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2024 Sports Hall of Fame Nominations
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- Published: Friday, 12 January 2024 10:44
The 2024 Berwick Sports Hall of Fame Induction ceremony will take place at the Annual Awards Night on June 8 2024 at The Berwick Lions Hall in the Kings Mutual Century Centre.
The nomination deadline is Friday March 1, 2024.
The nomination form can be completed online here: ONLINE FORM
Or printed and returned by downloading the form here: PDF FORM
If in need of assistance contact or 902-538-8068 ext 4019.
BEC Rates
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- Published: Friday, 12 January 2024 08:56
January 2024:
The Nova Scotia Utility and Review Board has approved new rates for the Berwick Electric Commission, which will be applied to the customer’s next bill. Domestic customers will see a 3.44 cent per kWh increase. All other rate classes can be viewed through the full board order.
The full board order can be found here FULL BOARD ORDER
Rates charged by the Berwick Electric Commission, have remained comparably low for many years through a combination of tight management of operating costs, and the development of wind resources in collaboration with the Towns of Antigonish, and Mahone Bay. The Ellershouse Wind Farm, Factorydale Hydro Dam, and new Community Solar Garden supply 68% of the community’s energy. The remaining 32% of power is imported and impacted by serious escalations in fuel prices in the world markets.
Our collective work through AREA (Alternative Resource Energy Authority), owned by the Towns of Antigonish, Berwick and Mahone Bay, to secure and build renewable energy resources will help protect Berwick Electrical Commission customers from market rate increases in the future.
The Berwick Electric Commission cannot maintain its financial health and provide reliable service without adjusting rates to reflect the new reality of high market energy costs and future capital replacements. Local utility customers receive superior service through excellent response times and quicker turnarounds on electrical inspection requests.
The transition away from fossil fuels for heating and transportation, combined with our increasingly renewable energy supply, provides a pathway for stable customer rates and increased financial health for the Utility. The future is bright, but these next several years will be difficult as we remain exposed to volatile market prices.
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Budget Engagement Session
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- Published: Thursday, 11 January 2024 08:59
Our 2024/2025 community budget engagement session will take place on Monday, January 29th!
WHO: You! Members of the community are invited to join together with Town of Berwick Council and Staff.
WHAT: A public engagement session about the upcoming budget process
WHERE: The Town of Berwick Town Hall Gymnasium (236 Commercial Street, rear entrance)
WHEN: January 29, 2024 at 6:30 PM
WHY: To learn more about the 2024/2025 municipal budget for the Town of Berwick
To learn more about the 2024/2025 municipal budget, visit https://berwick.ca/2024-25budget.html
Draft Land Use Bylaw and Municipal Planning Strategy
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- Published: Wednesday, 22 November 2023 12:01
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Join us in shaping the future of Berwick, NS. This is YOUR chance to share your ideas and opinions on key issues affecting our town, and to help create a roadmap for its sustainable and vibrant future. Please take a moment to review and comment on draft Municipal Planning Strategy and Land Use By-law. Send your comments/input or if you would like request paper copies of the documents to .
Land Use Bylaw (Draft)
Municipal Planning Strategy (Draft)
2023-06-06 What We Heard Report
Media Release: November 15, 2023
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- Published: Wednesday, 15 November 2023 11:18
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Media Release: November 15, 2023
Berwick, Nova Scotia
AREA, and the Town of Berwick, are pleased to announce that the Community Solar Garden located on Willow Avenue will be officially unveiled to the community at an open house and naming ceremony on November 27th, 2023.
AREA was founded in 2014 by Antigonish, Berwick and Mahone Bay to reduce energy costs and environmental impact within municipally owned electrical utilities. AREA has successfully owned and operated the Ellershouse Windfarm since 2014. AREA is project managing the community solar gardens in each of the three municipalities which are nearing the completion phase. These projects provide clean and affordable electricity for consumers, and the partner municipalities are all committed to achieving net-zero carbon emissions and 100% renewable energy supplies.
“The Town of Berwick continues to be a leader in clean, affordable, and renewable energy. The Community Solar Garden is another step toward the pursuit of providing 100% renewable energy to all Berwick Electric customers. Having the electricity generated from the solar garden delivered to all utility customers, will ensure solar is accessible to everyone, with all customers benefiting fairly and equitably.” - Don Regan, Superintendent Berwick Electric Commission
The Town of Berwick’s community solar garden open house and naming ceremony will be held at the Berwick and District Fire Hall on November 27, 2023 from 2-5PM. All are welcome to attend.
Annually, the Town of Berwick’s community solar garden will be equivalent to reducing 3859 metric tonnes of carbon dioxide, removing 839 gas-powered cars from the road or powering 543 Berwick homes.
The community solar garden projects have been funded in part by the Government of Canada, and the Province of Nova Scotia.
Media inquiries:
Mayor, Don Clarke
Town of Berwick
902-538-8068
228 Main Street Development - Stormwater Management
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- Published: Friday, 10 November 2023 09:40
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228 Main Street Development (Kent Field Estates) - Stormwater Management plans and reports
The engineered drawing for stormwater management has been reviewed and accepted by the Town’s engineer per the staff report. A detailed stormwater management plan will be required prior to the approval of any permits.