Municipal Services
Summer Day Camps
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Fire Services
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Fire Services & EMO Coordinator
Dwayne Hunt
Phone: (902) 637-2015
Fax: (902) 637-2075
E-mail:
Fire Departments serving the Municipality
Barrington/Port La Tour Volunteer Fire Department
165 Villagedale Road
Comp 3, Box 11, Barrington N S, B0W-1E0
902-637-1251
Island Barrington Passage Volunteer Fire Department
1081 Route 330,
P O Box 106, McGray’s Post Office NS, B0W-2G0
902-745-0228
Wood’s Harbour/Shag Harbour Volunteer Fire Department
6883 Highway #3
P O Box 156, Woods Harbour N S, B0W-2E0
902-723-0479
The fire department in the Municipality participates in many community events making our community a better place to live.
Fire prevention is very important to our Fire Departments and we believe in going out to the schools and enforcing through education. The benefits of good fire prevention activities such as “Stop, Drop & Roll”, “Escape Drills in the Home (EDITH)”, and “Have Two Ways Out” to name a few.
Mission Statement
All Departments are dedicated to improving, and preserving the quality of life, property, and the environment through education, leadership, and effective response to emergencies.
Vision Statement
All Departments shall provide their communities with exemplary service while sharing the responsibility with the citizens to develop safe communities.
Objectives
In order to carry out their mission Departments shall:
- Protect and preserve, life and property from fire, the threat of fire, and or any other emergency to their best ability,
- Promote and encourage Fire Prevention to further an understanding of the dangers of fire,
- Acquire by way of grant, gift, purchase, bequest, or otherwise, real or personal property to use and apply,
- Buy, own, hold, lease, mortgage, sell, and convey such real and personal property as may be necessary or desirable,
- Employ companies, services, and individuals as may be necessary or desirable,
- Through mutual aid, agreements support and assist other departments and agencies.
Ground Search and Rescue
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Public Safety
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Policing
The Municipality is served by the Royal Canadian Mounted Police.Their detachment is located at 2486 Highway 3 in Barrington.
For more information on the detachment, visit: https://www.rcmp-grc.gc.ca/detach/en/d/369.
Fire Departments
There are three fire departments found within our Municipality. These are made up of dedicated community volunteers who receive training and upgrading certification to assist them in the valuable work that they do.
If you are interested in volunteering as a firefighter or being part of an auxiliary to assist with fundraising events, please see the following:
- Barrington/Port La Tour Volunteer Fire Department
- Island & Barrington Passage Volunteer Fire Department
- Wood’s Harbour Shag Harbour Volunteer Fire Department
Barrington & Area Ground Search & Rescue
The Barrington & Area Ground Search and Rescue organization is made up of volunteers who donate their time, energy and skill to search for people who have gone missing in wooded areas or along our coastlines. They often assist with community evacuations. Their base location is at 3329 Highway 3, Barrington Passage.
Health / Emergency Services
The Municipality of Barrington is serviced by 911 for Fire, Medical and Police emergencies.
The Yarmouth Regional Hospital is located at 60 Vancouver Street and provides excellent emergency and acute care. For medical emergencies, call 911; for hospital information call 902-742-3541
The Roseway Hospital is located at 1606 Lake Road, Shelburne and provides excellent emergency and acute care. For medical emergencies, call 911; for hospital information call 902-845-3011
The Municipality of Barrington is within the jurisdiction of the South West Nova District Health Authority. If you have questions or looking for information on the following services:
- Home Care
- Mental Health
- Personal Care Homes
- Public Health
- Nutrition
- Rehabilitation
- Healthy Living
Phone: (902) 742-3541
Website: www.swndha.nshealth.ca
Emergency Measures Organization
Do you know the 3 steps to follow in any type of emergency?
- Know the risks
- Make a plan
- Get a kit
The Municipality of Barrington and the Town of Clark’s Harbour make up our Joint Emergency Measures team and are here to help our residents every step of the way. Our group of dedicated municipal staff, community volunteers and our valuable community partners aim to ensure the safety and security of our residents, their property and the environment by providing a prompt and coordinated response to an emergency. For more information, please phone (902)637-2015
72 Hour Prep
There are PDF documents at Get Prepared for “72-hour preparedness and Severe Storms".
Power outage information
Nova Scotia Power maintains a 24-hour up-to-date restoration information line where you can also report a power outage, electrical hazard or damage to NS Power equipment. You may phone 1-877-428-6004 (toll-free) or visit Nova Scotia Power - Outage Information.
