December 24: Regular Waste Collection. Recycling Centre open 8:00 am - 12:00 pm.

 December 25: No Waste Collection in Town of Bridgewater and Municipality of the District of Lunenburg. Recycling Centre closed.
 Waste collected Saturday, December 22 in Bridgewater & the Municipality instead.

 December 26: Regular Waste Collection. Recycling Centre open 8:00 am - 4:30 pm, administrative office closed.

 December 31: Regular Waste Collection. Community Recycling Centre open 8:00 am - 12:00 pm.

January 1: No Waste Collection in Town of Bridgewater and Municipality of the District of Lunenburg. Recycling Centre closed. Waste collected Saturday, December 29 in Bridgewater & the Municipality instead.

The Municipal Joint Services Board (MJSB) is soliciting proposals from qualified insurance brokers to supply a general insurance program and risk management services for the following:

· Municipal Joint Services Board, Lunenburg Region

· Municipality of the District of Lunenburg

· Town of Bridgewater

· Town of Mahone Bay

· Lunenburg County Lifestyle Centre

· District of Lunenburg Fire Departments (Volunteer Fire Departments in the Municipality of the District of Lunenburg – excepting the Town of Bridgewater, Town of Lunenburg and Town of Mahone Bay) made up of a mix of Fire Commissions and Societies incorporated under the Nova Scotia Societies Act or the Rural Fire District Act.

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The Community Recycling Centre will be open Saturdays 8:00 am - 12:00 pm from December 1 - March 31. The site will be open 8:00 am - 4:30 pm on weekdays. 

The Household Hazardous Waste Depot will be closed from December 1 - March 31. Residents may call (902) 543-2991 if they have items to dispose of during the winter months.
Items accepted at the depot. 

As of January 2018, Mahone Bay residents are permitted to place one bulky item curbside for collection on the regular garbage collection week (Green Week).

For more information, please call Town Hall at (902) 624-8327.

Read the Bulky Waste Collection Notice and the 2018 Solid Waste Collection Schedule.

This does not apply to residents in the Town of Bridgewater or the Muncipality of the District of Lunenburg. 

Black bears have been spotted in a few communities within the Municipality of the District of Lunenburg this year. Bears may be attracted to the smell of waste.

Read about what attracts bears and how to keep them away.