The Town of Port Hawkesbury has approved a 3% levy on accommodations of 10 or more units within the town. Port Hawkesbury Town Council unanimously approved the tourism marketing levy last night during the regular monthly meeting which took place following a public hearing. Mayor Brenda Chisholm-Beaton said there were…
Port Hawkesbury Mayor Brenda Chisholm-Beaton says there are a number of takeaways from the recent Federation of Canadian Municipalities annual conference in Toronto. The FCM is a national voice for local governments in Canada. Chisholm-Beaton, who is also the President of the Nova Scotia Federation of Municipalities says there were…
Port Hawkesbury Mayor Brenda Chisholm-Beaton will be in Copenhagen, Denmark for a major wind energy conference later this month. The Wind Europe annual conference is expected to attract more than 10,000 participants, in excess of 50 sessions and over 490 exhibitors. Chisholm-Beaton says she’ll be there to represent the town…
A Port Hawkesbury Town Councillor said the town’s public works department did a great job responding to an issue at the NSCC Strait Area Campus. Mark MacIver told last night’s regular monthly meeting of Port Hawkesbury Town Council that the Port Hawkesbury Public Works Department “saved the day” by quickly…