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Notice of Nomination Period
Nomination for Village Commissioners
Village of Bible Hill
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One
Commissioner for three (3) year term
Nominations
for the office of Commissioner will be accepted from (and including) May
10, 11, 14, 15, 16, and 17, 2012 between the hours of eight thirty (8:30
am) o’clock in the forenoon and four thirty (4:30 pm) in the afternoon.
All
nominations shall be in writing on the nomination paper form and shall be
filed with the Returning Officer at the Village Office. The Village
Office is located at 67
Pictou Road, Bible Hill, Nova Scotia (893-8083).
Qualifications
of Commissioner:
(a)
is of the full age of eighteen years on ordinary polling day;
(b)
is a Canadian citizen on ordinary polling day; and
(c)
has been ordinarily resident in the Village of Bible Hill for a period of
six months immediately preceding ordinary polling day and continues to so
reside.
Municipal Government Act:
407 (1) No
person is qualified to serve as a village commissioner unless the person
is an elector.
(a) An elector who is a
council member is not qualified to serve as a village commissioner.
(2) Every village commissioner shall take
and subscribe the oath of office prescribed by the Municipal Elections
Act in the manner prescribed by that Act before entering upon the duties
of village commissioner.
(3) A village commissioner whose term of
office has expired is eligible for re-election. 1998, c. 18, s. 407.
Nomination
paper forms, copies of by-laws, and further information are available
from the Returning Officer.
Dated
this 16th day of April, 2012
Lorraine
Dawson
Returning Officer
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Election Day
Village of Bible Hill
The election for the office of Village Commissioner will be held on
Saturday, June 9, 2012 between the hours of nine o’clock (9:00 am) in the
forenoon and seven o’clock (7:00 pm) in the afternoon. The polling
station is located at the Village Hall, 69 Pictou Road, Bible Hill.
There will be an advance poll
held on Tuesday, June 5, 2011 between the hours of eleven o’clock (11:00
am) in the forenoon and seven o’clock (7:00 pm) in the afternoon. The advance
polling station is located at the Village Hall, 69 Pictou Road, Bible Hill.
Qualifications of Electors:
(a) is of the full age of
eighteen years on ordinary polling day;
(b) is a Canadian citizen on
ordinary polling day; and
(c) has been ordinarily resident
in the Village of Bible Hill for a period of six months immediately
preceding ordinary polling day and continues to so reside.
Municipal Government Act:
407 (1) No
person is qualified to serve as a village commissioner unless the person
is an elector.
(a) An elector who is a council member is
not qualified to serve as a village commissioner.
(2) Every village commissioner shall take
and subscribe the oath of office prescribed by the Municipal Elections
Act in the manner prescribed by that Act before entering upon the duties
of village commissioner.
(3) A village commissioner whose term of
office has expired is eligible for re-election. 1998, c. 18, s. 407.
Copies of by-laws and further
information are available from the Returning Officer. The Village Office
is located at 67 Pictou Road, Bible Hill, Nova Scotia (893-8083).
Dated this 16th day of
April, 2012
Lorraine Dawson
Returning Officer
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Annual Electors Meeting
Village of Bible Hill
The 58th Annual Meeting of the Electors of the Village of Bible Hill will
be duly convened at 8 pm, Monday, June 4th, 2012 at the Bible
Hill Village Hall, 69 Pictou Road.
Robert Christianson
Clerk & Treasurer
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Welcome to the Official Web Site of the
Village of Bible Hill. The Village
of Bible Hill is located across the Salmon River from the Town of Truro
in Colchester
County,
Nova Scotia. The Village
was incorporated in 1953 and today, with a population of over 5,000, Bible
Hill is a vibrant, primarily residential community.
The Village is governed by a
five person Commission. It operates
under the Municipal Government Act of the Province of Nova Scotia. The Village presently employs seven full
time employees, seven school crossing guards and a number of seasonal
staff. The annual budget for the
Village has recently varied from $1.6 million to $4.2 million depending on
the amount of capital projects undertaken in any given year.
Bible Hill is home to the Nova Scotia Agricultural
College. The college is now one of the nation’s leaders
in scientific research in the agricultural field. The NSAC occupies a large
area in the Village with its' campus, test gardens, and fields. The NSAC is
the single largest employer in Bible Hill and has a student population of
over 900.
There are three schools in the Village
- Bible Hill
Central Elementary School, East Court
Road Elementary School and Bible
Hill Junior High School.
The Village is also home to the Truro Raceway. It is also a large employer and provides
many spin-off benefits to the local economy. It has had such horse-racing greats as
Somebeachsomewhere.
In recent years the Village has seen a
municipal water system installed and it is now available to approximately
30% of the homes and businesses in Bible Hill. The un-serviced areas rely on private
domestic water wells.
The Village has nine recreational parks
with two major areas for organized sports.
All are maintained by the Village through Bible Hill
Parks and Recreation. The main park is located on College Road and has
three ball fields, a soccer field, and playground equipment. This site is where the Village holds it
annual Canada Day events. The
Village also build and maintains walking trails within its boundaries.
The Village of Bible Hill has a
volunteer fire brigade with approximately 35 members. It is housed in a newly expanded facility
with five bays and up-to-date equipment.
The Bible Hill Fire Brigade
does a great deal within the Village running many safety programs for our
children both in our schools and at the Fire Hall.
For information concerning economic development in
the region, contact Colchester Regional
Development Agency or the Truro and
District Chamber of Commerce. For visitor
information contact the Central
Nova Tourist Association. Genealogical and historical data
for our community is held at the Colchester Historical Society Museum and
Archives.
Tom Burke
Chair
Village of Bible Hill
office@biblehill.ca
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