We live in the unceded territory of the Mi’kmaq people
Construction of Forbes Lake in 1912
Forbes Lake was developed into a 72-hectare reservoir in 1912 and now supplies the towns of New Glasgow and Westville with water. In 2003, the area surrounding the lake was designated a Watershed Protected Water Area by the Province.
The Water Treatment Plant is a Defused Air Flotation Plant and was the largest of its kind in Eastern Canada at the time of construction in August 2000. The facility serves a population of about 15 000 people and has a daily average consumption of 8200 m3/day. The Water Treatment Plant has exceeded Canadian Drinking Water Guidelines for 9 consecutive years.
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The Town of New Glasgow’s planning and development staff manage a wide range of planning and development processes including:
- Rezoning applications
- Development agreement applications
- Subdivision applications
- Variance applications
- Zoning confirmations
- Administration of building and development permits applications
- Civic number coordination
Additional duties include advising Council, Committees of Council as well as other Town Departments on planning and development related topics that are important to growing our community.
Planning & development staff include Building Inspector Mike McKenzie, CBO-II/CRBO, and Planner/Development Officer Jeffrey Turnbull MCIP/LPP with additional support provided through Public Works and Engineering staff.
Planning & Development Documents
Public Notification of Proposals
TEP Engineering will be hosting a public information session from 6:30-8pm, Tuesday Aug 12, 2025 in the Glasgow Square auditorium, 155 Riverside Pkwy, New Glasgow, NS, to allow the public an opportunity for comments and questions regarding Eastlink’s proposal of a Telecommunication Tower.
Eastlink is proposing to build a forty-five metre (45m) self-support telecommunications tower on a portion of PID 65150013, located off Park Street, New Glasgow. The proposed tower will be located approximately two-hundred-ten metres (210m) from Park Street on an existing commercial property at approximate coordinates: 45 34 19.89N 62 38 19.22W. The purpose of the tower is to improve cellular service to the residents, businesses and emergency services in the area.
Please see documents below for further details.
- Public Notification of Proposed Eastlink Telecommunication Tower
- Proposal of Telecommunication Structure
Land Use Policies
- pdf Inter-municipal Planning Strategy (2.25 MB)
- pdf Inter-municipal Secondary Planning Strategies (271 KB)
- pdf New Glasgow Generalized Future Land Use Zoning Map (2.33 MB)
Land Use Provision
- pdf Land Use Bylaw (4.34 MB)
- pdf New Glasgow Land Use Bylaw Zoning Map (2.34 MB)
- pdf Common Land Use Bylaw Part 16 Schedules (3.96 MB)
- pdf Common Land Use Bylaw Part 16 Schedule D (2.60 MB)
Land Subdivision
Documents included here are prepared for convenience only. To ensure accurate referencing, original documents are available by contacting the Town of New Glasgow Public Works and Engineering Office at
Building & Development Permit Applications
- pdf Town of New Glasgow Permit Application (144 KB)
- pdf Development and Building Resource Links (110 KB)
Inquiries regarding Planning and Development can be submitted to
