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Published: 25 September 2025

A Special Virtual Council meeting has been called for Monday, September 29, 2025 at 12:00 Noon to formally approve the Collective Agreement between the Town of Bridgewater and CUPE Local 1092.  If you wish to attend the virtual meeting, please contact the Municipal Clerk at This email address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it. to request a link to the meeting.

Amanda Shupe, Municipal Clerk

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Published: 21 August 2025

Each year, the Town of Bridgewater provides a number of grants to community organizations and individuals.

As part of our required reporting and sharing of information with the public under Section 65 (c) of the Municipal Government Act, the following grants were issued for the April 1, 2024, to March 31, 2025 fiscal year:

Bluenose Coastal Action Foundation -- $3,000.00
Bridgewater Curling Club -- $2,500.00
Flourish 55+ -- $5,000.00
Hillside Pines Home -- $3,000.00
Lunenburg County Hikers Club -- $500.00
Lunenburg Pride -- $3,000.00
Lunenburg Wheels -- $5,000.00
Royal Canadian Legion -- $1,500.00
Second Story Womens Centre -- $2,000.00
South Shore Minor Hockey -- $5,000.00
South Shore Multicultural Association -- $1,000.00
South Shore Sexual Health Centre -- $5,000.00
South Shore Transition House - Harbour House -- $1,500.00
St. Joseph's Church -- $2,000.00
YMCA of Southwest NS - King Street Youth Centre -- $5,000.00

764 King Street -- Facade Improvement -- $5,000.00
706 King Street -- Facade Improvement -- $448.75
483 King Street -- Facade Improvement -- $5,000.00

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Published: 25 August 2025

Bridgewater Town Council is considering amendments to the Municipal Planning Strategy and Land Use By-law to allow for the rezoning of 1233 King Street from Single Unit Residential (R1) to Medium Density Residential (R5).

A Public Hearing will be held by Council at 6:00PM on September 8, 2025, in Council Chambers at Town Hall (60 Pleasant St, Bridgewater), at which time oral presentations and written submissions concerning the proposed amendments will be considered. This is the final opportunity for public input. A copy of the proposed amendments may be obtained from the Community Development Department.

For more information, please contact Sana Karami, Planner I, at 902-541-4384, or via email at: This email address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it., or
visit www.bridgewater.ca/DA to see all current applications

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Published: 24 July 2025

Have your say in Bridgewater’s future

Since 2019, the Town has been preparing for the new Exit 12A interchange — unlocking 125 acres of land for future development.

On August 11, 2025, Town Council is holding a Public Hearing on proposed changes to the Municipal Planning Strategy and Land Use By-law that will shape the new Bridgewater Business Park lands. Council will also be considering whether to approve or deny or defer the proposed zoning changes the same night.

Proposed Zones:
• Highway "Service" Commercial (C9) – Retail, service and travel-oriented uses
• Highway Display Commercial (C10) - Display retail
• Light Industrial (M2) – Business and industrial opportunities

Public Hearing – August 11, 2025
6:00pm at Council Chambers, 60 Pleasant Street, Bridgewater, NS

For more information, contact Planner, Connor MacQuarrie at This email address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it. or at 902-521-2582

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Published: 17 July 2025

TAKE NOTICE that pursuant to Section 168 of the Municipal Government Act, Town Council for the Town of Bridgewater, by resolution on July 14, 2025, gave 2nd and Final Reading to Chapter 230, a By-Law to amend Chapter 184-Tax Exemption for Non-Profit Organizations, to approve partial tax exemption on the entire property of 93 Dominion Street owned by the Bridgewater Masonic Hall Society, and add to Schedule "B" of Chapter 184.

FURTHER TAKE NOTICE the above noted By-Law may be inspected by clicking Chapter 184.

DATED at Bridgewater, in the County of Lunenburg, Province of Nova Scotia, this 17th day of July, 2025.

Amanda SHUPE, Municipal Clerk

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Published: 14 July 2025

Bridgewater Town Council is considering proposed amendments to the Land Use By-law (LUB) to update the definition of “Residential Care Facility, Home for Special Care, Group Home or Small Option Homes”. The current definition allows for a community-based group living arrangement, for individuals with physical and/or intellectual disabilities. The proposed amendment would include the addition of survivors of gender-based violence and would apply to all residential zones as well as some commercial and institutional zones within the Town.

A Public Meeting will be held at 6:00 p.m. on Wednesday, July 30, 2025 in Council Chambers at Town Hall (60 Pleasant St, Bridgewater). Registration is required by July 29, 2025. To register, contact the Community Development Department at 902-541-4371 or This email address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it.. Contact Planner, Sarah Ravlic at 902-521-8417 or This email address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it. or visit www.bridgewater.ca/DA for more information.

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Published: 03 July 2025

UPDATED >>> JULY 3, 2025

The tax sale that was previously scheduled to take place on Tuesday, July 8, 2025, relating to 11 Medway Street, Lot 51, has been cancelled.

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Published: 24 June 2025

Bridgewater Town Council is considering amendments to the Municipal Planning Strategy and Land Use By-law to allow for the rezoning of 1233 King Street from Single Unit Residential (R1) to Medium Density Residential (R5).

At this stage, the meeting focuses solely on the proposed redesignation and rezoning to R5, which would enable the applicant to pursue a multi-unit residential building on the subject property.

Once more detailed information and drawings are submitted for the Development Agreement application, a second public meeting will be held to inform the community about the proposed development and provide an opportunity for public input. Details about that meeting will be announced at a later date.

