Community News
Truro Connect a Free Public Notification Program
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Truro Connect is a free public notification program that allows subscribers to receive important information about the Town of Truro via text message, email, voice call to phone, and through the Truro Connect smartphone app.
As a subscriber, you can receive:
- Emergency Alerts(i.e., water quality notifications, severe weather notices, amber alerts)
- Public Advisories (i.e., road closures, water main breaks)
- General Community Notices (i.e., newsletters, special events)
Truro Connect is a communication tool to assist with keeping individuals living and working in the Town of Truro informed of what is happening in our community.
We are thrilled to bring forward the new identity of Truro Connect, previously named Alert TC, as we continue to work toward better communication between the Town and its residents.
To sign up or for more information on Truro Connect, please visit https://www.truro.ca/truro-connect.html.
We also encourage residents to follow all our social media pages for daily updates.
Facebook: Town of Truro
Instagram: TownofTruro
Twitter: TownofTruro
Tiktok: TruroConnect
TAAC Revitalization Project to Begin Construction
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In 2022, the Town of Truro received $5.87 million in funding through the Investing in Infrastructure Canada Fund for the TAAC Revitalization Project. This total $8.6 million project will see the former TAAC Grounds split into two locations. The first location, at the existing TAAC Grounds on Golf Street will see the refit of the current grounds with a multi-sport all-weather field and synthetic 8-lane track with regulation throwing areas. The second location, off Argus Drive, will see the baseball diamond relocated and upgraded to a senior-sized, championship-quality baseball field.
Construction is expected to begin at the TAAC Grounds on Golf Street in the coming weeks. The Town is pleased to award the construction contract for this part of the project to local company, Global Construction (Maritimes), who will collaborate with The Glenn Group, based out of Fredericton, NB. The total cost of this portion of the project is $6.8 million.
During construction, the TAAC Grounds will be closed to the public. Safety fencing and signage will be put in place to mark these closures.
“We’re so happy to see this project begin construction. It took many years of hard work by our community and all levels of government to make this project a reality,” stated Mayor Bill Mills. Town of Truro, “Once complete, Truro will have two premier facilities to build on sport, recreation, health and wellness.”
The Glenn Group was also awarded the design and construction management contract for the baseball facility on Argus Drive. This will be a two-phased project, and once the design drawings are complete, a tender for construction on the ballfield facility will be issued. Once construction begins on the ballfield facility, the Argus Drive location will also be closed to the public.
Call for Committee Members - Regional Accessibility Advisory Committee
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The County of Colchester, the Town of Truro, the Town of Stewiacke, the Village of Bible Hill, and the Village of Tatamagouche have created a Regional Accessibility Committee to ensure our communities align with the goals of the Province’s Accessibility Act and to oversee the development and adoption of an Accessibility Plan for our region. The Regional Accessibility Plan was completed in 2022, and the Committee is now working to implement the recommendations of the plan. This plan is intended to make our region more equitable and accessible by preventing and removing barriers that restrict people with disabilities from fully participating in society. The role of the Accessibility Advisory Committee is to advise participating municipal units on identifying, preventing, and eliminating accessibility barriers to municipal programs, services, and infrastructure. The Committee will meet at least twice a year, and Committee members are appointed for a term of up to four years.
Under the Accessibility Act, at least half of the committee members must have a disability or represent an organization that represents people with disabilities.
To apply, please contact Tracy Hart, Executive Assistant, to receive the ‘Citizen Volunteer Application for Boards, Committees, Societies’ form or for more information.
Town of Truro
Attn: Tracy Hart, Executive Assistant
695 Prince St.
Truro, NS B2N 1G5
Email:
902-895-4484
