Downtown Street Closures on Saturday
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This Saturday, May 23, 2026, Amherst public works will close the "Downtown T" to complete street painting operations in the area. Barricades will be in place from 8 a.m. until approximately noon on Saturday.
Church Street will be closed to traffic between King Street and Victoria Street. Victoria Street will be closed to traffic between Lawrence Street and Havelock Street.
Drivers are advised to plan an alternate route.
Line Painting Downtown
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Amherst Public Works will be doing seasonal street surface painting downtown on Friday, May 22, 2026.
There will be no street closures. But, please expect some traffic disruptions downtown throughout the day on Friday.
Street Closure - Thursday, May 21, 2026
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Please be advised that CN will be making repairs to train tracks at the Chamberlain Street / Hickman Street crossing on Thursday, May 21, 2026 from 9 a.m. to 4 p.m.
- Chamberlain Street will be closed to through traffic at Newton Avenue - there will be no access to Hickman Street from Chamberlain Street.
- Hickman Street will be closed to through traffic at Park Street - there will be no access to Chamberlain Street from Hickman Street.
Barricades will be in place. Drivers are advised to plan an alternate route.
Work will begin Thursday morning at 9 a.m. and it is expected to end by 4 p.m. the same day, at which time both streets will open to through traffic again.
Any questions about this planned work can be directed to Town Hall at 902-667-3352 or
Town facilities closed for Victoria Day long weekend
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Town Hall will be closed, along with the Amherst Stadium, the public works garage, and the Community Credit Union Business Innovation Centre on Monday, May 18, 2026, for the Victoria Day long weekend.
If emergency service is required of the public works garage, please call Amherst Police dispatch at 902-667-8600. Amherst Police and Fire services will operate as normal over the holiday weekend.
Read more: Town facilities closed for Victoria Day long weekend
NOTICE OF INTENT – To Adopt a By-Law To Amend the Companion Animal By-Law, C-4
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Notice is hereby given that Amherst Town Council intends to consider the adoption of a By-law to Amend the Companion Animal By-Law, C-4.
The proposed amendments include deleting any reference to the licensing of dogs and registering of cats, adding definitions for “enclosed fenced yard” and “tether”, adding a new section that deals with the issue of the ability to keep animals under effective restraint, including while on privately-owned property, and changes in regard to the disposing of animal feces by including the option of utilizing public waste receptacles.
Read more: NOTICE OF INTENT – To Adopt a By-Law To Amend the Companion Animal By-Law, C-4
NOTICE OF INTENT - To Adopt a By-law to Repeal the Property Assessed Clean Energy (PACE) Program By-law, P-2
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Notice is hereby given that Amherst Town Council intends to consider the adoption of a By-law to Repeal the Property Assessed Clean Energy (PACE) Program By-law, P-2.
The Property Assessed Clean Energy (PACE) Program financed owner-occupied, home energy retrofits and renewable energy adoption through the property tax account and was administered for the Town by the Clean Foundation. The uptake in the program has been minimal from the start. When this program was used, it was mostly used for heat pumps; however, the heat pump market has addressed the financing part of this directly through contractors or other loans available.
The Town of Amherst had a service agreement with Clean Foundation that expired on March 31, 2026, and was not renewed. Clean Foundation has recently announced that it will no longer be administering the program after October 31, 2026. Considering this and the low uptake in the program it was recommended that this By-law be repealed.
Chamberlain Street Closed May 1, 2026
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Chamberlain Street is closed between Newton Avenue and the train tracks for water main repair today - Friday, May 1, 2026.
Area closed to all traffic - plan alternate route.
It is estimated that this work will be completed by 2 p.m. today - please watch for a status update here.
Questions about this work? Contact Town Hall at 902-667-3352 or
