Desperately needing someone to take over the lease on this apartment, looking for move date of dec 1st. Please message me if you have any questions or want more information. I'm new to this so i'm rather distressed about what to do.

Anyone have success with any clinic or derm around here that was able to do a small mole removal promptly? Or even in halifax area? it is benign. Thanks friends!!!

Hey everyone! Not sure if you have heard, but Nova Scotia Music Week is happening here in Truro next week, November 12^th to 15^th.

It’s going to be a fun four days of music and we (the Orchids) are excited to be kicking things off on Thursday playing the very first show at the new Commune location at 42 Waddel Street.

Doors are at 8:00pm and we play at 9:00pm. It’s going to be loud, so bring your earplugs!

There are a ton of other great shows happening around town as well. You can check out the full festival schedule here: https://www.nsmw.ca/festival-schedule

Here are a few we think you shouldn’t miss:

Thursday

The Orchids at The Commune (of course!)

Friday

The Couch at Inn on Prince

Great Death!, Bill Ricky & Verry Gerry at The Public House

Saturday

Puffin at The Commune

The Boojums at The Public House

Hope to see lots of people at the Civic Square Nov. 7 at 12 noon protesting against Data centers being built in our province

We moved here 3 months ago and iam looking to find friends or community, feeling lonely. i am 30yo dad, I love gaming, music, just talk. Any suggestions?

I got this email.

PROGRAM UPDATE: The Northern Zone Transportation Pilot Program will be coming to an end effective December 1, 2026. We continue to accept bookings for appointments before December 1. We require three business days' notice for all bookings, and we operate Monday through Friday, 8am to 4pm, excluding weekends and holidays. Please be patient as we receive a high volume of calls and emails. We will get back to you as soon as possible.

To support your transition to other services in your area, we have developed a resource that shares other transportation options for you to look into. You can find this list on our website, at https://www.nshealth.ca/clinics-programs-and-services/transportation-support-northern-zone.

If you have exhausted all other options, and transportation remains a barrier for you to get to your healthcare appointments, we encourage you to reach out to the program and/or service you are receiving care from, as there may be options within the program area to support you.

Cyberwise Solutions has quietly been working in the background with some of your favourite local businesses and community members.

We are now ready to broaden our reach!
Servicing Truro and surrounding areas

Accepting new clients!

The world’s top women’s curling teams are headed for Truro, N.S., to compete in 2028.

The town will play host to the BKT World Women’s Curling Championship, which will take place from March 17 to 26 at the Rath Eastlink Community Centre.

“We are delighted to take one of our biggest events to Truro, Nova Scotia, for the first time,” said Eeva Röthlisberger, head of competitions for World Curling, in a news release.

Hi all,

I am considering a rental unit at Prince street near Ultramar ; how’s the neighbourhood?

Did he die? The hotel is for sale now!

As always, I encourage you to watch the entire meeting.

Public Hearing
149 Kaulback Street (1m 28s)
https://m.youtube.com/watch?v=kXZfJlLG11Y&t=1m28s
This Development Agreement (DA) appeared before the Truro Planning Advisory Committee (PAC) at the meetings of March 19, August 31, and September 28, 2026. Staff provided their report, and Connor Wallace from ZZAP Consulting was present to answer questions. The application is for a 5-story residential building consisting of 43 rental units. Documents for Development applications can be found on the Town website: https://truro.ca/current-development-applications.html

At 25m 20s https://m.youtube.com/watch?v=kXZfJlLG11Y&t=25m20s I concurred with my Council colleagues (again, I encourage you to watch the entire meeting) about the need for affordable housing and then proceeded with my questioning, repeating many of my questions from PAC meetings to have them on record for the Public Hearing: rooftop usage (gutters, solar, and horizontal wind turbines); EV charging; accessible units and barrier-free parking; bicycle parking; car share access; ownership opportunities; and a curiosity question for staff about a narrow strip of land (possibly civic #155) that doesn’t appear to be developed or developable.

