MR2009012 National Flag Canada Day
MR2009011 Take the Roof off Winter
MR2009007 PANS Pension Payment
MR2009006 Code of Conduct
MR2009003 CJSMA
MR2009002 Willow Street
MR2009010 Athletic Achievers
MR2009009 Financial Support Cumberland YMCA
MR2009008 Financial Support 4H
MR2009005 Council Meeting
MR2009004 JD Irving Forestry M. Plan
MR2009001 January Alzheimer Month
Media Releases for 2008
MR2008094 December Meeting
MR2008091 Holiday Skating Program
MR2008089 Prov, Infrastructure
MR2008086 November CPR Month
MR2008085 November Council Meeting
MR2008084 Senior's Fall Prevention
MR2008083 Adult Recreational Hockey
MR2008082 Swearing in of New Council
MR2008081 14 Gould Street purchase
MR2008080 Gould Street Parking
MR2008079 Time Change Skating
MR2008078 Lighting Ind. Park
MR2008077 October Council Meeting
MR2008076 Development Officer
MR2008075 Financial Statements
MR2008074 82 Willow St. First Reading
MR2008073 EMO ByLaw Amendment
MR2008069 Learn @ Work Week
MR2008068 Continuing Care Month
MR2008067 Red Cross Month
MR2008057 PAC Appt
MR2008058 HAC Appt
MR2008072 Council Meeting
MR2008071 WalkAbout L. Workshop
MR2008070 General Skating
MR2008066 KidsSport & Jumpstart
MR2008065 Notice of Poll
MR2008064 Stadium Opening
MR2008063 Debenture Issuance
MR2008062 Ramblers Agreement
MR2008061 Joint Cooperation Agr.
MR2008060 Public Skating Sessions
MR2008059 Building Inspector Appt.
MR2008089 Special Council Meeting
MR2008054 Future Links Golf Clinic
MR2008053 Reschedule Dodge Ball
MR2008055 Youth Dodgeball
MR2008052 Dutch Mason Blues
MR2008051 Youth Trip, Heather Beach
MR2008050 Seniors Trip to PEI
Closure Victoria Street
MR2008048 Rescheduled Senior Trip
MR2008046 Lease Backhoe
MR2008045 Amend Salary Admin Policy
MR2008044 Agree. Town PANS Local 104
MR2008043 LUBA 11 Elmwood
MR2008042 Special Council Meeting
MR20080715 Stadium Painting Beams
MR2008040 Rain Day Program
MR2008039 Communities in Bloom
MR2008038 Track & Field
Flushing Program
MR2008037 International Tattoo
MR2008036 Canada Day
MR2008024 Hertiage ByLaw
MR2008025 Repeal ByLaw Dep. Election
MR2008026 EMO ByLaw First Reading
MR2008027 Policy - Violence WorkPlace
MR2008028 Mothers of Angels, Mem. Garden
MR2008029 Aerials Gymnastics -request
MR2008030 CEIP - request
MR2008031 Summer Council Meetings
MR2008032 Waste Receptacles
MR2008033 Paint Steel Beams
MR2008035 Ottawa Avenue
MR2008036 11 Elmwood
MR2008009 May Rotary Month
MR2008008 9 Hickman Street
MR2008007 Pandemic Plan
MR2008006 Tender - Capital Paving
MR2008005 Tender - Aspalt Patching
April Council Meeting
MR2008004 Amherst Water Reservoir
MR2008003 Operating and Capital Budgets 08-09
MR2008002 Special Council Meeting
MR2008001 Law Day Proclaimed
MR#2007136 Heritage Properties Act
MR#2007135 YCJA Resolution
MR#2007134 Annie Crocker Skating National
MR#2007133 Vehicle Purchase Amherst Police
MR#2007132 Grants to Organization Policy Amended
MR#2007131 Interim Tax Bills
MR#2007130 Accounts Receivable Write-offs
MR#2007129 Salary Administration Policy
MR#2007128 171 Willow Street Development
MR#2007127 155 East Victoria Street Development
MR# Council Meeting, March 31, 2008
MR#2007126 March Break Skating - Amherst Stadium
