Welcome to the Town of Stewiacke

Tax Sale 2023

TOWN OF STEWIACKE

                                              PROPERTY TAX SALE BY TENDER

Notice is hereby given, in accordance with the Municipal Government Act, Part 6 Section 143(4), that the Town of Stewiacke is inviting sealed tenders for the following property:

1. AAN# 03196062, Assessed to Carol Anne Maclean, 2023 Residential Assessment $25,300, PID #20154381, 50 St. Andrews Street, Land only. Minimum Bid: $20,000.00, Redeemable

For a more detailed description of the property, please contact the Town of Stewiacke at 295 George Street, Stewiacke, NS, 902-639-2231.

Tenders shall be submitted in a sealed envelope, addressed to the undersigned and shall be clearly marked on the outside of the envelope “PROPERTY TAX SALE BY TENDER”. Bidders shall complete the “Tender Form” for the property. The Tender form is available from the Town of Stewiacke by telephone 902-639-2231 or by email This email address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it..

Tenders will be accepted until 10:00 am on Wednesday, January 24th, 2024.

Terms: Bidder must meet the minimum bid set per property; bid price includes HST (if applicable) and Certificate of Sale. It is the bidder’s responsibility to cover the preparation and costs associated with the Tax Deed. The accepted tender price must be paid within three full business days after being notified of acceptance. Failure to pay the accepted tender price within three full business days will result in the tender being awarded to the next highest bidder above the minimum bid. The Town of Stewiacke will accept cash, money order, debit, certified cheque or lawyer’s trust cheque.

The Town of Stewiacke wishes to note that the subject property is zoned R2 – General Residential and has an area of approximately 5,600 square feet and street frontage of approximately 84 feet which meets the minimum area and street frontage requirements of the R2 Zone. As such, a new residential development could be constructed on the subject property if it complied with the other general requirements of the R2 – General Residential Zone.

In the event that a survey showed a difference in the above numbers the Land Use By-law has a "grandfather" section as follows:

5.8 Existing Undersized Lots 

Notwithstanding anything in this By-law, a vacant lot having less than the minimum frontage or area required by this By-law that was in existence at the effective date of this By-law, may be used for a purpose permitted in the zone in which the lot is located and a building may be erected on the lot provided that the other applicable provisions of this By-law are complied with.

  pdf Tender Documents (338 KB)

  pdf Parcel Description (5 KB)

Public Notice - 50 St. Andrews Street

Please Note – Pending Tax Sale by Tender – 50 St. Andrews Street
The Town wishes to advise interested parties of the following relevant details regarding potential future development of property located at 50 St. Andrews Street”:
The subject property is zoned R2 – General Residential and has an area of approximately 5,600 square feet and street frontage of approximately 84 feet which meets the minimum area and street frontage requirements of the R2 Zone. As such, a new residential development could be constructed on the subject property if it complied with the other general requirements of the R2 – General Residential Zone.
In the event that a survey showed a difference in the above numbers the Land Use By-law has a "grandfather" section as follows:
5.8 Existing Undersized Lots
Notwithstanding anything in this By-law, a vacant lot having less than the minimum frontage or area required by this By-law that was in existence at the effective date of this By-law, may be used for a purpose permitted in the zone in which the lot is located and a building may be erected on the lot provided that the other applicable provisions of this By-law are complied with.

Openings on Committees

The Town of Stewiacke is looking for volunteers to sit on various committees. 

The applicant can choose from the folloing committees, and please state which you are interested in on your application form. 

By-law & Policy Committee, Audit Committee, Business & Tourism Committee, and Parks, Recreation & Events Committee. 

pdf Citizen Volunteer Application Form Periodic Vacancies (115 KB)