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Holidays - No Service Dates

Holidays - no service

New Years Day - January 1            
Nova Scotia Heritage Day
Good Friday                      
Easter                                 
Easter Monday    
Victoria Day            
Canada Day - July 1
First Monday in August
Labour Day
National Day for Truth and Reconciliation Sept. 30
Thanksgiving
Remembrance Day  - November 11  
Christmas Day - December 25        
Boxing Day - December 26   

CBRM tax rate information

Historical tax rate information 2011-2021

How is my tax dollar spent? 2020-21

Find your property's tax assessment at www.pvsc.ca

 

CBRM Tax Rates  2022/23 2023/24
       
CBRM Base Rates (per $100 of Assessment)    
  Residential/Resource Base Rate  $              0.8629   $              0.8900 
  Commercial Base Rate  $              3.9452   $              4.0800
       
Provincial Service Rates (per $100 of Assessment)    
  Provincial Education Rate  $              0.3156   $              0.3156 
  Provincial Housing Rate  $              0.0486   $              0.0486 
  Provincial Corrections Rate  $              0.0254   $              0.0254 
       
CBRM Area Rates - Fire Services (per $100 of Assessment)    
  Sydney - Suburban  $              0.3834   $              0.4570 
  North Sydney  $              0.2748   $              0.2748 
  County  $              0.0947   $              0.0947 
  Sydney Mines  $              0.1598   $              0.1598 
  Dominion  $              0.2362   $              0.2362 
  New Waterford  $              0.2494   $              0.2494 
  Glace Bay  $              0.2626   $              0.2626 
  North Sydney  $              0.2748   $              0.2748 
  Louisbourg  $              0.2921   $              0.2921 
       
Business Improvement District Commission Rates (Commercial only / per $100 of Assessment)    
  Sydney Downtown Development Association  $              0.2000   $              0.2000 
  North Sydney BIDA  $              0.1750   $              0.1750 
       
CBRM Service Based Rates (per $100 of Assessment)    
  Hydrant  $              0.2036   $              0.1836 
  Sewer  $              0.1910   $              0.1910 
  Transit (Sydney Residential only)  $              0.0862   $              0.1042 
  Transit (All other areas)  $              0.1070   $              0.1250 
       
       
Other Rates CBRM Minumum Tax - Residential Dwelling   $                      500   $                  575 
       
Acreage rates set by Provincial Legislation    
  Forest Property (<50,000 Acreage) - Resource per acre  $              0.2500   $              0.2500 
  Forest Property (>50,000 Acreage) - Commercial per acre  $              0.4100   $              0.4100 
  NFP Recreation Acreage / per acre  $            44.9300  $            47.1700 

 

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Safe Sharps Program

Used needles, syringes, lancets, auto-injectors, and infusion sets must not be disposed of in garbage bags, blue bags, or your green cart.

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 Safe Sharps Disposal in CBRM

Used Sharps Information Website 2021

 

Safe Sharps Program:  FREE Drop-Off Events October 2021

Used Sharps Facebook post October 2021 Website

Safe Sharps Disposal

Used needles, syringes, lancets, auto-injectors, and infusion sets are not accepted curbside for collection and must not be disposed of in garbage bags, blue bags, or your green cart.

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Safe Sharps Disposal

Used needles, syringes, lancets, auto injectors and infusion sets must not be disposed of in garbage bags, blue bags or your green cart.

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Used sharps must be handled properly. Needles, syringes, lancets, auto injectors, infusion sets & connection needles/sets must be disposed of safely in a Safe Sharps Container available for free at any local pharmacy.

Used sharps containing medications may be disposed of in the sharps containers. There are no exclusions for medication type.

Please DO NOT do the following with sharps:


 DO NOT put used sharps in garbage bags.
 DO NOT put used sharps in blue bags.
 DO NOT put used sharps in green cart.
 DO NOT put used sharps in plastic bottles or jugs for disposal.
 DO NOT flush sharps down the toilet
 DO NOT try to remove, bend or recap needles used by another person.
 DO NOT put anything but sharps in the sharps containers.
 Sharps can seriously harm people who are handling these bags or sorting your recyclables.　 Needle stick injuries from used sharps may cause infections or diseases. If you are stuck, seek immediate medical attention.

Please dispose of your Sharps safely.　

Here's how:
 Pick up a FREE Safe Sharps container at your local community pharmacy.
 Place your used sharps into the Safe Sharps container.
 When your container is full, return the sealed container to your community pharmacy.

Used Sharps Information Website 2021

 

FREE Safe Sharps Drop-Off Event:
Carmen Young Walking Track Parking Lot, Monday, October 16, 2023

CBRM Solid Waste is hosting a FREE used safe sharps drop-off event from 10am to 2pm at the Carmen Young Walking Track parking lot on Monday, October 16.   All are welcome to come out with their used needles and other sharps.  Needles do not have to be in a safe sharps containers to accept them.  We want to provide you with a safe way to dispose of them properly. 

Remember, used needles, lancets and other sharps DO NOT get disposed of in the garbage, blue bags or green cart for disposal.  If you do not have a way to dispose of needles, please give the hotline a call at 902-567-1337.

Be safe with your Used Sharps and Dispose of them Properly!

Safe Sharps Educator

 This event will take place RAIN OR SHINE