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Welcome to the UNSM website. The UNSM is a not-for-profit organization mandated to represent the Provincial interests of municipal governments across Nova Scotia. Total membership is 440 elected officials representing all 55 municipalities. Municipal interests are represented through three caucuses - a Regional Caucus, Rural Caucus and Towns Caucus. The Board of Directors is comprised of twelve elected officials and one appointed non-voting member from the Association of Municipal Administrators. The Executive is comprised of the President, Vice-President/Secretary-Treasurer, Immediate Past President and Chairs from the Rural, Town and Regional Caucuses. The UNSM has staff of five who work on behalf of the Board of Directors and general membership. I invite you to learn more about the work through this website.

 

 

 

Important Dates


  • FEBRUARY 2, 2011--2:00 p.m. --4:00 p.m.

            Special Training Session for Elected Officials to Work with World Leaders on Bicycle Policy and Design

               (Click here for more information)

 

 

E-mails to Membership


 

 

Latest News

  • NEW Responses to 2011 Resolutions:

1A—Sustaining the Province’s Agricultural Industry and Land Base

3A—Heritage Property Protection

4A—Seasonal Fixed Roof Tourist Accommodations

5A—Province Undertake Royal Commission on Public Education

6A—Ecotrust Funding

9A—Banning Mineral Exploration, Mining and Development in a Municipal Watershed Area

10A—Invasive Species

13A—Biosolids Identification Program

17A—Housing for Seniors

18A—Christmas Tree Council of Nova Scotia

19A—Request to Establish Forest Land Grant

21A—Canada Post

24A—Government Consultation with UNSM

26A—Municipal Elections Act—Electronic Voting

29A—Relocation of Provincial Offices from Rural Areas to Urban Areas

34A—Removal of M.V. Miner by Federal Government

2C—Human Sewage Sludge Fertilizer (Biosolids)

3C—Statutory Holiday

4C—Stricter Regulations for Private Construction and Demolition (C&D) Sites on Stockpiling of Materials

  • 2011 UNSM Spring Workshop Presentations:

■  Becoming and Age-Friendly Community
■  Short Snappers: Highlighting New Municipal Sustainability Resources
■  Making Your Municipal Website Work for You
■  Municipal Role in Lighthouse Preservation

 


 

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Phone: (902) 423-8331
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