Eastern Regional Service Board
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE
June 2, 2025
EASTERN REGIONAL SERVICE BOARD ANNOUNCES DEADLINE EXTENSION FOR ACCESS CARDS FOLLOWING PUBLIC FEEDBACK
In response to valuable feedback from our community leaders and residents, the Eastern Regional Service Board (ERSB) is extending the deadline for the requirement for use of access cards at our waste recovery facilities to ensure that everyone has the opportunity to obtain their card. The ERSB is committed to ensuring that all residents have full access to these facilities.
The deadline was originally set for April 1, 2025; however, the new deadline will now be January 2, 2026.
This change comes after carefully listening to public feedback and recognizing the need for additional time to accommodate requests and concerns raised by community leaders and residents.
“We listened and we have heard you, said Stephen Tessier, Chairperson. “It has become clear that the users of our waste recovery facilities need more time for the implementation of these access cards. We are committed to being responsive, transparent and supportive in this process.”
The extension aims to provide more time for residents to apply for their access card.
For more information about these access cards, please visit our website at https://easternregionalserviceboard.com.
For more information about this deadline extension, please contact Will Hilliard, Communications Coordinator at whilliard@ersbnl.ca.
Media Contact:
Will Hilliard
Communications Coordinator
Eastern Regional Service Board
T. (709) 579-7960 | 1-877-878-2166 E. whilliard@ersbnl.ca
NOTICE
Notice to the Residents of Heart’s Content
Notice to the Residents of Heart’s Content
Please be advised that due to the installation of the new watermain infrastructure on Route 70, traffic flow will be delayed intermittently as construction activities progress.
Construction will begin on Monday May 12th and will continue until July.
Residents in the affected work zone will be connected to temporary water supply will watermain replacement is ongoing.For any on-site emergencies please contact the Head Office at 709-745-0100
2025 Tax Structure
PROPOSED AMENDMENT TO DEVELOPMENT REGULATIONS
TOWN OF HEART’S CONTENT
PROPOSED AMENDMENT TO DEVELOPMENT REGULATIONSThe Heart’s Content Development Regulations contain two references to the date that the Town’s Heritage Regulations were adopted and came into effect. When Council recently updated the Heritage Regulations, these references became invalid and created a disconnect between the two legal documents.
To correct this inconsistency, the Town Council proposes to amend its Development Regulations to remove any reference to the date that the Heritage Regulations were adopted, thereby ensuring that one set of regulations does not invalidate the other.
The first change will be in the definition of Heritage Regulations in Part 2 of the Development Regulations. It will remove the existing reference to the adoption date. Similarly, the second change will remove the reference to the adoption date in the introductory paragraph to Part 9.5 – Heritage District Zone.
The proposed amendment is available for viewing at the Town Office during regular office hours or will be emailed on request.
For more information or to submit your comments, please contact:
TOWN OF HEART’S CONTENT
Attention: Alice Cumby, Town Clerk
154 Main Road, P.O. BOX 31
Heart’s Content. NL AOB IZO
Ph: 709-583-2491 Fax. 709-583-2226
Email: heartscontent@persona.caWaste Recovery Facility Access Cards
Heritage Regulations
Public Notice
The Town of Heart’s Content is asking the public if they know if any of these land owners are still living or if any of their decendants make claim to the following parcels of land.
Parcel 1
Last known land owner: Jean Sooley
Location: Southern Cove Road and Route 80
Parcel 2
Last known land owner: Francise George
Location: Southern Cove Road
Parcel 3
Last known land owner: Eugene George
Location: Southern Cove Road
If you have any information on the aformentioned parcels of land, please contant Councilor Clarene Brown at clarencebrown@townofheartscontent.ca
Hearts Content & Valentia Ireland Community Partnership Committee
Development of a Community Partnership Committee has been formed for the Town of Hearts Content and Valentia Ireland related to the designation of The Cable Stations as UNESCO World Heritage Sites. The committee was formed just after the Newfoundland Delegation attended meetings in June 2024 in Ireland.
The purpose of the committee is to foster growth and communication for the UNESCO designation with branding and collaboration for culture exchange. Member will meet via video conference monthly.
Committee Members:
- Leonard Hobbs- Chairperson Valentia Cable Foundation/ Intel Ireland
- Lucian Horvat – Valentia Island Development Company
- Siobhan Griffin – Kerry County Council
- Deidre Murphy- Valentia Island -Industry Development Officer
- Glenda Hiscock- Deputy Mayor, Town of Hearts Content
- Scott Andrews- Manager, Provincial Historic Sites, Tourism, Culture, Arts & Recreation
- Tara Bishop – Hearts Content Cable Station, Site Supervisor Provincial Historic Sites
- Clarence Brown- Town of Hearts Content Councilor, Hearts Content Development Corp.
- Valerie Whelan- Town of Hearts Content Councilor
- Tolson Rendell- Town of Hearts Content Councilor
- Jennifer Brown- Industry Development Officer, Hearts Content Cable Station
Municipal Planned Development Regulations
NOTICE OF REGISTRATION
TOWN OF HEART’S CONTENT
MUNICIPAL PLANAND DEVELOPMENT REGULATIONSTAKE NOTICE that the Town of Heart’s Content Municipal Plan, 2022 and Development Regulations, 2022, adopted on the 13th day of December 2023 and approved on the 25th day of January 2024, have been registered by the Minister of Municipal and Provincial Affairs.
The Heart’s Content Municipal Plan, 2022 and Development Regulations, 2022 come into effect on the day that this notice is published in the Newfoundland and Labrador Gazette. Anyone who wishes to inspect a copy of the documents may do so at the Heart’s Content Town Office during normal business hours.
Town of Heart’s Content
Alice Cumby, Town Clerk
Town of Heart's Content
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