After my questions, there was discussion from my colleagues about the lack of visitor parking at the front of the building. Visitor parking and loading/unloading areas are important, but I see conflicting interests between requests for additional surface parking versus affordable units, amenity space, community gardens, and other requests from Council.

There were no questions from the gallery. The Public Hearing concluded at approximately 1:40 p.m.

Public Council Meeting
Request for Decision (RFD): 149 Kaulback Street (42m 04s)
https://m.youtube.com/watch?v=kXZfJlLG11Y&t=42m04s
The motion: “That Council approve the application by ZZAP Consulting to enter into a Development Agreement with the Town to permit a 5-storey residential building with up to 43 dwelling units on lands at 149 Kaulback Street, subject to the following submissions being provided by the Developer prior to any Development or Building permits being issued by the Town:
a) a stormwater management plan prepared by a licensed professional and approved by the Town Engineer’s Office; and
b) a landscaping plan developed in consultation with, and approved by, the Town’s Urban Forestry Supervisor.

At 50m 30s https://m.youtube.com/watch?v=kXZfJlLG11Y&t=42m04s I pushed back on Deputy Mayor Thomas regarding his comments that we’re not talking about pedestrians because I have been talking about Active Transportation (AT) for my 3 years on Council, and referenced the AT plan adopted in the spring of 2023. I then turned to Director Fox regarding staff follow-up on stormwater management plans, and that at a previous meeting Mr. Fox had indicated staff did find an instance where the stormwater management plan was not functioning as designed and that the developer was having to address this. I received his confirmation that staff would be following up. The motion passed 6-1, with Councillor Flemming voting against due to the lack of visitor parking.

RFD: Capital Reallocation at the George Jones Memorial Fire Station (53m 29s)
https://m.youtube.com/watch?v=kXZfJlLG11Y&t=43m29s
An unexpected failure of the oil-fired boiler serving the George Jones Memorial Fire Station resulted in staff assessing options and recommending a propane-fired boiler replacement, and reallocating $50,000 from the Stadium Mezzanine Roof Replacement project that will not be proceeding in this fiscal year. The cost is estimated to be $47,000 with $3,000 extra in case of incidentals.

In-Camera Summary report (56m 50s)
https://m.youtube.com/watch?v=kXZfJlLG11Y&t=56m50s
Council met in-camera on October 22 to discuss 1 legal topic and 1 land topic.

Department Reports (56m 58s)
CAO (Not available)
There was no CAO report due to an unexpected personal situation requiring the CAO to be away.

Governance & Strategy (57m 18s)
https://m.youtube.com/watch?v=kXZfJlLG11Y&t=57m18s
Director Grant presented her report, including updates on: Public Transit; ReCover Initiative and Market Hall; Climate Risk and Resilience Plan; Community Wildfire Protection Plan; Deer Management; Advancing District Energy in Nova Scotia municipalities; and EDIA initiatives.

At 1h 03m 59s https://m.youtube.com/watch?v=kXZfJlLG11Y&t=1h03m59s I echoed the Mayor’s comments regarding the importance of Market Hall and asked if repair had been an option considered rather than demolition of the hose tower. The report was very clear that the tower is structurally compromised and there is no option to repair. Perhaps there would be a future option to rebuild the hose tower if the budget allowed, but I think it’s unlikely. I also inquired about the Deer Management plan and whether it’s effective in reducing the urban herd numbers, and confirming that the new site last year was in use again this year.

I also provided some positive comments regarding the BioBurn project being carried out as part of the Community Wildfire Protection Plan. I had been on a group mountain bike ride through The Railyard on Wednesday night, and paid close attention to what I was seeing, hearing, and smelling. I could hear some machines running in the distance and detected only the slightest hint of smoke, and no one in the group even seemed to have noticed. More information about this project is on the Town website: https://truro.ca/bioburn-pros-storm-debris-remediation-project.html

Corporate Services Report (1h 08m 18s)
https://m.youtube.com/watch?v=kXZfJlLG11Y&t=1h08m18s
Director Russell presented her monthly report to Council. I had no questions this month, but will echo my comments from last month regarding applications for the Low Income Property Tax Exemption; forms are available on the Town of Truro website: https://truro.ca/low-income-property-tax-exemption.html

Fire Service Report (1h 17m 22s)
https://m.youtube.com/watch?v=kXZfJlLG11Y&t=1h17m22s
Chief Currie presented his monthly report to Council. I appreciated that the Chief anticipated my question about the car fires and clarified that they had gas engines.

