Nova Scotia's first municipal consolidation in over 20 years
is gaining attention as, potentially, a new model for consolidating
two already stable and viable municipalities that are convinced
they can achieve even more by coming together.
The Municipality of the District of West Hants and the Town of
Windsor, vibrant municipalities within an hour of Halifax, are now
well advanced in the process of bringing the municipalities
together. This process began in July 2018 when the municipalities
asked the province to pass the necessary legislation. Three months
later the legislation was passed and two months after that, in
December, I was selected through a procurement process as project
coordinator. The new municipality will be launched on April 1,
2020.
