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Town Hall

Kentville is proud of the transparency with which town business is conducted. Any resident who wants to be up-to-date on town business can easily stay in touch. Whether you need by-law information, council meeting minutes, or want to chat with your councillor, you’ll find all Kentville business information right here.

Town hall building with cornwallis inn in background

Over a Century of Kentville Town Hall History

  • 1887:The offices for the Town Hall were leased for the rental of seventy-five dollars per year.
  • 1896:The town conducted its business in the Chipman Building on Main Street, near the present Town Hall.
  • 1946:The town purchased property from the Salvation Army for the purpose of constructing a new Town Hall and Fire Station.
  • 1953:The town office took up quarters in the new Town Hall, moving from temporary offices at the Cornwallis Inn.
  • 1989: The new Town Hall was joined to the old Maritime Tel & Tel building in a ten-month renovation project.
  • 1990: The grand opening of the Town Hall was held, on September 28.

List of Kentville Mayors:

  • John King  1887-1888
  • J.P. Chipman  1889-1890
  • Dr. H.B. Webster  1891-1892
  • B.H. Dodge  1893
  • J.W. Ryan  1894-1895
  • R.S. Masters  1896-1897
  • G.F. Rockwell  1898-1899
  • WM. Yould  1900-1902
  • W.F. Roscoe  1904-1907
  • Dr. H.B. Webster 1908-1909
  • H.H. Wickwire  1910-1911
  • Wm. Yould  1912
  • J.W. Ryan  1913-1914
  • F.A. Masters  1915
  • A.L. Pelton  1916-1917
  • J.H. Yould  1918-1919
  • W. Saxby Blair  1920
  • A.L. Pelton  1921
  • A.E.H. Chelsey  1922-1924
  • A.L. Pelton  1925-1927
  • Raymond Crosby  1928-1931
  • G.W. Lyons  1932-1935
  • B.W. Roscoe  1936-1945
  • Gladys M. Porter  1946-1949
  • R.W. Rottler  1950-1953
  • Gladys M. Porter  1954-1960
  • G.L. Calkin  1961-1963
  • H.C. Lindsay  1964-1966
  • C.R.G. Lowe  1967
  • F.H Ripley  1968-1973
  • R. Wendell Phinney  1974-1988
  • Dorine P. Taylor  1988-1994
  • R. Art Pope  1994-1997
  • Gary P. Pearl  1997-2005
  • David Corkum  2006-2016
  • Sandra Snow  2016-