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October 24, 2022admin

The Area Rate Vote

It’s Vote Day! Looking forward to seeing members of the community come together and, VOTING YES for the proposed area rate! We’ve said it before and we’ll say it again. The Village of Waverley is special. It has many unique places, events and activities that we’ve all grown to love and enjoy. It is a community in every sense of the word and this wouldn’t be possible without dedicated volunteers and strong community leadership. It’s unknown to many residents that community volunteers maintain the trails, run the special events, apply for grants and coordinate much of the work and projects that are accomplished throughout the village. We’ve been fortunate over the years to receive decades of municipal support through a community Service Rate. Unfortunately, the Waverley Service Rate was abruptly cancelled by HRM 2 years ago leaving the Waverley Community Association scrambling to maintain operations while working towards establishing both temporary and sustainable long-term funding solutions. The idea of an Area Rate is our last hope to bring funds to support the community-run initiatives that make our village so special, including:

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Gold Rush Days

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The Village Green Concert Series

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MacDonald Sports Park

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Waverley Museum

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Waverley Community Hall

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Halloween on the Green

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Christmas on the GreenAnd more!

It takes a village to do a lot of things, but now we turn to our villagers to keep the legacy of our historic nature trails and community events alive.

How can you help?

VOTE YES to the Area Rate, because #ittakesavillage to make this happen.

The ballots you received in the mail will be accepted via mail-in until October 31st.

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August 2, 2016admin

BARBARA HANNIGAN: Order of Canada appointment




Announced today, Waverley-born Barbara is one of the newly appointed members to the Order of Canada.
She has been recognized “for her achievements as an internationally renowned opera singer and cultural ambassador for Canada”.

The Order of Canada, given to more than 6,500 people since its creation in 1967, recognizes Canadians who have been high achievers in their fields or have shown dedication or service to their community and country.

Upon receiving this honor, a message from Barbara posted on Facebook:
“So thrilled to be appointed to the Order of Canada!!! Happy Canada Day!!! A huge list of people to thank for bringing me to the level I’m working at these days, starting with my parents in Nova Scotia and my aunts in Toronto, my music and arts teachers esp Hope Moen, Ron Ron Murphy, Kim Dompierre, Sylvia McDonald, Barbara Young, William DeFehr, William KARNER , and during my university years in Toronto: the incredible Mary Morrison, Nexus, Phil Nimmons, Richard Armstrong, groups like New Music Concerts, Continuum, Arraymusic. And this was all before age 21!! After that, Banff Centre, Orford, The Hague Conservatory with Meinard Kraak, Neil Semer as my valued private teacher, and my incredible colleagues in the professional world, including my beloved colleagues at the Toronto Symphony Orchestra and our CBC. I’m proud to be a Canadian artist out there gigging in the international world, keeping my Nova Scotia roots and values close to my heart.”