News & Announcements
Notice to customers of the Arichat Sewer System
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Testing the Arichat Sanitary Sewer System
The Municipality will be conducting smoke testing of the Arichat sanitary sewer system the week of July 10-14. The smoke testing will involve opening manholes in the streets and public utility easements and injecting artificially produced smoke into a blocked-off pipeline segment to see where the smoke emerges.
All residents are advised that if traces of this smoke or its odour enter your house or building it is an indication that gases and odours from the sewer may also enter at other times. Sewer gases can be a health risk to the occupants and the conditions allowing sewer gases to enter should be addressed.
Should smoke enter your home or business, you may contact a member of the smoke testing crew working in your area. The crew member will be able to help and check with you as to where the smoke has entered your building. Location, identification, and correction of the source of smoke that enters your building is urgently advised. Your cooperation will be appreciated.
Should you have any questions on this matter, please contact Chris Boudreau, P.Eng at 902-226-3988.
Tender MOCR202308 - Preliminary Engineering Report Arichat Water Treatment Plant Residuals Management
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Fire Smart - Resources for Fire Prevention in our Communities
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FireSmart™ Canada is a national program that helps Canadians increase neighbourhood resilience to wildfire and minimize its negative impacts.
It was founded over 20 years ago to address common concerns about wildfires in the wildland-urban interface.
With a changing climate, the threat of wildfire has increased significantly for everyone, including those living outside of the wildland-urban interface. We all have a part to play when it comes to preventing wildfires and reducing risk. FireSmart Canada has developed practical, effective, and science-based programs that provide you with tools to be better prepared when a wildfire occurs.
For more information go to FireSmart.
No Tax Rate Increases for Richmond County – Investments in Community and Growth
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For Immediate Release
Richmond County, NS – Richmond County Council approved its 2023/2024 budget at a Special Council meeting on June 1, 2023, resulting in no increases to either the residential or commercial tax rates. The budget comes in balanced at just over $16.8 million with strategic investments in communities, health, infrastructure and growth.