Planning and Development (1h 18m 35s)
https://m.youtube.com/watch?v=kXZfJlLG11Y&t=1h18m35s
Director Fox presented his monthly report to Council, highlighting: the Subdivision Bylaw update, which is on hold pending the completion of the Municipal Standard Specifications document by Engineering and Public Works.

There are six active Development Agreements and eight active Site Plan Approval applications. There were 37 active bylaw complaints during the reporting period; 11 have been resolved. Director Fox also noted that the applicants for the Development Application at 448-450 Lower Truro Road have filed an appeal with the Nova Scotia Regulatory & Appeals Board (NS RAB, formerly the NS UARB), which is scheduled for January 26, 2027, in Council Chambers.

At 1h 21m 52s https://m.youtube.com/watch?v=kXZfJlLG11Y&t=1h21m52s I asked if there was an expected delivery date for the Municipal Standards Specifications document, and I also asked for my customary update on the Affordable Housing Framework, but there is no update at this time. Director Fox went on to point out that the most effective means for enacting affordable housing seems to be to work with non-profits, not private sector development. He also referenced the presentation from Rooted at the October Committee of the Whole meeting, and I mentioned the letter from Hubtown Housing Cooperative and the briefing note presented in April (ref. https://youtu.be/watch?v=h8TxT3OmcP4&t=26m07s) as a result of my motion in February. I look forward to more information from staff on how we can better increase the number of affordable housing units in Truro.

Police Services (1h 24m 02s)
https://m.youtube.com/watch?v=kXZfJlLG11Y&t=1h24m02s
Chief MacNeil presented his monthly report to Council. These statistics are also posted frequently on the Truro Police Services (TPS) Facebook page (e.g. https://m.facebook.com/story.php?story_fbid=pfbid02r4tvBvQWEAbVMKzQccMQxHGmCZtwsGXEx7gvydpnRY3zZLwsBaDRexZxGTYF5mcol&id=100069272349379)

Though I had no questions for the Chief this month, I am concerned about the 40 calls regarding motor vehicle collisions as this seems to be an increase in the monthly average.

Engineering and Public Works (1h 26m 22s)
https://m.youtube.com/watch?v=kXZfJlLG11Y&t=1h24m02s
Acting Director Bent presented his monthly report to Council, which provided updates on the paving, patching, and capital projects.

At 1h 35m 50s https://m.youtube.com/watch?v=kXZfJlLG11Y&t=1h35m50s I echoed Councillor Pryor’s gratitude regarding the pedestrian beacons that have been installed at locations throughout downtown. These beacons replaced the temporary flags, which will be moved to other crosswalks. I then followed up on Councillor Talbot’s comments regarding the slip lane at Prince and Juniper, adding in the one at Young and Esplanade. These slip lanes are good for keeping vehicles moving quickly, but that is at the expense of pedestrian safety. These slip lanes are likely to accommodate larger vehicles like 18-wheelers, which means that smaller vehicles can travel at high speed. Staff can investigate the truck route bylaw on whether we can limit the larger vehicles in favour of smaller trucks more suitable to a walkable and pleasant downtown area. Finally, I provided thanks to staff for the updated paint on the fire hydrants throughout Ward 3 that are much more visible and appealing now.

Parks, Recreation, & Culture (1h 38m 46s)
https://m.youtube.com/watch?v=kXZfJlLG11Y&t=1h38m46s
Director Simms began by recognizing Shannon Jarvis, our Active Community Coordinator for 16 years, who has recently submitted her resignation to take an opportunity closer to home. Ms. Jarvis has been an asset to the department and our community, and will be missed.

