News & Announcements
Practise Tick Safety
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Enjoy the outdoors and be tick aware!
Summer and fall in Nova Scotia are wonderful seasons where people spend countless hours outdoors at the many beautiful beaches, trails, parks, and wooded areas across our province. As we take in these natural riches, we should also be mindful of the presence of ticks.
Here are some steps that you can take to protect yourself and your loved ones, especially in grassy, wooded, or shrub-covered areas:
- Apply insect repellents containing DEET or Icaridin to exposed skin and clothes. Follow directions on the package carefully. Infants under the age of six months should not use these products. Please visit Personal Insect Repellents - Canada.ca for specific instructions.
- Wear light colored, long-sleeved shirts and pants, closed-toed shoes, and tuck shirts into pants and pant legs into socks.
- Keep lawns mowed short.
- Put playground equipment in sunny, dry places away from wooded areas, yard edges, and trees.
- Check your whole body for ticks when possible (especially armpits, ears, knees, hair, groin) and take a bath or shower within two hours of coming indoors. This makes it easier to find ticks and washes away loose ones.
- Clothing is available that is treated with Permethrin (a chemical repellent) and can protect against ticks and mosquitoes for those 16 years of age and older. This clothing is not approved for those under 16 years of age in Canada.
What do I do if I find a tick on me/my child?
If you find a tick on your body, remove it as soon as possible to lessen the risks of infection. Here’s how to remove them safely:
- Carefully grasp the tick with tweezers as close to the skin as possible.
- Gently and slowly pull the tick straight out. Don’t jerk, twist or squeeze it.
- Clean and disinfect the site with soap and water, rubbing alcohol or hydrogen peroxide.
- To dispose of a tick, place it in a sealed plastic bag and either drown it in rubbing alcohol or freeze it for several days. Don’t crush ticks with exposed fingers. Once dead, throw the bagged tick in the garbage.
- Do NOT burn, squeeze, or coax a tick’s mouthparts from your skin using other methods.
How to keep your pets safe
While dogs and cats cannot directly transmit Lyme disease to people, a tick may enter your home on your pet's back and move on to bite a human. It is important to follow precautions for them too!
- Use veterinarian-recommended tick and flea preventatives for dogs and cats, especially during peak tick season (spring through fall). Not all products are safe for all species or ages—consult your vet for the most appropriate option.
- Check your pets for ticks daily after they’ve been outdoors—especially around the ears, neck, under the collar, and between the toes.
- Avoid letting pets roam through tall grasses or wooded areas where ticks are more likely to be found.
- Keep pet resting areas clean and inspect pet bedding regularly, especially if they spend time outdoors.
Download the new eTick application for free.
eTick.ca is a free service that can identify the type of tick usually within 24 hours. Though Lyme and other tick-borne diseases in Nova Scotia are transmitted by the blacklegged (deer) tick, not all black-legged ticks carry disease and not all blacklegged ticks have black legs.
For more information on tick-borne diseases, please visit: https://novascotia.ca/DHW/CDPC/lyme.asp
pdf To view the letter from Dr. Ryan Sommers of the Nova Scotia Health, click here.(123 KB)
Notice of Public Hearings
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NOTICE OF PUBLIC HEARINGS
1. Municipality of the County of Richmond (Plan Richmond) Municipal Planning Strategy and Land Use By-law and the West Richmond (Point Tupper) Planning Area Land Use Bylaw –Wind Turbine Provisions
2. Isle Madame Municipal Planning Strategy and Land Use By-law – Accessory Dwelling Unit Provisions
3. Municipality of the County of Richmond Dog Control By-law
1. PLEASE TAKE NOTICE THAT the Council of the Municipality of the County of Richmond intends to consider and, if deemed advisable, approve amendments to the Municipal Planning Strategy and Land Use By-law for the Municipality of the County of Richmond, (Plan Richmond) and the Land Use By-law for the West Richmond (Point Tupper) Planning Area by:
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Adopting the Provincial minimum setback requirements for utility scale wind turbines from dwellings of four (4) times the turbine height unless a greater distance is required to ensure that sound levels do not exceed 40 decibels at the exterior of a dwelling,
2. FURTHER PLEASE TAKE NOTICE THAT the Council of the Municipality of the County of Richmond intends to consider and, if deemed advisable, approve amendments to the Municipal Planning Strategy and Land Use By-law for Isle Madame by:
- Removing the requirement that a second dwelling unit can only be built on a property large enough to be subdivided. The purpose of this amendment is to allow for a second dwelling unit on smaller lots.
