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Notification: Scheduled Wastewater Overflow Into Front Harbour

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Published: Friday, 09 October 2026 16:38

Notification of Scheduled Wastewater Overflow into Lunenburg Front Harbour due to Equipment Upgrades and Commissioning at Wastewater Treatment Plant

 

The Town of Lunenburg is planning to perform equipment upgrades and commissioning at the Lunenburg Wastewater Treatment Plant that shall create periods of disruption to the Town’s wastewater treatment process. These periods of disruption are tentatively scheduled for a 5-hour period during November 25, a 5-hour period during December 1, a 3-hour period during December 9, and a 3-hour period during January 6, 2027. These times could change depending on weather or other factors. It is estimated that during these scheduled periods of disruption for the equipment replacement work, a total of approximately 2,150 m3 of wastewater will be released into Lunenburg Front Harbour from three relief points located near 3 Brook St., 34 Bluenose Dr., and 176 Bluenose Dr., Lunenburg. These locations occasionally see overflows of wastewater during heavy rain events due to system design to relieve pressure from high volumes in the collection system due to wet weather. 

This equipment upgrade and commissioning at the Lunenburg Wastewater Treatment Plant is integral to the system’s operation and must be completed by redirecting wastewater flows away from the Plant. As a result, the Town of Lunenburg will schedule the periods of disruption to take place during expected times of no/low precipitation to reduce flows within the wastewater collection system. This will help minimize the impact on customers and the environment while ensuring customers continue to have wastewater service during this period.  

To reduce pressure on the wastewater system and minimize environmental impact during these periods of disruption, we are asking Town of Lunenburg utility customers to reduce wastewater flows. Please minimize use of running water, flushing toilets or doing laundry during these times.

Furthermore, during a 355-hr period during the period of December 1 to 16, as the new treatment process is brought online, all wastewater will receive partial treatment including solids removal, but the treatment process will not be at full effectiveness yet.  During this period, a total of approximately 47,780 m3 of wastewater that is not fully treated may be released at the usual outfall near 34 Bluenose Dr.  As the process gets established and the biomass builds up, wastewater effluent quality will gradually improve until it meets the federal regulatory requirements by the end of this period.

Further details shall be provided by the Town in due course to confirm the dates and times for the commencement of each of the periods of disruption to the wastewater treatment process.

Please forward any questions to: This email address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it. 

TREATMENT PLANT ELECTRICAL SERVICE CHANGEOVER NOTIFICATION

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Published: Friday, 09 October 2026 10:07

The Town of Lunenburg is planning to perform an electrical service changeover at the Lunenburg Wastewater Treatment Plant that shall create periods of disruption to the Town’s wastewater treatment process. These periods of disruption are tentatively scheduled for a 30-hour period during November 3-5, another 6-hour period during November 5, a 6-hour period during November 9, and a 6-hr period during November 12. These dates are preliminary could change depending on weather or other factors.

It is estimated that during these scheduled periods of disruption for the equipment replacement work, approximately 6,200 m3 of wastewater will be released into Lunenburg Front Harbour from three relief points located near 3 Brook St., 34 Bluenose Dr., and 176 Bluenose Dr., Lunenburg. These locations occasionally see overflows of wastewater during heavy rain events due to system design to relieve pressure from high volumes in the collection system due to wet weather. 

The electrical service changeover at the Lunenburg Wastewater Treatment Plant is integral to the system’s operation and must be completed by redirecting wastewater flows away from the Plant. As a result, the Town of Lunenburg will schedule the periods of disruption to take place during expected times of no/low precipitation to reduce flows within the wastewater collection system. This will help minimize the impact on customers and the environment while ensuring customers continue to have wastewater service during this period.  

To reduce pressure on the wastewater system and minimize environmental impact during these periods of disruption, we are asking Town of Lunenburg utility customers to reduce wastewater flows. Please minimize use of running water, flushing toilets or doing laundry during these times.

Further details shall be provided by the Town in due course to confirm the dates and times for the commencement of each of the periods of disruption to the wastewater treatment process.

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BROAD & FALKLAND FLASHING BEACON CROSSWALK OUT OF SERVICE

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Published: Monday, 05 October 2026 12:12
The rapid flashing beacon crosswalk at the Broad & Falkland intersection is currently out of service due to electrical system upgrades in this section of Town. The orange flags at this crossing still remain available for pedestrians who wish to use them.
 
Public Works apologies for any inconvenience, and it is intended the rapid flashing beacons at this crossing shall be reinstated in due course.

UPDATE - PELHAM ST ROAD WORK - NEW Start Date Oct. 19

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Published: Friday, 02 October 2026 16:18

Please note that the Contractor has revised their schedule for the Pelham Street Road Reconstruction Project, and now plans to commence work on Monday, October 19.

This Project is intended to deliver important upgrades to the Town’s sewer, storm and road infrastructure.

We apologise for any short-term inconvenience the project may cause and thank everyone in advance for their cooperation.

Thank you, Lunenburg

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Published: Tuesday, 29 September 2026 12:33

On Sunday, the Town of Lunenburg Electric Utility along with Nova Scotia Power contractors successfully performed work to complete repairs to the Main Transformer at the Starr Street Substation. Thank you to Nova Scotia Power crew members for their hard work and ensuring the repairs were done on time.

And thank you to all of the residents and businesses affected by the planned outage. Being without power – planned or unplanned – is undoubtedly an inconvenience and your patience, understanding and cooperation during this most recent planned outage is truly appreciated.

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*New* Ice Allocation Policy

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Published: Monday, 28 September 2026 11:19

Ice Allocation Policy

Council approved the new Ice Allocation Policy, at the September 22nd Council Meeting

A copy of the approved policy can be found on the Town of Lunenburg website here: file.html