Please be advised the Town of Antigonish will be conducting water utility maintenance on Xavier Drive between Braemore Avenue and Hillside Drive on Tuesday, September 26, 2023, between 5:30 a.m. and 4 p.m. 

Xavier Drive will be closed in both directions between Hillside Drive and Braemore Avenue. Detours are in place. Motorists and pedestrians are advised to please use caution when entering the work area. 

Water utility customers on Xavier Drive from Northview Drive to Hawthorne Street and the upper Heights may experience low water pressure, as well as water discoloration.  

The Town of Antigonish apologizes for any inconvenience this may cause.

Beginning on Thursday, September 28, weather permitting, the Town of Antigonish will begin paving preparations for the following streets: Xavier Drive, Arbor Drive Extension, College Street, St. Andrews Street, and Creighton Lane. Paving will take approximately three weeks.  

Please be advised that driveway entrances in these work areas will be milled and resurfaced to the backside of the sidewalk and therefore requesting parked vehicles be pulled back from the edge of driveways.  

Various traffic control measures will be in place, including partial street/lane closures and detours when needed. Hazard markers will be in place for changes in road surfaces and exposed edges. Please use caution when driving or walking through these work areas.  

The Town apologizes for any inconvenience this may cause.

The Town Electric Utility is advising residents of a planned power outage required for equipment repairs on Thursday, September 14 from 12 a.m. to 2 a.m.

The following areas will be without power:
West Street
St. Ninian Street
Hillcrest Street
Cedar Terrace
Highland Drive from West Street to Braemore Avenue 

The Town apologies for any inconvenience this may cause.

Please be advised the Town of Antigonish will be conducting water utility maintenance on College Street near the intersection of College and Pleasant Street on Friday, September 8, 2023. The work is scheduled to begin at 6 a.m. and will continue until complete. 

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