Municipality of Pictou County
Municipality of Pictou County
The Municipality of Pictou County, located in northern Nova Scotia, is home to approximately 20,000 residents. This rural community features a diverse landscape of farmland, forests and industry, offering both natural beauty and economic opportunity. Whether you're here to live, work or visit, Pictou County welcomes you.
As of January 1st, 2024, the Municipality of Pictou County adopted a Tourism Marketing Levy Bylaw.
The Tourism Marketing Levy provides sustainable funding for marketing and promoting the Municipality as a tourism destination. The Levy is set at 3 % and is added to the purchase price of tourism accommodations in the Municipality.
You will first need to register with the province to receive a registration number. To complete the registration process, you will need a letter of compliance from the municipality confirming your compliance with our land use bylaws. Contact shellie.pettipas@munpict.ca for such a letter.
If you want more information about the Tourism Marketing Bylaw, contact our local tourism agency, Coastal Nova Scotia, at cindy@coastalnovascotia.ca or call 902-396-8408.
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Because of hot, dry conditions, there is a ban on open fires effective immediately across the entire province.
The ban was put in place today, July 30, and will remain in place until October 15 – the end of wildfire season – or until conditions improve. The fine for violating the ban is $25,000.
“We’ve had a lot of hot, dry weather, very little rain and there’s no significant rain in the forecast in the near future,” said Tory Rushton, Minister of Natural Resources. “We’ve had a lot of small, manageable fires this month and conditions are now ripe for any small fire to grow larger. Nobody wants a repeat of the devastation we experienced in 2023. I ask all Nova Scotians to co-operate, respect the burn ban and save their campfires and other open fires for a safer time.”
The ban applies to open fires such as campfires, bonfires, brush fires, fires in chimeneas and any other fire that is not enclosed and uses wood as the fuel. Unlike gas or charcoal fires, sparks could escape from an open wood fire and cause a wildfire.
Non-woodburning devices like charcoal and gas barbeques and gas stoves are allowed to be used, following manufacturer’s instructions.
The MOPC Public Works department is looking for residents within our water-serviced areas who are willing to have MOPC’s water tested at their property for copper and lead.
Testing will be taking place in August.
Applicable communities include:
To volunteer to have your water tested fill out the form online at https://arcg.is/05XHqH1, call 902-485-1201 or email GIS@munpict.ca.
The Town of Stellarton, which provides water to MOPC water customers in Riverton, is in Stage 2 of its Water Contingency Plan - Alternate Day Water Use.
The following restrictions apply to Riverton water customers:
Even number addresses are permitted to perform the following on even calendar days (2nd, 4th, 6th, etc.) from 6 a.m. to 11 a.m. and from 7 p.m. to midnight:
- Sprinkling, watering or irrigating of shrubbery, trees, lawns, grass, plants, vegetables, flowers, etc.;
- Filling or topping of pools;
- Washing of motor vehicles.
Odd number addresses are permitted to perform the same activities on odd calendar days (1st, 3rd, 5th, etc.) from 6 a.m. to 11 a.m. and from 7 p.m. to midnight.
This conservation order will remain in place until water levels of the East River return to normal. Should water levels continue to degrade, it is possible that Stage 3 water restrictions may be required.
