Alison Strachan - Lunenburg Town Council

06/03/2026

06/02/2026

ICYMI - This week's Women Who Anchor Lunenburg

"For Alex, cycling is more than just a hobby — it’s freedom. The ability to explore, connect with nature, challenge yourself, and experience Lunenburg from a whole new perspective.
As the owner of RHUMB LINE Bicycle Shop, Alex has helped countless locals and visitors discover the joy that comes with life on two wheels. Whether you’re cruising the South Shore, tackling new trails, or simply enjoying the ride, she’s passionate about helping others find that same sense of adventure."

06/02/2026

ICYMI - Women who Anchor Lunenburg

"For Alex, cycling is more than just a hobby — it’s freedom. The ability to explore, connect with nature, challenge yourself, and experience Lunenburg from a whole new perspective.

As the owner of RHUMB LINE Bicycle Shop, Alex has helped countless locals and visitors discover the joy that comes with life on two wheels. Whether you’re cruising the South Shore, tackling new trails, or simply enjoying the ride, she’s passionate about helping others find that same sense of adventure."

06/01/2026

🚤The Front Harbour Boat Launch is open for the season! 🛶

Owned and operated by the Town of Lunenburg, the Front Harbour Boat Launch is provided each season and we ask that, for the safety and enjoyment of the facility, the following regulations be followed.

- The boat launch is intended for day use only
- When a boat is launched and secured to the floating dock,
please move your vehicle and trailer to the Lunenburg
Community Centre (15 Green Street0
- Please do not block the launch area
- Overnight docking is prohibited
- No swimming
- The Town is not responsible for lost or damaged items
- Please use at your own risk

Enjoy our New Town Boat Launch – Be Safe on the water and have fun!

** For emergencies, call 911 – To report damage or misuse: call (902) 634-4410

06/01/2026

June is National Indigenous History Month, a time to celebrate the history, heritage and cultures of First Nations, Inuit and Métis peoples across Canada. It is also an opportunity to recognize the strength and resilience of present-day Indigenous communities. First established in 1996, this year marks the 30th anniversary of National Indigenous Peoples Day, recognized annually on June 21, the summer solstice, a historically significant date to many Indigenous peoples.

For decades, Elder Stephen Augustine, C.M., has been widely spreading information about Mi’kmaq culture, heritage and knowledge. As associate vice-president of Indigenous Affairs and former dean of Unama’ki College at Cape Breton University, he has advanced Mi’kmaq studies by developing a set of guidelines that have helped shape culturally relevant research projects. A former curator of Ethnology for the Eastern Maritimes at the Canadian Museum of History, this knowledge keeper has also shared his expertise with Indigenous communities, government departments, and both public and private organizations in Canada and abroad, contributing to the journey towards reconciliation and healing.

Please listen to Dr. Augustine's explanation of what a smudging ceremony means to him for students at Cape Breton University in 2020.

At CBU, it is tradition to open each semester with a smudging ceremony. We want to ensure this tradition lives on, even in an online environment. Watch Assoc...

06/01/2026

Some news from the South Shore Genealogical Society: Summer hours are started!

Last summer, I met a couple of folks who travelled from British Columbia in a motor home that planned their summer holidays around a genealogical deep dive on their familly roots in Lunenburg. When I met them one evening while walking my dogs, they were bubbling with enthusiasm at seeing original documents and photographs that helped them connect the dots and be able to find out more about their roots.

What an amazing asset to the Town's portfolio of "attractions" for many visitors nestled within the walls of the Lunenburg Academy.





Town of Lunenburg

05/31/2026

The core of a library is the collection of books. But, if you read David Lankes’ The New Librarianship Field Guide (and I encourage you to do so – it’s an easy and engaging read), he starts with the times when a library was a ‘book palace’ and leads you through the ‘information centre’ to the ‘third space’, the ‘Learning Centre and Community Hub’ and finally to his latest proposition that a library is a ‘movement’.

The Lunenburg branch fits that latter part of Lankes' view as both a "community hub" and "movement".

This week's programming illustrates how.

Monday:
Restorative Art Journaling, 10:30am

Tuesday:
Hands On! Creativity, 2:00pm

Wednesday:
Fibre Arts, 1:00pm

Thursday:
Language Exchange, 1:00pm
Open Studio, 5:00pm
Cookbook Club, 6:00pm

Friday:
Author Event with Hayward and Raymond Blake, 2:00pm

05/31/2026

05/30/2026

🎉 JOIN US FOR LUNENBURG'S 273rd BIRTHDAY! 🎉

👉Sunday, June 7 @ 1:00pm

👉Lunenburg Academy
(97 Kaulbach St) in the Heritage Classroom

🎂More details to follow, but expect cake, tours and an intriguing take on our town’s birthday!

05/30/2026

Save the Date:

On Sunday, June 7, the Town will be hopping!

This Founders' Day (June 7) come learn about the settlement of Lunenburg at the Knaut-Rhuland House Museum !
The museum will be open 11am to 5pm with costumed interpreters, rhubarb punch, and cookies. Admission by donation.
At the Knaut-Rhuland House Museum, you can see how Benjamin Knaut, Conrad Rhuland, and other Lunenburg settlers would have lived and entertained between the 1790s and the early twentieth century.
At 11:30am and 2:30pm, join our curator and historian Jay Lalonde for a guided walk to Rous Brook, where the first settlers landed in 1753.
The walk is about 1.6 km on mostly flat, paved terrain, and takes between 1hr and 1hr 15 minutes.