STEWIACKE: The Town of Stewiacke is going to explore the possibility of hiring an activity coordinator on a term basis.
At its Feb. 11, committee of the whole council session, council discussed the budgetary implications with regards to hiring an activity coordinator after receiving a letter from Healthy Nova Scotia saying the option is available to them. That letter states $20,000 of the person’s wage would be paid for through government funding if their application was approved.
CAO Sheldon Dorey said there’s no guarantee the town would be accepted or move forward with the idea.
“It’s something we would take a chance on,” Dorey said. “If we intend to look at doing this we do have to address it quickly.”
He wondered if the town could fiscally be able to do such an endeavour.
“From my perspective, there’s other positions I would sooner see the money go to,” Dorey said....