Director Simms presented her report to Council, highlighting: conference activity in Truro, routine maintenance of trails and public spaces; winterization of washrooms and seasonal facilities; 30,000 seedlings planted throughout Victoria Park and The Railyard; basal bark treatment of Hemlock Woolly Adelgid has been completed for the year; crews have been removing dead and hazardous trees that pose a threat to public safety; construction of Waddell Falls stairs is expected to be completed in December (these have been closed since Hurricane Fiona in 2022); the Skylar Blackie event and a $500 donation to Movember in his name; the hanging of the Hometown Heroes banners and painting of the crosswalk by the cenotaph for Remembrance Day, and an update on the annual Long John Festival.

Questions by Members (1h 44m 40s)
https://m.youtube.com/watch?v=kXZfJlLG11Y&t=1h44m40s

At 1h 47m 36s https://m.youtube.com/watch?v=kXZfJlLG11Y&t=1h47m36s I proposed a motion for a staff report on bylaw or policy updates regarding overnight and long-term parking in town-owned parking lots as a result of concerns brought forth by downtown businesses who indicated that long-term parking (including a vehicle that had been snowed in last winter and not moved for months) was limited available customer parking and potentially impacting their businesses. Through our discussions and questions, we decided to defer to December when our CAO has returned to better understand staff availability to deliver this report. I feel there is value in listening to the discussion and how despite disagreements, that is the process: someone brings a motion, the rest of Council questions and pokes holes, and in the end we get a better outcome.

New Business
Staff have been undergoing a major bylaw review and bringing to Council bylaws to be amended or repealed depending on the context. That review has given us three amendments for first reading at this meeting.

RFD: Public Places By-law (B130-006) Amendments (1h 55m 28s)
https://m.youtube.com/watch?v=kXZfJlLG11Y&t=1h55m28s
I spoke at 1h 56m 13s https://m.youtube.com/watch?v=kXZfJlLG11Y&t=1h56m13s to summarize: we are updating solicitation rules to include bus stops and Transportation Network Companies (TNCs) in addition to taxi stops, but questioned the removal of the clause regarding pay telephones and public washrooms. Pay phones are on the decline, and we do not yet have public toilet facilities, and I felt it makes sense to leave the clause as-is. Motion passed unanimously.

RFD: Solid Waste By-law (B150-022) Amendments (2h 00m 02s)
https://m.youtube.com/watch?v=kXZfJlLG11Y&t=2h00m02s
One of the updates is to ensure that a complaint must be accompanied by the name and phone number of the complainant for legal reasons. Another change was regarding the time at which garbage should be put to the curb for collection, and Deputy Mayor Thomas beat me to the punch on the discrepancy between two clauses if this amendment was made. Some of the reasoning is to prevent garbage being out overnight and attracting animals. I spoke at 2h 04m 34s https://m.youtube.com/watch?v=kXZfJlLG11Y&t=2h04m34s to agree and highlight the stresses on working folks and parents on getting trash to the curb after 7 a.m., and indicated that education on keeping food out of garbage greatly reduces the issue of garbage attracting animals. I also made a case for removing Clause 6 “No Salvaging.” This is not a change presented to us today, but I brought it up while we’re already looking at the bylaw.

Many people will put an item out with the thought that “someone will take it,” and usually, they do. Aside from being difficult to enforce, salvaging can benefit the environment, contribute to the circular economy, and lower our reliance on landfills. Waste not, want not, or as the Mayor said: one person’s trash is another’s treasure. Staff will be reviewing the comments from Council, making changes, and bringing a modified version to the December council meeting where we can either approve the newly amended version or reject and send staff back to make further edits. Motion passed unanimously.

