Call for Mural Artists!
Sussex is seeking to commission seven new site-specific murals that will be created in the summer of 2025 and will remain on public display for 5-10 years.
News
Sussex Rotary Club’s Donation Helps Sussex Go Electric at the Rink
At the June 16 Council meeting, Rotarians Alaina Lockhart and Rhoda Wilson presented Sussex with a $25,000 donation to support the purchase of a new electric ice resurfacer for the 8th Hussars Arena.
Blue-Green Algae: What to Watch For This Summer
As the weather warms up, residents are reminded to watch for blue-green algae (cyanobacteria) in local rivers and lakes.
If the water looks off, green, cloudy, or has surface scum, play it safe and stay out.
Flood Mitigation Update: ConservationPRO, a division of Ducks Unlimited Canada, joins the Sussex Flood Mitigation Project Team
The Town of Sussex is pleased to announce that ConservationPRO has joined the Sussex Flood Mitigation Project Team to assist with our Flood Mitigation Planning.
Flood Mitigation Plan Update: Public comments received by the Impact Assessment Agency of Canada
The Town would like to thank area residents, property owners, government agencies and other stakeholders who took the time to participate in the comment period of the Town’s submission of the Initial Project Description (IPD) to the Impact Assessment Agency of Canada (IAAC).
NB Power’s Smart Meter Rollout – Get the Facts!
NB Power is upgrading the electrical meters for all residential and business customers in the Sussex region. Installations will begin in March and will continue throughout spring 2025.
Flood Mitigation Plan Update – January 2025
The Impact Assessment Agency of Canada has invited Indigenous Peoples and the Public to review the summary of the Initial Project Description for the Sussex Region Flood Diversion Project and provide feedback by February 10, 2025.
Kraft Hockeyville 2025
Help the 8th Hussars Arena score big! The Kraft Hockeyville competition is an annual contest in Canada that celebrates the spirit of hockey by recognizing communities that deeply value the sport by awarding funding for arena upgrades and the chance to host an NHL preseason game.
Name the Snowplow Contest!
To kick off the Winter season, Sussex reached out to the community for help naming our new snowplow.
Say hello to our newest winter MVP: Scoop Dogg!
Thank you to everyone who brought their creativity and community spirit to the “Name the Snowplow” Contest. Keep an eye out for Scoop Dogg cruisin’ the streets this winter.
Stay tuned for more fun ways to engage in the future! ❄️
Honorable Mentions:
TV & Film
- Darth Blader
- Snobi Gone Kenobi
- The Fast + Flurrious
- The Big LePlowski
- Flurrious George
Celebrities:
- Taylor Drift
- Sled Zeppelin
- Gordie Plow
- Austin Plowers
- Alice Scooper
A nod to Sussex:
- Dairy Drifter
- The Townie
- Wreck it Ralph (Homage to former Mayor Ralph Carr)
- Hussar
- Moffett’s The Snow Mover
Sussex Fire Service Review
December 04, 2024
Sussex Council has received its final report on the Fire Service Review (FSR) from the Loomex Group at its special meeting of Council held at Town Hall on December 03, 2024. The FSR project had commissioned the review and the following deliverables:
• To identify and evaluate the current and anticipated fire protection needs in Sussex and its contracted fire service areas.
• To assess the fire protection services that Sussex and its contracted fire service areas currently receives.
• To provide data that Sussex can use to make informed decisions about the safety of its residents, businesses, visitors, and firefighters, and;
• To provide strategies and identify resources that Sussex can use to manage its current and anticipated fire protection needs adequately and cost-effectively.
The Council of Sussex and the Sussex Fire Department can reference this FSR when making policy, organizational, capital, and operational decisions over the next ten or more years. Click Here to view our FSR in its entirety.
As part of the Town’s FSR Sussex contracted The Loomex Group to develop a Community Risk Reduction Plan (“CRRP”) in 2024. The CRRP project had the following objectives:
• To ensure Sussex complies with the standards of NFPA 1300, which advises every community to conduct a CRRP every five years.
• To identify and examine the public safety risks in Sussex from a fire services perspective, and;
• To recommend strategies that Sussex and the Sussex Fire Department can use to mitigate the Town’s public safety risks.
In accordance with the National Fire Protection Association (NFPA) Standard 1300, there are nine community profiles that must be reviewed when developing a CRRP. The Loomex Group completed those reviews by collecting various statistics about Sussex and then evaluating that information as per the instructions provided by NFPA 1300 and other industry guidelines.
In addition to reviewing statistics, The Loomex Group conducted site visits and met with stakeholders from Sussex in order to gain first-hand insights about the current and potential public safety risks in the community. Finally, The Loomex Group used a risk assessment tool to calculate the severity of each public safety risk it identified in Sussex. The Loomex Group then evaluated the administrative and operational concerns associated with each threat.
Click Here to view our CRRP in its entirety.
For further information please contact Scott M. Hatcher, P. Eng, CAO at Town Hall during normal business hours.
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