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The Lunenburg County Anti-Racism & Anti-Discrimination Advisory Committee (ARADAC) is established to advise the respective administrations and elected bodies of the Town of Lunenburg, Municipality of the District of Lunenburg, Municipality of Chester, Town of Bridgewater and Town of Mahone Bay to advance, strengthen, support, and unify the five municipal units in adopting and implementing Anti-Racism and Anti-Discrimination initiatives throughout Lunenburg County.
The ARADAC works with partners and communities to help lead and support anti-racism and anti-discrimination initiatives and promote equity, diversity and inclusion initiatives. They would work to identify and address systemic racism and inequity in government policy, legislation, programs and services. The ARADAC is an advisory body and is an opportunity to provide valuable perspectives and recommendations for consideration of each respective Council. The ARADRC is supported by a Regional Coordinator.
Interested people are encouraged to complete the intake form which can be found by clicking here.
More information regarding the Committee can be found by clicking on the link at the right "Committee List and Vacancies".
Deadline: Tuesday, December 3, 2024 at 4:00 p.m.
Forward questions to:
Jennifer Webber, Communications Officer & Outreach Coordinator
jwebber@chester.ca
Municipality of the District of Chester T (902) 275-4107
PO Box 369, Chester, NS B0J 1J0
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Seven Councillors sit on Council. As part of their duties, they are also required to sit on one or more Standing and Special Committees as well as represent the Municipality on various other bodies. The Warden is a member of all standing committees, and at the Warden's discretion, a member of all special committees. These committees advise Council (as a whole) on various, specialized issues. Please click on the link to the right to view membership of the Committees. The Committees are:
- Audit Committee
- Art & Culture Strategy Steering Committee
- Building Code & Unsightly Premises
- Chester Municipal Planning Advisory Committee
- Chester Volunteer Fire Service Committee
- Citizens Landfill Monitoring Committee
- Committee of the Whole
- Equity, Diversity, and Inclusion Advisory Committee
- Heritage Advisory Committee
- Landfill Consultation Committee
- RCMP Advisory Board
- Recreation & Parks Committee
- Sherbrooke Lake Access Advisory Committee
- Village Planning Advisory Committee
- Water Quality Monitoring Committee - Please click here for more information and to review published reports
Besides being appointed to Special and Standing Committees, Councillors are also required to represent Council on various other bodies. Please click on the link to the right for membership. These bodies are,
- Church Memorial Park Trustees
- Community Use of Schools Committee - Aspotogan Consolidated Elementary School
- Community Use of Schools Committee - Forest Heights Community School
- Fire Advisory Committee
- Highway 103 Committee
- Louisiana Pacific Community Liaison Committee
- Lunenburg County Victorian Order of Nurses
- Region 6 Inter-Municipal Committee
- Regional Emergency Measures (REMO)
- Senior Safety Program for Lunenburg County
- South Canoe Community Liaison Committee
- South Shore Housing Action Coalition
- South Shore Regional Library Board
- Southwest Regional Community Advisory Board
- Western Region Crown Land Stakeholder Interaction Committee
- Western Regional Housing Authority
- Zoe Valle Library Municipal Trustee
There are several positions with the Municipality that Council appoints. Sometimes staff are appointed and sometimes citizens are appointed. They appointments are:
- Auditors
- Chief Building Inspector
- Development Officer
- Acting Development Officer
- Emergency Measures Coordinator (Municipal)
- Fences Arbitration Committee
- Fire Inspector
- Freedom of Information & Protection of Privacy Responsible Officer
- Returning Officer
- Sexual Harrassment Policy Administrator
- Sexual Harrassment Policy Advisor
- Sheep Valuer
- Solicitor
- Town Crier