Local radio, print and online media
In the case of an emergency, up to date information may be found via the following:
- CJLS radio broadcasts at 96.3 FM for most of Shelburne County. They also have repeater transmitters at 95.5.3 FM Yarmouth County and 93.5 FM Digby County. Up to date information is also found on their website at www.cjls.com
- The Vanguard- this weekly newspaper is published every Wednesday but is also featured on the web where it posts timely updates and information as well as news stories and other stories from its print edition daily.
pdf Emergency Telephone Numbers and Preparedness Lists(801 KB)
Finance / Taxation
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Staff
Leah d'Eon
Director of Finance
Phone: (902) 637-2015
Fax: (902) 637-2075
E-Mail:
Jolene Nickerson
Junior Accountant
Phone: (902) 637-2015
Fax: (902) 637-2075
E-mail:
Wanda Christie
Tax Clerk
Phone: (902) 637-2015
Fax: (902) 637-2075
E-Mail:
Laura Lee Acker
Accounts Payable Clerk
Phone: (902) 637-2015
Fax: (902) 637-2075
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Property Taxes
The Municipality of the District of Barrington sends property tax bills to all property owners twice each year. Bills are sent out in April and October. The April “interim bill” will be 50% of a calculation based on current year’s taxable assessment and the last tax rate set by Council. It will also include 50% of the previous year’s sewer service charge where applicable. Interest will begin on May 15th. The October “final bill” will be based on the current year’s assessment tax rate, area rates, sewer service charge, etc. Interest will begin on November 15th.
Tax Rates
2025/26
- Residential - $1.10/$100 of assessment
- Commercial - $2.61/$100 of assessment
- Farm Acreage - $2.98/acre
Fire Area Rates
- Wood’s Harbour /Shag Harbour Fire Tax Rate - $0.172/$100 of assessment
- Island/Barrington Passage Fire Tax Rate – $0.114/$100 of assessment
- Barrington/Port La Tour Fire Tax Rate – $0.113/$100 of assessment
- Former Port Clyde Fire District Tax Rate – $0.113/$100 of assessment
- Fire Capital Rate - 0.015/$100 of assessment
Sewer Service Charges
- Barrington/Barrington Passage Sewer Service - $375.00 per unit/year
- Wood’s Harbour Sewer Service - $375.00 per unit/year
Other Rates
- Tax Certificate - $30.00
- NSF Fee - $25.00
Payment Options
Payments may be made by cash, debit, cheque, money order (payable to the Municipality of Barrington) at the Administrative Centre, located at 2447 Highway 3, Barrington or by Electronic Bill Payment Service (Online Banking).
Electronic Bill Payment Options
(for Tax Bill Payments only)
This enables bill payment access through telephone, internet systems, automated banking machines as well as teller transactions. The proper payee name (see below) is required to perform these transactions as well as your eight digit Assessment Account Number(s). If you have more than one property you must enter each assessment number and the amount you are sending for each one. Please type in “Barrington” when searching for payee.
Online payments are possible with the following banking institutions:
- CIBC – payee name is: BARRINGTON M.D. TAXES
- Royal Bank – payee name is: BARRINGTON (MUN) TAXES
- Scotia Bank – payee name is: BARRINGTON TAX
- TD Bank – payee name is: BARRINGTON (MUNICIPALITY OF) TAXES
- BMO – payee name is: BARRINGTON MUNICIPAL DISTRICT TAXES
NEW! Credit Card Payments
The Municipality of the District of Barrington has partnered with Paymentus Corporation to bring you the convenience of paying your tax bill by credit card. Paymentus Corporation is a third party automated payment service that accepts Visa and Mastercard. This service can be accessed:
Online – https://ipn.paymentus.com/rotp/mob
By Phone: Toll Free 1-844-804-8083
In order to use this service, please be prepared with your property assessment number, email address, payment amount and credit card details. Paymentus charges the taxpayer for the use of their service to cover the cost of payment handling and processing. The Municipality of the District of Barrington does not receive any part of this service fee. The service fee charged by Paymentus Corporation for tax account payment is 1.75% of the payment amount. This amount will be billed directly to the credit card used.
Payment Paymentus Service Fee
$500 $ 8.75
$1,000 $ 17.50
Address Changes
If you have moved or changed your address, please let us know either by e-mailing us at or by phone 1-902-637-2015.