MR#2007115 Ice Dams - Stadium Roof
MR#2007116 Construction Safety Assoc. Certification
MR# 2007117 Returning Officer 08 Municipal Election
MR#2007118 CJSMA Budget
MR#2007119 Democrary 250 - CREDA Reg. Cte
MR#2007120 Application for Canada Day Grant
MR#2007121 March Council Meeting
MR#2007122 First Reading - 155 East Victoria Street
MR#2007123First Reading - 171 Willow Street
MR#2007124 Financial Assistance - Migdet Minor AAA
MR#2007125 Ron Elliot Memorial Tournament
MR#2007113 February 25, Council Meeting
MR#2007112 Police Commission Meeting
MR#2007110 Public Walking Cancellation
MR#2007111 Athetic Achievers Awards
MR#2007100 January - Alzheimer Awareness Mth
MR#2007101 January Council Meeting
Public Skating Cancelled
Temporary Shutdown Stadium Operations
MR#2007102 New Building By Law
MR#2007103 Deregister Heritage Property
MR#2007104 Support Amherst Rambers
MR2007105 Midget AAA All Star Game
MR2007106 Event Security at Stadium
MR#2007107 New Offices 2nd Floor - Stadium
MR#2007108 Office Workstations - Stadium
MR#2007109 Stadium Canteen
Media Releases for 2007
MR#2007099County Fire Services Withdrawl
MR#2007098 Stadium Change Orders
MR#2007097 Letter to CREDA
MR#2007096 New Years Levee
MR#2007095 Holiday Public Skating Schedule
MR#2007094 Fuel Tender
MR#2007093 Pension Plan Resolution
MR#2007092 Maternity Leave Policy
MR#2007091 Signing Authority
MR#2007090 Repeal Automatic Machines ByLaw
MR#2007089 Restorative Justice Week
MR#2007088 Council Meeting Nov 26
MR#2007087 Indoor Walking Prog., Amherst Stadium
MR#2007086 Temporary Road Closure
MR#2007085 CUPE Meeting, Oct 26
MR#2007074 Town Council Meeting, Oct 29
MR#2007071 Public Skating at Amherst Stadium
MR#2007101 Joint Municipal Services
MR#2007059 Cumb. Chapter KidsSport & JumpStart
MR#2007073 Spec. Coun. Meeting - CUPE Contract
MR#2007072 Public Skating, Friday October 26
MR#2007060 Award Arts - Lifetime Achievement
MR#2007054 Flushing Program
MR#2007051 Tennis Tournment
MR#2007044 Rainy Day Program
MR#2007042 Tax Reduction (Low Income)
MR#2007037 Montague River Cruise
MR#2007040 Canada Day FireWorks , August 6
MR#2007046 UARB Public Hearing
MR#2007045 Special Council Meeting July 23
MR#2007039 Trip to Crystal Palace, July 10
MR#2007038 Tall Ships Nova Scotia 2007
MR#2007020 Storm Sewer - Strawberry Fields
MR#2007041 Water Flushing Program
MR#2007017 Captial Paving Tender
MR#2007018 Trackless Sidewalk Plow
MR#2007023 DARS Area Rate Set
MR#2007024 Tax Exemption ByLaw
MR#2007025117 E Pleasant Variance
MR#2007022 Mechanical Engineer Appointed
MR#2007026 Summer Council Meetings
MR#2007027 Automobile Vendors ByLaw Amended
MR#2007028 Peace Officer Memorial Fund
MR#2007029 Biking for Bone Marrow
MR#2007030 Amendment Capital Budget
MR#2007033 New Policy Sidewalk & Curb Const.
MR#2007034 CJSMA Const. & Demolition Debris
MR#2007035 Town Council - Regular Meeting
MR#2007032 Water Dept - Maintenance Flushing
MR#2007016 National Aboriginal Day
MR#2007015 Town Auction
MR#2007014 2007 International Tattoo
MR#2007013 Summer Hours
MR#2007012 Certificates of Recognition
MR#2007011 Special Collection
MR#2007010Appoint Architect Stadium Front Entry
MR#2007009 YMCA
MR#2007008 Heritage Places Initiative
MR#2007007 TVA ByLaw