FAQs

Public engagement is a way of gathering input from citizens about community issues. It helps the Municipality make the best decisions for the community.

The Municipality believes that inviting the public to participate in meaningful conversations about decisions that affect them results in better decision-making.

In the past, the Municipality has used a variety of methods to inform and engage with the public, including Your Government, Your Ideas meetings, open houses, workshops, committees, surveys, focus groups, newspaper, radio, online, social media and one-on-one communication. 

Read our Public Engagement Strategy

Read our Citizen's Guide to Public Engagement

In some cases, the Municipality is required by law to seek input. Even where input is required, the final decision will always rest with Council. 

Council uses public input to make the best decision possible. That may not always be the decision that you or your community group had hoped for.

Remember that:

• Sometimes your input addresses only a part of a decision
• Sometimes other (possibly larger) parts may have already been decided
• Municipalities must consider what is good for all – the best possible decision

If you have questions about public engagement at MODL, please contact Sarah Kucharski, Manager, Corporate Services & Communications, at (902) 541-1328 or email sarah.kucharski@modl.ca

Your input can be submitted using the online options that are relevant to each of the projects that are currently open for consultation.

Note: Some online tools will require you to be signed in to be able to provide input.

• Sign up to the site by clicking on Sign Up link at the top right
• Choose a username and a password
• Provide your email address, your name, and postal code
• You will receive an email to confirm your email address
• Return to the main page and click the 'Sign In' button

Note: your comments will appear under your username and you can comment anonymously through a username of your choice.

We ask you to sign up for the online platform because.

• It helps to minimize the chance of the consultation being manipulated by someone who leaves many comments in support of a position.
• It allows us to update residents if there are changes about the consultation or the project.

Yes, you can use this website anonymously. Even when you register and post comments, your anonymity is protected because you are identified by your chosen screen name.

Bang the Table Pty Ltd hosts this website on behalf of the Municipality of the District of Lunenburg and will not reveal the identities of account holders to the Municipality of the District of Lunenburg. Any communication will always come to you through the platform so your email address is not shared.

All input and ideas are compiled and sent to the relevant project manager to inform the recommendation and/or decision making.

Input provided online is used in collaboration with other in-person consultation activities like open houses, public meetings pop-up events, workshops and other similar activities.