Municipality of the District of Shelburne

Sustainability Committee

The Municipality of the District of Shelburne is seeking two (2) residents to be involved on the Sustainability Committee.  The purpose of this committee is to provide ongoing guidance and advice to Municipal staff and Council related to the implementation of the Integrated Community Sustainability Plan for the Municipality of the District of Shelburne.  There are vacancies on the committee for residents from District 1 (Clyde River, Port Clyde, Beaverdam Lake, Port Saxon, Northeast Harbour, Northwest Harbour, Ingomar, Atlantic, Round Bay) and District 6 (West Green Harbour, East Green Harbour, Western Head).

Letters of application will be received from residents of the Municipality by the undersigned until 12:00 noon on Friday, April 13, 2012.  Letters of application should include a brief biography of the individual and information on skills or assets that will be useful to the Committee.

For further information regarding the duties and responsibilities of this Committee, please contact the Sustainable Development Coordinator. 

Emily Tipton

Sustainable Development Coordinator

(902)-875-3489

etipton@municipalityofshelburne.ca

SOU'WEST NOVA TRANSIT ASSOCIATION
 
Sou'West Nova Transit is a community-based non-profit society dedicated to providing
affordable, accessible, door-to-door transportation to residents of Shelburne County. 
Our office is located in the Annex to the Old Court House at 2401 Highway 3, in Barrington.
Our website is at www.souwestnovatransit.ca and direct contact can be made
through email at info@souwestnovatransit.ca and by telephone at 902-673-2572.  Our
mailing address is Post Office Box 84, Barrington, NS, B0W 1E0.  Renata Tweedy is
our Coordinator.
 
We are actively seeking members of our community who are interested in providing
reimbursed transport to local residents by volunteering their time and their vehicle. 
Our mileage and expense reimbursement plan is the same as the Province's.  We
also provide supplementary liability insurance for vounteers.  Please contact us to 
learn more about how reimbursement works and how to become a volunteer.
 
While we expect our first riders will be residents who are elderly, residents who have 
demanding medical needs, and residents who have mobility problems, it is our goal to
provide an affordable, pre-booked transit services to all residents of the Municipality of 
the District of Shelburne, as well as to residents in all other locations within Shelburne 
County.  The Municipality of Shelburne has provided specific and substantial aid for
residents to use this service.
               
Sou'west Nova Transit has been able to purchase a 14-passenger, wheelchair-accessible
bus, and we are now in the licensing process with the Utility and Review Board. This
should be completed by the end of March. Service will begin when the Utility and Review
Board completes its work.