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  • Traffic Disruption: Church Street, April 28, 2025

    Traffic Disruption: Church Street, April 28, 2025

    Information
    Published: 25 April 2025

    Eastward Energy will be installing a gas service on Monday, April 28, close to the intersection of Church Street and Robie Street in downtown Amherst.

    Traffic control personnel will be in place on

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  • Man in Custody after Pursuit and Facing Numerous Charges

    Man in Custody after Pursuit and Facing Numerous Charges

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    Published: 25 April 2025
    Amherst Police Department

    A 31-year-old New Brunswick man is in custody following an incident over the weekend where the male allegedly fled from Police in a stolen vehicle.

    Normand Gautreau, aged 31,

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  • Street Closure - Victoria Street West

    Street Closure - Victoria Street West

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    Published: 23 April 2025

    Update (3:35 p.m.) - Work is complete and Victoria Street West is now back open to traffic.

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    Nova Scotia Power is replacing a power pole and Victoria Street West is currently closed to all

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  • Amherst Remembers

    Amherst Remembers

    Information
    Published: 17 April 2025

    As we approach the fifth anniversary of the 2020 mass casualty, Amherst remembers and honours all 22 victims, their families, and friends.

    Flags will be lowered to half mast at Town facilities this

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  • Town of Amherst facilities closed over the Easter weekend

    Town of Amherst facilities closed over the Easter weekend

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    Published: 16 April 2025

    Town Hall, the public works garage, and the Community Credit Union Business Innovation Centre are closed Friday, April 18 through Monday, April 21 - re-opening on Tuesday, April 22, 2025.

    The

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  • Amherst Stadium closing for annual removal of ice surface

    Amherst Stadium closing for annual removal of ice surface

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    Published: 15 April 2025

    The Amherst Stadium will be closed from April 21 to May 4 for the annual removal of the ice surface. The facility will reopen on May 5 with daily operating hours from 8:30 a.m. to 4 p.m.

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AMHERST WEATHER

Strategic Plan 2024-2028

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0,494
Residents (2021)
0.2
KM Sidewalks and Trails
0.2
KM of Watermains
0.9M
Litres of Reservoir Capacity