Public Notices & News

Public Notice: Caladh Avenue Reopens December 20th

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Published: Friday, 19 December 2025 10:34

The Town of Pictou is pleased to announce that Caladh Avenue on the Pictou Waterfront will reopen this weekend following significant upgrades focused on strengthening coastal protection and safeguarding important waterfront properties and public assets, as well as needed upgrades to underground servicing.

Please note the following traffic and access updates:

  • Caladh Avenue is now one-way, travelling westbound from Coleraine Street to Market Street
  • New signage is in place to help guide traffic
  • Market Street remains two-way to maintain access to the deCoste Culture Hub parking lot
  • Turns from Market Street onto Caladh Avenue are not permitted
  • Pedestrians can now use the new sidewalk on the north side of the street
  • The south side pedestrian walkway and boardwalk will be completed in the spring
  • The “bump-ins” along Caladh Avenue are for parking

Looking ahead, street lighting installation will begin next week and is expected to be completed by early January.

Thank you for your patience as we continue investing in a safer, more resilient, and welcoming waterfront for everyone to enjoy.

Jitney Trail Shoreline Project Presentation

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Published: Thursday, 11 December 2025 15:33

Following the public engagement meeting on Wednesday, December 10 below is a link for the Jitney Trail Shoreline Project presentation by CBCL Engineering
pdf Coastal Adaptation Study for the Jitney Trail(4.00 MB)

Any comments/questions can be emailed to Emily Hodgson Emily.hodgson@townofpictou.ca and/or Sarah van den Heuvel of CBCL svandenheuvel@cbcl.ca

Winter Parking Regulations

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Published: Wednesday, 10 December 2025 10:43

The Winter Parking Ban will be in effect in the Town of Pictou beginning December 15. Here is what you need to know:

When:             December 15, 2025 to April 1, 2026
What:              No cars can be parked on the streets, sidewalks or shoulders of the streets in the Town of Pictou from 1:00 am
                        to 7:00 am and during daytime hours, when snow plows are trying to plow the streets.
Exemptions:  Physicians, police and fire officials while carrying out their official duties and operators of commercial vehicles
                       while loading and unloading
Violations:     All vehicles will be ticketed and towed at owner’s expense. This applies whether there is snow or not. Additional
                       penalties provided by Section 293 of the Motor Vehicle Act.

pdf Official Winter Parking Regulations(159 KB)  

Curtis MacKinnon
Staff Sergeant Pictou RCMP/
Town of Pictou Local Traffic Authority



Intermunicipal Planning Strategy & Common Land Use By-Law

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Published: Tuesday, 09 September 2025 14:36

TOWNS OF STELLARTON, TRENTON AND PICTOU
 PUBLIC NOTICE

EFFECTIVE DATE OF NEWLY AMENDED
INTER-MUNICIPAL PLANNING STRATEGY
AND COMMON LAND USE BY-LAW

 Pursuant to Section 208(8) of the Municipal Government Act, notice is hereby given that the Minister for Municipal Affairs and Housing has determined that the Inter-Municipal Planning Strategy and Land Use By-law amendments for the Towns of Stellarton, Trenton and Pictou are not subject to approval by the Minister. Therefore, the effective date for these documents is September 12, 2025.

The amended regional planning documents are wide ranging, but will specifically include new provisions to allow for the following:

  • the introduction of tiny homes in specific areas under new R6 Zoning, and the introduction of such a zone in an area in the Town of Pictou;
  • allowing for tiny homes on existing undersized lots in Pictou and Trenton in the R2 Zone;
  • the rezoning of most areas currently zoned R1 to R2 (Residential Two Unit) to improve and expedite the permit approval process;
  • the elimination of the Downtown Commercial (C1-A) Zone, and encompassing those lands within the Downtown Core (C1) Zone;
  • allowing for more as of right approval permitting for multi-unit residential development in specific areas, to address the housing crisis and meet federal and provincial funding requirements;
  • allowing for revisions concerning accessory buildings and structures, such as solar energy initiatives;
  • a number of other “housekeeping” amendments, to improve the readability, interpretation and administration of the planning documents.

The newly amended documents and Common Land Use Bylaw are primarily intended to address efficiencies, and address the current housing crisis.  They may be inspected at the Town Offices.

Further Information may be obtained by contacting Roland Burek, MCIP, LPP, Acting Planner/Development Officer, at Roland.Burek@trenton.ca, or 902-752-4476