Chester Municipal District, Nova Scotia

Chester
Municipal district
Seal
Location of Chester Municipal District
Coordinates: 44°39′N 64°18′W / 44.65°N 64.3°W
Country	Canada
Province	Nova Scotia
County	Lunenburg
Founded	1759
Incorporated	April 17, 1879
Electoral Districts     Federal	South Shore—St. Margaret's
Provincial	Chester-St. Margaret's / Lunenburg
Government
• Type	Chester Municipal Council
• Municipal Seat	Chester
• Warden	Allen Webber
Area[1]
• Land	1,122.22 km^2 (433.29 sq mi)
Population (2011)[1][2]
• Total	10,599
• Density	9.4/km^2 (24/sq mi)
• Change 2006-11	1.3%
• Census Ranking	376 of 5,008
Time zone	AST (UTC-4)
• Summer (DST)	ADT (UTC-3)
Area code(s)	902 - 275
Dwellings	6,161
Median Income*	$42,776 CDN
Website	www.chester.ca
Median household income, 2005 (all households)

The Municipality of the District of Chester is a municipal district in Lunenburg County, Nova Scotia, Canada.

Occupying the northeastern half of Lunenburg County, the district's administrative seat is the village of Chester, located at the Municipality of the District of Chester^[3] offices at 151 King Street, Chester, Nova Scotia.

Districts

The Municipality is broken up into seven districts and each has a councillor that represents that particular area. The districts and the areas they cover are as follows;

• District 1 represents the area of Blandford to East Chester which includes the communities of Aspotogan, Bayswater, Northwest Cove, Blandford, Deep Cove, East River, East River Point, Otter Point and part of East Chester. The current councillor for this area is Andre Veinotte.^[4]
• District 2 represents the area of Hubbards to Mill Cove and includes the communities of Mill Cove, Fox Point, Simms Settlement, Mill Lake, The Lodge ad Birchy Head. The current councillor for this area is Deputy Warden Floyd Shatford.^[5]
• District 3 represents the area of Chester which includes part of East Chester. The current councillor is Danielle Barkhouse.^[6]
• District 4 represents the areas of Chester Basin to Chester Grant which includes Chester Basin, Chester Grant, Borgels Point and part of Middle River. The current councillor is Warden Allen Webber.^[7]
• District 5 represents Western Shore to Martin's River, including Gold River, Beech Hill, Western Shore, Martin's Point and part of Martin's River. The current councillor is Abdella Assaff.^[8]
• District 6 represents New Ross area which includes Seffernsville, Harriston, Lake Ramsay, Forties, Franey Corner and Fraxville. The current councillor is Tina Connors.^[9]
• District 7 represents Windsor Road to Marriott's Cove area and includes Windsor Road, Canaan, Sherwood, Robinsons Corner, Marriotts Cove, Middle River Road and part of Haddon Hill. The current councillor is Sharon Church.^[10]

Departments and Services ^[11]

The Municipality offers a variety of services to the community and has multiple departments to help serve the community.

Community Development Department is broken up into the following;^[12]

• Planning & Development services provides things like subdivision and development permits, civic addressing and road naming, heritage properties and economic development.
• Building & Fire Inspection Services is responsible for building permits and inspections as well as fire inspections and bylaw enforcement.

Finance Department is responsible for the financial administration of the Municipality as well as providing services which include; financial reporting, tax exemptions, address changes, tax billings and payments, budgets and financial statements.^[13]

Information Services Department provides communication and business continuity services.^[14]

Public Works Department is responsible for providing services which include, Animal Control, Boat pump out, municipal sewer connections, municipal engineering/specifications, municipal roads and removal of dead marine life.^[15]

Solid Waste Department is located at Kaizer Meadow Environmental Management Centre^[16] and provides services which include; Kaizer Meadow Eco-Industrial Park, bi-weekly waste removal, semi-annual collection of bulky waste, annual collection of Christmas tree and yard waste and disposal of hazardous waste, construction and deolition materials, tires and septic waste.^[17]

Demographics

Historical population Year Pop. ±% 1981 10,230 —     1986 10,579 +3.4% 1991 10,762 +1.7% 1996 10,602 −1.5% 2001 10,781 +1.7% 2006 10,741 −0.4% 2011 10,599 −1.3% [18]

Mother tongue language (2006)[19] 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%

Chester Connection and Aspotogan Trail

There is 46 kilometers of trail from Martins River to Hubbards that is operated by the Municipality of Chester located on the former railway. The trails are open to walkers, off road vehicles, cyclists and horseback riders.^[20]

Municipal Parks, Playgrounds and Open Spaces

There are many parks and outdoor areas within the municipality for the public to enjoy including Anvil Park in Chester Basin, East River Property, Village of Chester Gazebo, Wild Rose Park in Western Shore and the Green Gym Park in Chester Basin.^[21]

The Municipality also has two nicely maintained playgrounds; Croft Road Playground located in Chester Basin and Gold River Playground located at the former Gold River Elementary School.^[22]

Within the Village of Chester there is a skate park that was opened in 2009 after five years of planning and fundraising.^[23]

Community Schools ^[24]

The Municipality has two schools that are also used for community use and open to the public. These schools are Forest Heights Community School (FHCS)^[25] which is located in Chester Grant and Aspotogan Consolidated Elementary School (ACES) ^[26] which is located in Mill Cove. These schools were developed as Community School from the beginning starting in 1992 for FHCS and 2000 for ACES.

