Monday Memos Feed
Built Environment Accessibility Standard
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Nova Scotia’s proposed Built Environment Accessibility Standard work is now available for review and comment!
This is an important milestone in the development of Nova Scotia’s first accessibility standard. The goal of this standard is to address barriers to accessibility in buildings and outdoor spaces.
Key Points
- The Accessibility Advisory Board made recommendations for accessibility standard regulations to be enacted under the Accessibility Act, recommendations for amendments to the Nova Scotia Building Code Regulations, recommendations for amendments to the Nova Scotia Fire Safety Regulations and recommendations for guidelines. See all materials at Accessibility Directorate
- There is a legislated requirement to make proposed accessibility standards available for feedback for 60 days. This provides you with an opportunity to review and respond to these proposed standards directly. To provide feedback, visit Public Review of the Proposed Built Environment Accessibility Standard
- The target for enactment of the Built Environment Accessibility Standard Regulations is early 2024. Except as otherwise specified, these regulations apply to aspects of the built environment that are newly constructed or redeveloped on or after April 1, 2026
- The Nova Scotia Building Code Regulations follow a separate enforcement process. Once a new set of Nova Scotia Building Code Regulations is released, all new building permits will be required to meet the updated Building Code requirements. See Article 6 on Scope and Application for implications for existing buildings
- No later than April 1, 2026, Accessibility Plans required to be prepared under the Act must include a plan for addressing the availability of accessible washrooms in buildings. See Section 39 (1) and Section 42 of the Accessibility Act for Accessibility Plan requirements for municipalities
Code of Conduct Recommendations and Framework Survey
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This communication was sent on behalf of Mayor Mood, Town of Yarmouth and Code of Conduct Working Group Chair
Good Day,
Following the consultations on municipal and village codes of conduct that took place in September 2022 and February 2023 on content to include in the code, sanctions, and complaint/investigator process, the Code of Conduct Working Group (COCWG) has finalized their recommendations for final feedback.
The attached document (including a PDF and Word version) outlines all the recommendations from the COCWG, including the rationale, and the complete code of conduct framework. Feedback is only being sought on recommendations that have been revised or added since the last consultation process.
SCCF Grant Announcement: Mulgrave Road Theatre
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Mulgrave Road Theatre Creative Centre net-zero project
Overview
Mulgrave Road Theatre will renovate and expand the former NSLC building in Guysborough to create a small performance and community space.
The facility will be net-zero and serve as a community example of contributing to greenhouse gas reduction efforts in Nova Scotia.
Quick Facts
- Stream: Mitigation – Focus area: Buildings
- SCCF grant: $500,000
- Total project value: $7,748,708
Sustainable Communities Challenge Fund
- The Nova Scotia Federation of Municipalities began administering the fund in early 2022, on behalf of the provincial Department of Environment and Climate Change.
- Through the first round of funding, 26 community organizations and institutions in Nova Scotia are receiving close to $8 million from the fund for local action on climate change.
- Funding goes to projects that support community efforts to reduce or remove greenhouse gas emissions or to prepare for and respond to the impacts of a changing climate.
- The Sustainable Communities Challenge Fund is an objective goal of the Nova Scotia Environmental Goals and Climate Change Reduction Act and is financed through the Green Fund.
Engagement Invitation: Canadian Urban Transit Association - Transit and Housing Policy Recommendations
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Please see the invitation below, feel free to share with colleagues. Hope you can attend!
Dear Colleagues in public transit, municipal planning, provincial policy, housing, and development sectors in Nova Scotia:
I am writing to you today to inform you about an important project that the Canadian Urban Transit Association (CUTA) is undertaking, and I am inviting you to attend a virtual engagement session to provide input and feedback on our project recommendations.
Last fall, the federal government began consultations on the Permanent Public Transit Fund, and they have made it clear that they are focused on linking transit and housing policy outcomes. To that end, CUTA has retained Leading Mobility Consulting led by David Cooper, MCIP, RPP to develop a suite of policy recommendations for the federal government and the provinces that marry public transit and housing supply/affordability outcomes.