The first Public Meeting will be held at 6:00 p.m. on July 2, 2025, in the Council Chambers at Town Hall (60 Pleasant St, Bridgewater). Registration is required by June 30 at 4 p.m. To register, contact the Community Development Department at 902-541-4371 or This email address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it.. For more information about the proposed amendments, contact Planner I, Sana Karami at 902-541-4384 or This email address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it. or visit www.bridgewater.ca/DA for more information.

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Published: 19 June 2025

SPECTACLE LAKE LAND HOLDINGS INC. has made an appeal to the Nova Scotia Utility and Review Board from a decision of a Development Officer of the Town of Bridgewater denying its application for tentative subdivision approval respecting property at 182 and 186 North Street, Bridgewater, Nova Scotia, (PIDs 60050317, 60050333, and 60394277). This matter will be considered in a public hearing as follows:

Hearing starts: Tuesday, September 23, 2025, at 9:30 a.m.

(Continuing September 24 and 25, 2025, if necessary)

Evening Session: Tuesday, September 23, 2025. at 6:30 p.m.

Hearing Location:
Town of Bridgewater Council Chambers
60 Pleasant Street
Bridgewater, NS

Board Hearings are open to the public and you may participate as follows:
• You may speak at the hearing. You must notify the Board by Thursday, July 31, 2025.
• You may make written comments by sending a letter to the Clerk of the Board at P.O. Box 1692, Unit "M", Halifax, NS B3J 3S3, or by email at: This email address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it., or by fax at (902) 424-3919 by Thursday, July 31, 2025.
• Alternatively, you may request a copy of the audio file for proceedings after the hearing by contacting the Clerk of the Board.

Additional information about the matter is as follows:
A copy of the Appeal and any timetable applying to this matter may be viewed on the Board's website at https://nsuarb.novascotia.ca/, by clicking on "Matters & Evidence", "Go To Files & Documents", and in the "Go Directly to Matter" search box, enter Matter No. M12042, or at the offices of the Town of Bridgewater.

To assist the Board in using correct forms of address and pronouns in our hearings and decisions, we invite all parties, lawyers, and all other participants to share their pronouns and titles with the Board and each other if they are comfortable doing so. There is no requirement to provide this information.

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Published: 04 June 2025

UPDATE >> July 3, 2025: This previously scheduled tax sale has been cancelled.

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TOWN OF BRIDGEWATER
TAX SALE NO. 2025-01

PUBLIC NOTICE is hereby given in accordance with the Municipal Government Act of Nova Scotia that the following property, situated within the boundaries of the Town of Bridgewater, is liable to be sold for arrears of taxes due to the Town of Bridgewater as described below. Unless such taxes and all allowable interest and expenses are paid sooner, I shall proceed to sell the property at Public Auction, Bridgewater Fire Department, 81 Dominion Street, Bridgewater, Nova Scotia on the 8th day of July, 2025, at 10:00 a.m. (Amounts shown include taxes, interest, and expenses to May 22, 2025. Additional interest and sale expenses will accumulate to the date of the sale).

PRE-REGISTER by email: This email address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it. or by phone: 902-541-4360 by Monday July 7, 2025 (full name(s), mailing address, phone number).

Assessment Account # 00306398
Assessed To: Berringer, Wayne
Description: 11 Medway St, Lot 51, Bridgewater, Dwelling
Amount Owing: $9,777.18

More detailed descriptions of the above property may be viewed at the Town of Bridgewater, Finance Department; however, we do not guarantee the accuracy of the property description. It is advisable to consult with a lawyer and/or surveyor before purchasing a property.

Terms of Sale: Taxes and rates, interest and expenses shall be paid immediately at the time of sale by cash, money order, bank draft, certified cheque or lawyers trust cheque. Failing immediate payment, the auction shall be considered live and shall continue with the previous bid. The balance of the purchase price, if any, to be paid within three days of the sale by one of the same methods as above. Where the balance of the purchase price is not paid within the three business days, the property shall be advertised and put up for future sale.

Kim Hopkins, CPA, CA
Director of Finance
Town of Bridgewater

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Published: 15 May 2025

TAKE NOTICE that pursuant to Section 168 of the Municipal Government Act, Town Council for the Town of Bridgewater, by resolution on May 12, 2025, gave Second and Final Reading to a By-Law 225, A By-Law to amend Chapter 197-Vending By-Law, to permit water related recreation uses. The amendments are now in effect.

FURTHER TAKE NOTICE that the above noted By-Law may be inspected by members of the public by clicking on Chapter 197.

DATED at Bridgewater, in the County of Lunenburg, Province of Nova Scotia, this 14th day of May, 2025.

Amanda Shupe, Municipal Clerk

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Published: 13 May 2025

TAKE NOTICE that pursuant to Section 168 of the Municipal Government Act, Town Council for the Town of Bridgewater, by resolution on May 12, 2025, gave 2nd and Final Reading to Chapter 229, a By-Law to amend Chapter 184 - Tax Exemption for Non-Profit Organizations By-Law to approve tax exemptions for the 2025-2026 fiscal year based on applications received and reviewed in accordance with the By-law's requirements.

 FURTHER TAKE NOTICE the above noted By-law may be inspected by clicking on Chapter 184.

 DATED at Bridgewater, in the County of Lunenburg, Province of Nova Scotia, this 13th day of May, 2025.

Amanda Shupe, Municipal Clerk