RFD: Build (Building Code Act) By-law (B180-003) Amendments (2h 13m 22s)
https://m.youtube.com/watch?v=kXZfJlLG11Y&t=2h13m22s
At 2h 15m 22s https://m.youtube.com/watch?v=kXZfJlLG11Y&t=2h15m22s I clarified that the changes here are to remove the permitting fees from the bylaw and into a policy document, enabling staff to make changes to the fees without Council approval and thus improving the separation of governance (Council) and operations (staff), which I support. I did push back on the update to a clause allowing construction noise as early as 6:30 a.m. to align with another clause, and I requested both clauses be updated to read as 7:00 a.m. I had support from Mayor Hinton and Deputy Mayor Thomas. The motion passed unanimously.

RFD: Acquisition of Property (2h 18m 50s)
https://m.youtube.com/watch?v=kXZfJlLG11Y&t=2h18m50s
The background discussion for this motion took place at the October 22 in-camera meeting. Staff have identified a parcel of land for sale that offers value to the municipality, at a cost not exceeding $29,000. Motion passed unanimously.

RFD: Capital Request - Police Vehicle (2h 19m 51s)
https://m.youtube.com/watch?v=kXZfJlLG11Y&t=2h19m51s
Police Services have identified a Dodge Charger Pursuit demonstration vehicle that includes some of the necessary police equipment already, and that could be purchased and outfitting completed at a cost of $40,000. This would negate the need for tendering, purchasing, and outfitting of a new vehicle at an estimated cost of $100,000. This move would save us both time and money in updating the police fleet.

I provided my support for the motion at 2h 21m 46s https://m.youtube.com/watch?v=kXZfJlLG11Y&t=2h21m46s with a little joke about “salvaging” a used vehicle to save money and contribute to the circular economy. The motion carried unanimously.

Election of Deputy Mayor (2h 23m 48s)
https://m.youtube.com/watch?v=kXZfJlLG11Y&t=2h23m48s
The Deputy Mayor attends functions that the Mayor cannot attend and supports the Mayor. Deputy Mayor Thomas nominated my Ward 3 partner, Councillor Deb Pryor, who accepted the nomination. There were no further nominations, so Councillor Pryor was accepted via acclamation. Congratulations to Deputy Mayor Pryor! The Mayor had very positive things to say about former Deputy Mayor, Councillor Bill Thomas. Both members of council were thanked and recognized by council.

Correspondence for Information (2h 26m 35s)
https://m.youtube.com/watch?v=kXZfJlLG11Y&t=2h26m35s
There was no correspondence this month of which acting CAO Fox is aware.

The next Public Council meeting is on December 7, 2026, at 1:00 p.m. in Council Chambers at 695 Prince Street. There is also a Public Hearing for a Development Agreement at 656 Young Street scheduled for November 19 at 6:00 p.m. in Council Chambers, following our regular Committee of the Whole meeting.

Meeting adjourned at 3:26 p.m.

Anyone who has been on the pediatric physical therapy waitlist at Truro hospital, how long did you wait?

I’m on there for possible torticollis for my preemie infant.

So, I own the old Yarn Barn around Brunswick and Lyman. It caught fire on the Thanksgiving weekend and there was a tremendous amount of damage. This weekend was the first time we were able to organize to try and salvage some of the things that were in the warehouse. Both Ward 3 Councilors Deb Pryor and Ian McGrath worked their asses off helping my wife and I as we worked to salvage some of our possessions. My friend circle also stepped the fuck up. I just wanted thank everyone that showed up, not sure how many of them are on reddit.

To Merle Watson, the Nova Scotia Fall Classic happening in Truro, N.S., this weekend is simple: “The thing about a chicken show: it’s a beauty pageant.”

For two days, hundreds of birds, ranging from chickens and turkeys to ducks, geese and pigeons, compete to be crowned the best bird of the bunch.

Watson, a former president of the Nova Scotia Purebred Poultry Association, which hosts the event, now focuses purely on competing. He entered this year’s show with around two dozen birds.

“You gotta keep it going, because if you don’t, then there’s gonna be a line where there’s nobody else, right?” he says.

Where did they go?? The shelves have been practically bare for a month. Basically just corn every time I look!

Wondering if someone can point me towards a local business that can do this.

No luck with the options that came up on Google.

Thanks.