Other schools located in the Municipality include Chester Area Middle School,^[27] Chester District Elementary School ^[28] and New Ross Consolidated School.^[29]

Communities

• Aldersville
• Aspotogan
• Bayswater
• Beech Hill
• Blandford
• Canaan
• Chester
• Chester Basin
• Chester Grant
• Deep Cove
• East Chester
• East River
• Forties Settlement
• Fox Point
• Franey Corner
• Fraxville
• Gold River
• Hubbards, in part
• Lake Ramsay
• Leville
• Marriotts Cove
• Martins Point
• Mill Cove
• Mill Road
• New Ross
• New Russell
• Northwest Cove
• Seffernville
• Sherwood
• Western Shore
• Windsor Road

See also

• List of municipalities in Nova Scotia

References

1. 2011 Statistics Canada Community Profile: Chester Municipal District, Nova Scotia
2. Statistics Canada Population and dwelling counts, for Canada and census subdivisions (municipalities), 2011 and 2006 censuses - 100% data
3. "Municipality of the District of Chester - Home". chester.ca. Retrieved 2016-12-02.
4. "Municipality of the District of Chester - District 1 - Andre Veinotte". chester.ca. Retrieved 2016-12-02.
5. "Municipality of the District of Chester - District 2 - Floyd Shatford". chester.ca. Retrieved 2016-12-02.
6. "Municipality of the District of Chester - District 3 - Danielle Barkhouse". chester.ca. Retrieved 2016-12-02.
7. "Municipality of the District of Chester - District 4 - Warden Allen Webber". chester.ca. Retrieved 2016-12-02.
8. "Municipality of the District of Chester - District 5 - Abdella Assaff". chester.ca. Retrieved 2016-12-02.
9. "Municipality of the District of Chester - District 6 - Tina Connors". chester.ca. Retrieved 2016-12-02.
10. "Municipality of the District of Chester - District 7 - Sharon Church". chester.ca. Retrieved 2016-12-02.
11. "Municipality of the District of Chester - Staff/Department Information". chester.ca. Retrieved 2016-12-02.
12. "Municipality of the District of Chester - Community Development Service Catalogue". chester.ca. Retrieved 2016-12-02.
13. "Municipality of the District of Chester - Finance & Property Tax Administration Service Catalogue". chester.ca. Retrieved 2016-12-02.
14. "Municipality of the District of Chester - Information Services Service Catalogue". chester.ca. Retrieved 2016-12-02.
15. "Municipality of the District of Chester - Public Works Service Catalogue". chester.ca. Retrieved 2016-12-02.
16. "Municipality of the District of Chester - Welcome to Kaizer Meadow!". chester.ca. Retrieved 2016-12-02.
17. "Municipality of the District of Chester - Solid Waste Service Catalogue". chester.ca. Retrieved 2016-12-02.
18. Statistics Canada: 1996, 2001, 2006 census
19. 2006 Statistics Canada Community Profile: Chester Municipal District, Nova Scotia
20. "Municipality of the District of Chester - Trails in the Municipality". chester.ca. Retrieved 2016-12-02.
21. "Municipality of the District of Chester - Parks & Open Spaces". chester.ca. Retrieved 2016-12-02.
22. "Municipality of the District of Chester - Playgrounds". chester.ca. Retrieved 2016-12-02.
23. "Municipality of the District of Chester - Chester Skate Park". chester.ca. Retrieved 2016-12-02.
24. "Municipality of the District of Chester - Community Schools". chester.ca. Retrieved 2016-12-02.
25. "Home". forestheights.ednet.ns.ca. Retrieved 2016-12-02.
26. "Aspotogan Consolidated Elementary School | Mill Cove, Nova Scotia". www.aces.ednet.ns.ca. Retrieved 2016-12-02.
27. "Chester Area Middle School". cams.ednet.ns.ca. Retrieved 2016-12-02.
28. "Chester District School". Chester District School. Retrieved 2016-12-02.
29. "New Ross Consolidated School | Empowering and supporting youth in education". www.nrcs.ednet.ns.ca. Retrieved 2016-12-02.

External links

• Municipality of the District of Chester website

Coordinates: 44°39′N 64°18′W / 44.650°N 64.300°W