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There is a possibility this fall’s municipal election may be the town’s first ever all-electronic election.
During the June 8, 2020, committee of the whole meeting, the committee received an update on the preparations for the Oct. 17, 2020, municipal election from town staff.
In the report, staff noted holding the municipal election has been complicated by the COVID-19 state of emergency that requires social distancing and limits the number of people who can gather in one spot.
Pride Week proclaimed in the Town of Amherst
On behalf of Amherst town council, Mayor David Kogon has declared June 8-14, 2020 as Pride Week in the town of Amherst. To view him reading the proclamation, please go to: https://youtu.be/Z6RPcpXzakg
No one was physically injured when fire heavily damaged a Belliveau Avenue apartment building in Amherst on Wednesday, June 3, 2020.
Amherst firefighters were called to the scene at about 1:30 p.m.
The Town of Amherst has taken an electrifying step towards a greener environment.
Crews from Thermo Dynamics Ltd. of Dartmouth will spend May 25-May 28, 2020, installing 260, 101 centimetre by 190 centimetre solar panels on the Amherst Stadium roof. The panels cover about 33 per cent of the stadium’s roof and are estimated to generate an annual output of about 123,000 kWh.