Meeting Livestream

The Municipality records and broadcasts proceedings of Council and Committee of the Whole Council meetings according to its Live Streaming and Video Recording of Meetings Policy.

Use of video and audio

There are restrictions on video use except for specific purposes - full guidelines for use appear below.

Written permission by the Municipality is required for all usage. If you wish to obtain a recording, contact us at 902-637-2015 or . 

Watch Live

If a meeting is currently in session, it will appear in the video player below. If no meeting is live, you will either see the recording of the last meeeting or a message indicating that the livestream is offline.

Upcoming Meetings

Our regular Council and Committee of the Whole meetings typically take place on the following schedule:

• Regular Council Meetings: 4th Tuesday of each month at 7:00 PM.
• Committee of the Whole: 2nd and 3rd Tuesday of each month at 7:00 PM.

View our full schedule of upcoming meeting dates, times, and agendas.

Watch Previous Meetings

Miss a meeting? You can watch archived recordings anytime:

View Past Meetings Archive

Technical Note

If you experience issues with the livestream, try refreshing your browser or checking your internet connection. For ongoing problems, please contact us at . 

Guidelines for Use

The livestream is provided for public information and transparency. Please view it with the same respect as if you were attending a meeting in person.

Viewers may watch the livestream, but recordings of meetings are the property of the Municipality and cannot be reused or reproduced without the approval from the Municipality. If requested, permission may be granted to produce or reproduce the recordings posted on the municipal website, provided that the copied material is not modified or altered, and ownership of the material is attributed to the Municipality.

Opinions expressed and statements made during a meeting are those of the individual making them, and not those of the Municipality. Unless set out in a resolution, the Municipality does not endorse or support the views, opinions, standards, or information that may be expressed by individuals, and which may be contained in a recording.

While council and committee meetings are public, please be mindful that members of the public who speak or appear may not expect to be recorded or widely shared. We ask all viewers to respect the privacy of others. The Municipality complies with applicable privacy legislation and redacts personal information as required in meeting documents and video recordings.

Livestream availability is dependent on internet connectivity and equipment performance. In the event of a technical issue, a recording of the meeting will be posted as soon as possible after the session concludes.

Viewers are not able to speak or interact during the meeting. To participate, please attend the meeting in person or follow our procedures for public presentations, or submitting written comments.

The official record of meetings shall be the written minutes. The keeping of a video recording of a meeting shall in no way detract or undermine the position of approved minutes as the official record of decisions.

By using this livestream service, you agree to abide by these guidelines and help promote respectful civic engagement.

Meeting Archive

Here are the agendas and minutes of meetings prior to February 2025:

• Regular Council
• Committee of the Whole Council
• Committees

Code of Conduct for Elected Officials

The public expects the highest standards of professional conduct from elected officials in local government. The new Code of Conduct for Elected Municipal Officials, as prescribed by the Province, aims to outline the expectations for the behavior of council members in fulfilling their duties and making decisions that benefit the constituents of their municipality. The Council is accountable to the community through democratic processes, and this Code will help ensure good governance in the Municipality of the County of Barrington.

The new Code of Conduct came into effect in the Province of Nova Scotia following the October 2024 municipal elections and was formally adopted by Council at their Regular Council meeting on November 25, 2024. To view the regulations and Code of Conduct, visit the Code of Conduct for Municipal Elected Officials Regulations.

If any resident feels that an elected official has breached the Code of Conduct, they may reach out to the independent investigator to discuss the issue further.

Contact Information:

Tanya Tynski
Investigator
MC Advisory Group Inc.
1969 Upper Water Street, Suite 1300
Halifax, NS B3J 3R7
Phone: (902) 598-7423
E-mail: 

2022 Boundary Review

The Municipality is required by s. 369 of the Municipal Government Act to conduct a review of its polling districts every 8 years.  The current review is taking place this year in preparation for the next Municipal Election in 2024. 

The first phase of the review is to determine if the current 5 municipal polling districts are still the appropriate number. The second part of the review will look at the districts to make sure that there are about the same number of voters in each district. The target is for districts to be within +/-10% of each other. Any variance exceeding this target must be justified by the Municipality in its application to the Board. Factors that may support higher variances include the need to accommodate population density, community of interest or geographic size.

In January, Council passed a motion directing the CAO “to commence the boundary review with the intention of retaining the status quo with minor changes being made where necessary and with particular attention being given to the boundary between District 2 and District 5 in the Oak Park – Riverhead area, as that boundary has caused some confusion to residents in the past.” (C220101)

Although status quo is the intended outcome, public consultation is an inherent part of the review. The type and amount of consultation is within council’s discretion, but it should give members of the public an opportunity to express their views on the size of their council or upon the location of boundaries municipal polling districts. 

For this reason, we would like to hear from you in person or online as follows:

Public Open Houses

Open houses were held on July 13, 20 and 27 throughout the Municipality. At these open houses, staff provided background information on the review, answered questions and recorded feedback from participants.

Online Survey

The survey is now closed. The deadline to submit responses was July 31, 2022.

District Boundary Maps

2022 UARB Application

On September 27, 2022, Council directed the CAO to draft an application to the UARB to confirm the present number of councillors at 5 and further to confirm the boundaries of the polling districts with an amendment to the boundary between Districts 2 and 5 that would see District 2 take in all of the Oak Park Road. In this case, the boundary for District 5 would be adjusted to stop at the intersection of Oak Park Road and River Road, near the Esso Gas Station.

On December 22, 2022, our application was submitted to the Nova Scotia Utility and Review Board. The application can be viewed default here(14.53 MB) .

On May 5, 2023, the UARB issued a decision approving our application to maintain the five polling districts and to change the polling district boundary in the vicinity of Oak Park Road. The decision can be viewed here . 

Past Reviews

2012 UARB Decision

2015 UARB Decision

Waste By-Law Review

About

It has been 11 years since the Municipality’s Collection, Storage and Disposal of Waste By-Law (No. 8) has been reviewed and our residential and commercial landscape has evolved significantly since then. For this reason, the Municipality is updating its Waste By-Law to make it more responsive to our residents and businesses.

By-Law reviews are complex, technical and time-consuming, requiring a high level of attention to detail and a thorough understanding of:

• the community’s needs;
• council’s priorities;
• applicable technologies and trends;
• potential gaps in the existing by-law;
• new or amended legislation; and
• resource implications of implementation.

The Waste By-Law Review Project will review and update the By-Law, considering specifically the:

• frequency of collection
• disposal limits
• use of black bags
• collection of commercial waste
• collection of industry specific waste (i.e. seafood, tourism, RV)
• offering of special collections (i.e. metal, wood, Christmas tree, spring/fall, bulky items)
• fines for discouraging improper separation and disposal

Process

The review process will be separated in six phases that include a total of 36 key steps. The phases are:

1. Scoping
2. Research and Analysis
3. Consultation
4. Development of New By-Law and Assosciated Report
5. Committee and Council
6. Implementation

For more information on each phase, click here for the framework.

Milestones

Project Contact

For questions about this project, contact Chris Frotten, Chief Administrative Officer, at .

Official Results

Past Election Results

Results from past elections and plebiscites are provided for your information. Results are in PDF format. 

• October 15, 2016 – Regular Election
• October 20, 2012 – Regular Election
• October 18, 2008 – Regular Election

2020 Results