Mayor's Page

Mayor's Welcome

Welcome to the Town of Berwick website!

We are a welcoming community of over 2600 people who live, work, and play in the beautiful Annapolis Valley. One of the three towns in Kings County, we have earned a reputation for an excellent quality of life. We are large enough to provide all the important services but small enough to offer a strong sense of community.

Berwick is a very progressive community.  We are proud owners of the Berwick Electric Utility and have joined with the Towns of Antigonish and Mahone Bay to form AREA (Alternative Resource Energy Authority). Through AREA we built the Ellershouse Wind Farm producing 23.5MW of energy a year, which we sell to our municipal electric utilities. We have also collectively designed and built our own solar gardens to create additional green energy. Berwick Electric also provides hydroelectricity to its customers from the Factorydale Dam. With these three sources, we soon hope to provide our customers with nearly 100% of their electrical power from renewable town-owned energy.

These initiatives make Berwick one of the greenest towns in the country. Not only do we produce green energy but we continue to make our electric service more efficient and climate change friendly.

Berwick also offers an abundance of recreational opportunities. In addition to numerous parks, trails, and green spaces we have exceptional recreational facilities. The Kings Mutual Century Centre complex includes the Apple Dome arena and walking track, the Larsen Curling Centre, CBI Health Centre, Fillmore Family Fitness Centre, Wilson Community Centre (Berwick & District Lions Club), and the Winning Edge Sports Store.

Rainforth Park, our multigenerational park in the center of the Town, has undergone significant improvements lately. The park now includes a lit ball field, tennis/pickleball courts, a popular splash pad, basketball courts, playground, a gaga pit passive park space, a bandstand and a multi-use building known as Carols Place. It is tremendous space to be active or to enjoy a summer concert in the park!

We are a vibrant and growing community.  New houses are currently under construction and several larger housing developments are underway or in the planning stage. Business is flourishing and we offer a number of very successful and unique shopping and dining experiences for our residents and visitors.

It is time to check us out, whether for your first time or again!

About Mayor Mike Trinacty

A long-time resident of Berwick, Mike graduated from Acadia University with a degree in Recreation Management. This further inspired his interest in working with communities.

Mayor Trinacty had a long career in the fields of recreation and health. He came to Berwick in 1981 and served as the Town’s first Recreation Director. He began his employment with the Province of Nova Scotia in 1988 and worked at the Nova Scotia Youth Centre. In 1990 he became a Heath Educator with the Department of Health and Fitness and finished his career as the Valley Regional Manager with the Department of Communities, Culture and Heritage. He was fortunate enough to spend most of his career working with communities and people throughout the Annapolis Valley.

 He has been very active in Berwick over the years with minor sports, Gala Days and the Berwick Sports Hall of Fame. Presently he chairs the Western Kings Health Society and is active with the Bage Valley Jr A Wildcats.

Mike was first elected to Town Council in 1991 and served until 2012, he returned to council from 2016 to 2024 and was acclaimed as Mayor in 2024. Over that period, he has served on almost every committee of council and had a number of terms as deputy mayor.  As Mayor he chairs council meetings, is ex-officio of every committee and chairs the Berwick Electric Commission.

Mike is married and he and his wife Brenda have two grown daughters, Melanie and Jill. He enjoys golf, curling, biking, fitness, gardening and guitar.

Contact: Mayor Trinacty at <> or 902-994-1958.

LOCATION

Berwick Town Hall
236 Commercial Street
P.O. Box 130
Berwick, NS B0P 1EO

Phone: (902) 538-8068