Municipality of the District of Chester

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The Municipality of the District of Chester is a Nova Scotia district municipality occupying the northeastern half of Lunenburg County, Canada.

The district boundary was originally drawn for court sessional purposes,[1] before the existence of elected local government. In 1879 it became a district municipality, to provide local government to the residents who live outside incorporated towns.[1] under the authority of the Municipal Government Act of 1998.[2]

The Municipality of the District of Chester is also a census division for Statistics Canada.[3]

Municipal Council

The Municipality of Chester has a town council that consists of 7 councillors and a warden who is appointed by the council, the municipal council was incorporated and founded in 1879. Elections to the council occur every four years unless there is a vacancy. If there is a vacancy in a district, a by-election occurs and the person who is elected will serve their term until the next scheduled election in the four-year cycle.[4]

Municipal Districts

Council Sessions

The current warden of the Municipality is Allen Webber, and the current deputy warden is Floyd Shatford[5]

Current Council Session, 2020-2024[5]
Party District Name
No Affiliation 1 Andre Veinotte
No Affiliation 2 Floyd Shatford
No Affiliation 3 Derek Wells
No Affiliation 4 Allen Webber
No Affiliation 5 Abdella Assaff
No Affiliation 6 Tina Connors
No Affiliation 7 Sharon Church

*Following the 2021 Nova Scotia general election, District 3 councillor Danielle Barkhouse was elected as MLA to the riding of Chester-St. Margaret's. Following her election, she tendered her resignation from the municipal council, triggering a special election where Derek Wells was elected councillor, for the remainder of the 2020-2024 council session.[6]

2016-2020 Council Session[7]
Party District Name
No Affiliation 1 Andre Veinotte
No Affiliation 2 Floyd Shatford
No Affiliation 3 Danielle Barkhouse
No Affiliation 4 Allen Webber
No Affiliation 5 Abdella Assaff
No Affiliation 6 Tina Connors
No Affiliation 7 Sharon Church

Nova Scotian Municipal politics do not have party affiliations.[8]

Departments and services

There are four departments in the district:[9]

  • Community Development & Recreation
  • Corporate & Strategic Management
  • Financial & Information Services
  • Infrastructure & Operations

Demographics

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Mother tongue language (2006)[11]
Language Population Pct (%)
English only 10,145 95.40%
Other languages 365 3.43%
French only 110 1.03%
Both English and French 15 0.14%

Parks, playgrounds and open spaces

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Parks and outdoor areas include Anvil Park in Chester Basin, East River Property, Village of Chester Gazebo, Wild Rose Park in Western Shore, a Green Gym Park in Chester Basin, Castle Rock in East River.[13] There are six beaches along the coast, public wharves and launches, and several islands preserved for public use (including four owned by the Municipality of Chester).[14]

The Municipality of the District of Chester also has two playgrounds; Croft Road Playground located in Chester Basin and Gold River Playground located at the former Gold River Elementary School.[15]

Within the Village of Chester there is a skate park that was opened in 2009 after five years of planning and fundraising.[16]

Schools

The Municipality of the District of Chester has five schools within its boundaries. All five are open to the public for community use.[17] These schools are Forest Heights Community School (FHCS)[18] in Chester Grant; Aspotogan Consolidated Elementary School (ACES) [19] in Mill Cove; Chester Area Middle School [20] in Chester; Chester District Elementary School [21] in Chester, and New Ross Consolidated School [22] in New Ross.

Economy

The Municipality identifies five sectors: arts, culture & recreation; business services; construction; green industries; and niche manufacturing.[23]

Arts, Culture & Recreation

The Municipality has a high concentration of arts, entertainment, and recreation workers with artist-in-residents programs, galleries, a theatre, golf courses, museums, marinas, and the first and only Nordic spa in Nova Scotia. Productions filmed in the Municipality include:

References

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