Copies of the staff reports and amending pages can be inspected at the Municipal Office or at the Eastern District Planning Commission, 606 Reeves Street, Unit 3, Port Hawkesbury between the hours of 8:30 a.m. and 4:30 p.m. weekdays (excluding holidays), online at www.edpc.ca.
Documents
pdf Wind Turbines Staff Report 2025(205 KB)
pdf Accessory Dwelling Units Best Practice(175 KB)
pdf Isle Madame Accessory Dwelling Units - Amending Pages(155 KB)
3. PLEASE TAKE NOTICE THAT the Council of the Municipality of the County of Richmond intends to consider and, if deemed advisable, to approve the proposed Dog Control By-law.
- The purpose of the By-law is to repeal and replace By-law #13, Respecting Dog By-law, in order to update and strengthen regulations related to dog ownership, including licensing, enforcement, and the responsibilities of dog owners.
Copies of the proposed By-law can be inspected at the Municipal Office, 2357 Hwy 206, Arichat, Nova Scotia, between the hours of 8:30 a.m. and 4:00 p.m. weekdays (excluding holidays), online at https://www.richmondcounty.ca
Documents
pdf Dog Control By-Law(325 KB)
pdf Schedule A - Summary Offence Penalties(227 KB)
By-Law # 13 - Respecting Dogs (current by-law)
Written or oral presentations (for or against the amendment or proposed By-law) can be made before the Municipal Council at a Public Hearing to be held:
Tuesday, June 24th, 2025, at 6:00 p.m.
Council Chambers, Richmond County Municipal Office
2357 Highway 206, Arichat, NS
Posted June 3, 2025 on the Richmond County Webpage www.richmondcounty.ca and in Reporter newspaper June 11th and 18th, 2025 in accordance with the requirements of the Municipal Government Act.
Participating in the Public Hearing Process
Written Submissions (in favour or opposition)
We encourage the public to send written submissions by 4 pm on the date of the Public Hearing, however, submissions received right up to the time of the Public Hearing will be accepted. All submissions will form part of the record of the hearing. Written comments can be submitted in the following ways:
| By Mail: Municipal Clerk Municipality of the County of Richmond P.O. Box 120, 2357 Hwy 206, Arichat, NS, B0E 1A0 |
By Email: |
By Fax: (902) 226-1510 |
Oral presentations (in favour or opposition)
Persons wishing to make an oral presentation may do so by registering their name with the Municipal Clerk by 4 pm on the date of the Public Hearing or by registering on the night of the meeting. We recommend that anyone interested in speaking to an item arrive at the Council Chambers at the beginning of the meeting.
For more Information
For more information, please contact the Municipal Clerk at (902) 226-3971.
Call for Performers - 2025 Concerts by the Sea
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Call for Performers – Concerts by the Sea 2025!
Are you a musician, dancer, entertainer, or part of a band from Richmond County?
We’re looking for talented local performers to take the stage at this year’s Concerts by the Sea series!
Performance Time: 6:00 PM – 7:30 PM
Venues & Dates:
Arichat Waterfront Stage
• July 17
• July 31
• August 14
St. Peter’s Marina
• July 9
• July 23
• August 6
Interested performers can discuss their preferred venue and performance dates by contacting Ronalda Boudreau by 
902-226-0663 or
Let’s celebrate local talent by the sea this summer — spread the word!
Wildfire Watch Update - May 30, 2025 - 5: 30 p.m.
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FRAMBOISE WILDFIRE – UPDATE
Date: May 30, 2025
Location: Near Three Rivers Road, Framboise, NS
As of 5:30 p.m. today, the forest fire that began around 5:00 p.m. on May 29, 2025, near Three Rivers Road in Framboise is now operationally contained.
CURRENT STATUS:
- Crews continue to monitor and address hotspots and flare-ups
- Stirling and Three Rivers Roads remain closed, however, local traffic is being allowed to pass at this time
RESPONSE & RESOURCES:
- Public Safety was on scene today to assess the situation and explore how communications could be supported. They witnessed firsthand the ongoing challenges of managing wildfires in rural Nova Scotia. Their presence and assistance were greatly appreciated.
TOMORROW’S PLAN:
- Monitoring and addressing the remaining hot spots will continue.
PUBLIC SAFETY:
- Please stay tuned to official emergency channels for updates.
- Follow all instructions from emergency personnel.
- For emergency assistance, call 9-1-1 immediately.
At this time, we thank all of our VFD’s in Richmond County, the Staff and responders of DNR, and all other outside agencies, especially our neighbouring Municipalities, that assisted DNR and our VFD’s in fighting this wildfire so effectively. Effective Collaboration and coordination were on display. Well done all, and thank you for your service to our residents.