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- Published: Thursday, 18 May 2023 14:31
Pedestrians’ Right of Way in Nova Scotia
One of the most important factors in determining whether a pedestrian has the right of way is whether the pedestrian is in a crosswalk. Crosswalks can be “marked” with lines on the pavement or other markings. There are also “unmarked” crosswalks, which are “formed by imaginary lines extending across the streets” at intersections of more than one street. Every intersection has crosswalks, marked or unmarked.
The following is a list of scenarios in which a pedestrian has the right of way:
- Drivers must yield the right of way to pedestrians at any and all intersections, as long as the pedestrian is crossing in a marked or an unmarked crosswalk.
- Pedestrians always have the right of way in an intersection with no traffic signal, regardless of whether they are crossing in a marked or an unmarked crosswalk.
- Pedestrians in a crosswalk always have the right of way when they are crossing the street with a green traffic signal, even if they are crossing the path of a vehicle that is making a turn.
- Pedestrians always have the right of way whenever they are crossing the street with a “walk” signal—this walk signal gives pedestrians the same right of way as a green light.
- Drivers must yield the right of way to any and all pedestrians whenever a driver is leaving a private driveway or a parking lot.
- Drivers must yield the right of way to pedestrians anytime the driver is making a turn.
- Drivers cannot have the right of way simply by signaling.
- Drivers do not have the right of way over pedestrians when they have a green light—pedestrians still have the right of way as long as they are also following the rules of the road (not applicable in the Town of Shelburne as there are no lights but applicable throughout Nova Scotia).
Nova Scotia Utility & Review Board Town of Shelburne 2022 Municipal Boundary Review
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- Published: Friday, 12 May 2023 16:19
Click here to observe the hearing itself https://nsuarb.novascotia.ca/live-hearings |
Town of Shelburne Draft Budget 2023 / 2024
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- Published: Monday, 01 May 2023 12:49
Please click on the link below for the 2023/2024 Draft Budget
Click here for the Council Video of the Budget https://vimeo.com/823021668
NOTICE OF PUBLIC HEARING RE NUMBER OF COUNCILLORS
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- Published: Monday, 27 March 2023 09:49
NOTICE OF PUBLIC HEARING RE NUMBER OF COUNCILLORS
THE TOWN OF SHELBURNE has made application to the Board under section
369 of the Municipal Government Act to confirm the number of councillors to be
elected. This matter will be considered in a virtual public hearing as follows:
Hearing starts: Tuesday, May 16, 2023, at 10:00 AM
Place: Offices of the Board
1601 Lower Water St., 3rd Floor
Halifax, NS
• You may speak at the hearing. You must notify the Board by
Friday, May 5, 2023, to register.
• You may make written comments by sending a letter to the Clerk
of the Board at P.O. Box 1692, Unit “M”, Halifax, NS B3J 3S3, or
by email at: board@novascotia.ca, or by fax at (902) 424-3919 by
Friday, May 5, 2023.
Additional information about the matter is as follows:
A copy of the application is available for inspection during regular business hours
at the Shelburne Town Council, 168 Water Street, Shelburne, Nova Scotia, and
at the offices of the Board, Summit Place, 3rd Floor, 1601 Lower Water Street,
Halifax Nova Scotia or on the Board’s website at https://nsuarb.novascotia.ca/,
by clicking on "Matters & Evidence", “Go to Files & Documents" and insert in "Go
Directly to Matter" Matter ID M10797.
To assist the Board in using correct forms of address and pronouns in our
hearings and decisions, we invite all parties, lawyers, and all other
participants to share their pronouns and titles with the Board and each
other if they are comfortable doing so. There is no requirement to provide
this information