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Where there once was three, there are now four communities named Amherst that are each vowing to walk further than the others during the month of February.
Initiated in 2021 by the Town of Amherst, N.S., as an attempt to keep people active during the winter weary second month of the year, the original Amherst vs Amherst Walking Challenge was taken up by Amherst, N.H., and Amherst, N.Y.
The Amherst town council approved renewing the Municipal Operating Access Agreement it has with Maritime Gas Ltd. for another five years when it met on Monday, Dec. 20, 2021.
The agreement outlines the terms and conditions for the installation of Heritage Gas’s infrastructure within the town’s street right of ways. It covers issues such as liability, costs, damage to town infrastructure, sharing of construction information, co-ordination of proposed future work plans and safety considerations.
A major milestone has been achieved in intermunicipal co-operation between the Town of Amherst and the Municipality of the County of Cumberland.
A memorandum of understanding between the two units that will enable new and existing Cumberland County residential properties, located on Highway 6 between the town boundary and Exit 3, access to a town sewer main was approved by Amherst town council during a meeting on Monday, Nov. 29, 2021.