Town of Wolfville, Nova Scotia

Corporate Strategic Plan - 2009

On Monday November 16, 2009, Town Council approved their four year Corporate Strategic Plan.  As Council moves forward with implementing the Corporate Strategic Plan it is important to understand the implementation process and the role of a strategic plan within the organization. 

Council is adopting an intended direction, they are not approving a budget for each item in a Strategic Plan or committing to delivering each item when the plan is approved.  The Strategic Plan is used as the foundation for yearly budgeting. While high level directions set by the Strategic Plan shouldn’t change over its four year life unless circumstances drastically alter, specific tasks to be accomplished each year are prioritized / identified each year and approved by Council on a yearly basis through the budget process. Staff, Committees of Council, business and the public may have input on priorities on a yearly basis. To view Council's Corporate Strategic Plan please click on the link below.

 Corporate Strategic Plan 2009 (88.38 kB)

 Meeting Time Changes in New Year

Be advised that starting in January 2010, the Committee of Council meetings currently being held the first Monday of each month at 7:30 pm, will be held during the afternoon from 1:30 pm to 4 pm.  This practice will continue for a trial period from January to July 2010 inclusive and will be evaluated to determine which time (afternoon or evening) will be the designated meeting time in the future. The date will remain the first Monday of each month, except where that day is a holiday, which will move the meeting to the next day. Regular meetings of Council are posted on the website's Calendar of Events, with agenda packages being attached the Friday prior to the meeting.

Wolfville School Package

The meeting notes taken during the break out groups on Tuesday, November 17, 2009 are now available.  Please click on the link below to view this document.

 November 17, 2009 Meeting Notes Re: Future Wolfville School (493.11 kB)

On Tuesday, November 17, 2009 there was a community meeting to discuss the furture of Wolfville School.  If you click on the links below you can view the documents that were distributed during the meeting.  Thank you to everyone who attended! 

 Presentation - Process Update (262.26 kB)

 Key Points and Contact Information (564.33 kB)

 Eastern Kings Schools Review Information Sheet (344.75 kB)

 School Notice (85.23 kB)

On Thursday February 25, 2010 the Town of Wolfville submitted their response to the request by the AVRSB for submissions regarding the Eastern Kings Schools Review: Phase II.

 AVRSB_Phase 2 Submission_Feb 25 10 (3.34 MB)

Eastern Kings Schools Review Phase 2

The Annapolis Valley Regional School Board has released documents related to phase 2 of their on-going Schools Review process.  Phase 2 presents the options for reconfiguration of the student populations in the three review areas.  The options are being presented to elicit feedback from the school communities which will aid in the School Boards long-term planning process.  A public meeting has been scheduled for the Eastern Kings area on November 23, 2009 at 7:00 pm at L.E. Shaw Elementary School in Avonport to receive public input on the options presented in phase 2.  Written submissions will be accepted until December 31, 2009.

Fiscal Sustainability Task Force Survey Results

On May 20, 2009 the Fiscal Sustainability Task Force distributed a survey to all residents, business owners and property owners in the Town of Wolfville to better understand their view on taxation and service levels provided by the Town.  Thank you to everyone who participated.  To view the results please click on the link below:

 Fiscal Sustainability Task Force Survey Results (1.25 MB)

Wolfville Vital Signs 2009 Final Report

The Wolfville Community Fund, in partnership with the Community Foundation of Nova Scotia, released the "Wolfville's Vital Signs 2009" report on October 6, 2009.  This is the first time the Vital Signs methodology, which is used by Community Foundations across Canada, was used in Nova Scotia.  This report will be used in a national vital signs report which will be included in the Globe and Mail on Friday, October 16, 2009. For more information on the vital signs process, please see www.vitalsignscanada.ca   

The Wolfville Vital Signs report is available here: Vital Signs Final Report 2009 Report (6.92 MB)

Public Communication and Participation Plan

The Town has engaged RAMP UP Consultants Carol Macomber and Maria Medioli to prepare a public communication and participation plan.  The purpose of the exercise is to develop clear avenues for the public to stay informed and participate in town issues which affect them.  The goal is to gain an understanding of the best municipal communication and public participation programs in the country and internationally, and ultimately to meet this standard.   We need the public’s help to achieve this goal.

Please click on the link below to view the project scope for the Public Communication and Participation Plan and stay tuned for more detail and opportunities to participate.

 Public Communication and Participation Plan - Project Scope (280.05 kB)

 Parking Ticket Changes

As of Thursday, October 1, 2009 the Town of Wolfville has implemented new Parking-Infraction Ticket guidelines as outlined in the “Summary Offence Ticket Regulations” for the Province of Nova Scotia.