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Order for the Dissolution of the Village of Havre Boucher

made under

Section 448 of the

Municipal Government Act

S.N.S. 1998, c. 18

N.S. Reg. 159/2021 (effective December 2, 2021)

In the matter of the Municipal Government Act

-and-

In the matter of a request by the Municipality of the County of Antigonish for an Order

for the Dissolution of the Village of Havre Boucher

-and-

In the matter of

Section 448 of the Municipal Government Act

Ministerial Order

Whereas: The Honourable Chuck Porter, Minister of Municipal Affairs for Her Majesty the

Queen in right of the Province of Nova Scotia, is responsible for the general supervision and

management of the Municipal Government Act [, S.N.S.] 1998, c. 18 , s. 1 , to ensure compliance

with the purposes and objects of the Municipal Government Act , as set out in

section 2;

And

whereas: The Minister of Municipal Affairs may issue an Order pursuant to subsection

448(2) of the Municipal Government Act to dissolve a village upon the request of a municipality

where: (

i) there has been no meeting of the electors of the village for at least two (2) years, (ii)

ninety (90) days’ notice of the proposed dissolution has been served on the village; and (iii) no

objection has been filed.

And

whereas: Council for the Municipality of the County of Antigonish passed a special

resolution dated Tuesday, July 17, 2018 to apply to the Minister of Municipal Affairs to

dissolve the Village Commission of the Village of Havre Boucher, pursuant to subsection

448(2) of the Municipal Government Act ;

And

whereas: The Municipality of the County of Antigonish has confirmed that no meeting of

the Village electors has occurred in approximately ten (10) years;

And

whereas: Ninety days’ notice of the proposed dissolution of the village was served to the

latest village commissioners and village clerk on or about April 3rd, 2018;

And

whereas: No objections to the proposed dissolution have been filed;

The Minister hereby orders:

The Village of Havre Boucher be dissolved as a body corporate;

Any assets or liabilities of the Village of Havre Boucher, including outstanding

debentures, be vested in the Municipality of the County of Antigonish;

The Municipality of the County of Antigonish to transfer ownership of any Village of

Havre Boucher property to the Municipality of the County of Antigonish and assume the

provision of any municipal services for the residents of the former Village of Havre

Boucher; and

Issued: at Halifax, Nova Scotia this 29[th] day of August, 2018.

sgd. Chuck Porter

The Honourable Chuck Porter

Minister of Municipal Affairs for Her Majesty the Queen

in right of the Province of Nova Scotia