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Finding parts to repair broken stadium elevator proving challenging
The Town of Amherst is doing everything it can to fix the elevator at the Amherst Stadium.
The elevator broke down on Aug. 31, 2022, and while it hasn’t been out of commission as long as the elevator in the Big Bang TV series, its repair is proving to be more challenging than expected.
Amherst calls on Canada, N.S. and N.B. to protect the Isthmus of Chignecto
The Town of Amherst is calling on the Canadian, Nova Scotia and New Brunswick governments to take steps to protect the Isthmus of Chignecto from extreme weather events.
The call came in a motion passed by the Amherst town council on Monday, Oct. 17, 2022. It directed town staff and council members to continue lobbying the senior levels of government to “begin the necessary measurements recommended in the Chignecto Isthmus Climate Change Adaptation Comprehensive Engineering and Feasibility Study to preserve and the protect the Isthmus of Chignecto by the end of 2023.”
Town of Amherst's flag protocol policy amendment recommended
An amendment to the town’s flag protocol policy is being recommended by the Amherst town council’s committee of the whole.
The policy, which follows Government of Canada flag-flying requirements and etiquette, provides directions on how flags should be flown when displayed at Town of Amherst events or on town flag poles. It includes the proper protocol for flying flags, maintaining flags and flying flags at half-mast.
Major step forward taken towards establishing affordable housing, emergency shelter in Town of Amherst
A major step towards establishing affordable housing units and a permanent emergency transitional housing facility in the Town of Amherst was taken on Thursday, Oct. 13, 2022, when the Amherst town council unanimously approved the signing of a memorandum of understanding between the town and Cumberland Homelessness and Housing Support Association.
The memorandum will see the town fund the costs of an executive director for the association, a non-profit organization also known as Cornerstone, for a period of 12 months.