Communications - Town of Yarmouth

Details: Category: News; Published: 12 June 2025

Each year, the Town of Yarmouth provides financial assistance through bursaries to our hardworking and talented youth for post-secondary education. If you are considering applying, please note the following important information from our updated policy:

✅Each year the Town will award up to 4 bursaries of $1000 each to Town of Yarmouth residents pursuing post-secondary education.
✅Two (2) bursaries will be reserved for applicants entering university, and two (2) bursaries will be reserved for those entering community college or a technical/trades related program.
✅To be eligible for a bursary, the applicant must be a Town of Yarmouth resident.
✅Children or grandchildren of Council members are ineligible to receive a bursary.
✅Bursaries are open to any current graduates, students who left school early, or residents who did not continue their education immediately after leaving high school.
✅Applicants must provide proof of acceptance into a postsecondary institution.
✅Each application must include a short essay outlining financial need, community involvement, and any other information they deem relevant.
✅A subcommittee of Council will review applications and make a recommendation to Council for approval.

A deadline of 5 pm on Thursday, June 19th is set for applications to be received. Application letters can be emailed to admin@townofyarmouth.ca, or dropped off/mailed to:

Yarmouth Town Council
Bursary Program
400 Main Street
Yarmouth, NS
B5A 1G2

Details: Category: Employment Opportunities; Published: 12 June 2025

The Town of Yarmouth Fire Department is accepting applications for a full-time Firefighter/Engineer.

Details: Category: News; Published: 05 June 2025

The Town of Yarmouth will be offering cash rebates to residents and businesses towards the purchase price of trees planted within town. The intent of the program is to provide an incentive to Yarmouth residents to plant new trees as part of the town’s urban forest. The urban forest is vital green infrastructure which provides many benefits to us all, far beyond mere aesthetics. The Tree Committee’s urban tree planting program is encouraging residents to plant new trees in our community.

Under the rebate program, participants may apply for a rebate of 50% of the purchase price for up to ten (10) trees per property, to a maximum of $50 per tree! Labour costs to have trees planted are not eligible for the rebate. To qualify for the rebate, trees must have been purchased from a commercial retailer, be appropriate for our plant hardiness zone (Canadian Zone 5 or hardier), and a copy of the original sales receipt must be provided. The program runs between May 1, 2025 and September 30, 2025, or until program funding has run out.

Note: Norway maple and cultivars (Acer platanoides) will no longer be accepted under the tree planting rebate program!

Ash species (Fraxinus) will not be eligible for the rebate due to EAB!

How to Apply

To apply for the rebate, please download and complete the application form linked below. Paper copies are also available at Yarmouth Town Hall, 400 Main Street, during regular business hours. Completed applications must then be returned to Town Hall to be processed. Once the application is received, a site visit will be arranged to view the trees in the ground at the identified property. After a successful site visit, a cheque from the Town will be processed and mailed to the applicant.

pdf Tree planting rebate application 2025(211 KB)

Yarmouth's urban forest benefits us all, and it needs YOUR help to ensure its long-term health and sustainability. Urban forests are a front-line defense against global climate change and help manage stormwater runoff and flooding!

For more information about the program, please contact the Parks Department or parks.supervisor@townofyarmouth.ca

Suggested Trees for Yarmouth

Native Tree Species

Red Maple
Sugar Maple
Red Oak
Yellow Birch
Ironwood (Tends to be a smaller tree)
American Elm
Linden

Evergreens (Avoid planting near power lines)

White Pine
Red Pine
Red spruce

Other Large Trees to Try

Tulip Tree
Little Leaf Linden
Silver Maple
Dawn Redwood – (one in Doug Melanson Park is doing well. Another on Vaughan Crescent)
Ginkgo
Horse Chestnut - Pink or white flowering

Flowering Trees

Laburnum (Golden Chain Tree)
Japanese Cherry
Korean Dogwood (Satomi Dogwood – pink; Milky Way – White)
Eastern Redbud
Magnolias – various colours - do well in Yarmouth
Service berry (can tend to grow as a shrub)
Seven sons tree – can be shrubby but good fall bloom and doing well in Yarmouth

Trees to avoid

Ash – because Emerald Ash Borer is likely to show up and destroy our ash trees
Beech – Native and American – Beech leaf mining beetle is here already
Bradford Pear or Callery Pear – pretty but invasive
Tree of Heaven – Invasive – roots damage infrastructure
Norway Maple – invasive – commonly sold here
Autumn Olive/ Russian Olive – invasive – think it is already in Yarmouth County

Details: Category: Employment Opportunities; Published: 04 June 2025

The Town of Yarmouth is accepting applications for a Parks Summer Labourer. This is a temporary position available from July to August 31st, 2025. (Approximately 8 weeks)

News

Town of Yarmouth Bursaries

Firefighter/Engineer - Full-time Regular

2025 Tree Planting Rebate Program

How to Apply

Suggested Trees for Yarmouth

Summer Parks Labourer

Open Air Burning Updates

Lane Closure on Vancouver Street Monday, June 2nd