Parks, Recreation & Culture
About the Department
The Parks, Recreation and Culture Department is responsible for the care and maintenance of many facilities in Truro including Victoria Park, Victoria Park Pool, Douglas Street Recreation Centre, Kiwanis Park, Colchester Legion Stadium, and the TAAC Grounds and Clubhouse.
The department is also responsible for the creation and execution of opportunities for recreational and cultural activities such as Victoria Park Summer Day Camps, New Year's Eve on the Town, the Truro Winter Long John Festival, Try…Truro and Truro's annual Art Acquisition Show.
The primary role of the Parks, Recreation and Culture Department is to support the recreation, sport and cultural capacity of the community by:
- Providing quality parks, trails and facilities
- Providing support services to community organizations
- Planning and coordinating recreation, sport and cultural interests and opportunities
- Facilitating the development of groups and organizations to meet a need
- Providing direct programs and events where there is no other organization meeting that need
- Providing information
- Collaborating with other organizations, agencies and municipalities
- Advising Council on policy to support the vision of an active, healthy community
Contact Information
40 Douglas Street
Truro, Nova Scotia
Canada B2N 2E7
Phone: 902-893-6078
Fax: 902-893-6099
Email: Parks, Recreation and Culture
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News...
Town of Truro Receives Five Blooms
during National Communities in Bloom Event
~ October 2011
The Town of Truro received word in October that it had achieved a top rating of "Five Blooms" as part of the national Communities in Bloom Program in Canada. The recognition was received during the National Awards Ceremonies held in conjunction with the National Symposium on Parks and Grounds in Québec City from October 26 to 29, hosted by the National Battlefields Commission.
National judges spent two days in the Truro area in August. Communities are judged on such things as tidiness, environmental action, heritage conservation, urban forestry, landscape, turf and groundcover, floral displays and communities involvement. Truro competed in the 10,001-20,000 population category.
The judges gave special recognition to the Glooscap Heritage Centre.
Victoria Park and Victoria Park Pool
Receive Central Nova Tourist Association
Attraction of the Year Award ~ May 6, 2011
Victoria Park and Victoria Park Pool received the Central Nova Tourist Association's Attraction of the Year Award during an awards ceremony held at Jost Vineyards in Malagash on Friday, May 6, 2011. Truro Town Coun. Sharron Byers, who is chair of the town's Tourism Committee and also a member of the town's Parks, Recreation and Culture Committee accepted the award on behalf of the town.
This is what the CNTA had to say:
Whether you’re looking for a place to relax or a place to play, Victoria Park and Victoria Park Pool have so much to offer. The Victoria Park Pool has had a huge impact on the tourism industry and is a centrepiece of this stunning recreational area.
This 1,000-acre, very special and unique place in Truro came into being in 1887 and attracts countless visitors each year to its wooded trails, swimming pool, picnic areas, waterfalls, ball field, playground, outdoor stage and more. During winter months, visitors enjoy walking, snowshoeing, skating and cross-country skiing in The Park. It’s truly a year-round facility.
Victoria Park is home to a number of annual events hosted by the Department of Parks, Recreation and Culture. They include: Truro Winter Long John Festival held each February, an Easter Egg Hunt, Canada’s Parks Day in July, and YouthStock in September. These events draw people from throughout the region and beyond.
In 2010, the public voted Victoria Park as the “Best in Colchester” attraction during a contest put on by the Truro and District Chamber of Commerce. In addition, the Department of Parks, Recreation and Culture, which oversees public usage of Victoria Park, is already getting numerous calls from people looking to book facilities within The Park for personal and public functions.
The Central Nova Tourist Association is pleased to bestow the CNTA Attraction of the Year Award to Victoria Park and Victoria Park Pool.
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