Truro, Nova Scotia
Encyclopedia
Education
Truro has one high school, Cobequid Educational CentreCobequid Educational Centre
Cobequid Educational Centre is a high school located in Truro, Nova Scotia.CEC serves not only the town of Truro, but rural areas in Central and West Colchester County...
. Post-secondary options include a campus of the Nova Scotia Community College
Nova Scotia Community College
The Nova Scotia Community College, commonly referred to as the NSCC, is a community college serving the province of Nova Scotia.The college delivers a diverse program of trades, technology, health, human services, applied arts, new media, business administration and adult education through a system...
, as well as the Nova Scotia Agricultural College
Nova Scotia Agricultural College
Nova Scotia Agricultural College is a Canadian university college located in Bible Hill, Nova Scotia, a village near the town of Truro. NSAC was officially founded February 14, 1905. In the early years, NSAC focused on educating farmers in aspects of field and animal husbandry...
in the neighboring town of Bible Hill
Bible Hill, Nova Scotia
Bible Hill is a Canadian village in Colchester County, Nova Scotia. It lies on the north bank of the Salmon River, opposite the town of Truro.Bible Hill functions as a suburb of Truro with several residential subdivisions...
.
Sports
Truro has two ice hockeyIce hockey
Ice hockey, often referred to as hockey, is a team sport played on ice, in which skaters use wooden or composite sticks to shoot a hard rubber puck into their opponent's net. The game is played between two teams of six players each. Five members of each team skate up and down the ice trying to take...
rinks. Truro is home to the Truro Bearcats
Truro Bearcats
The Truro Bearcats are a Junior "A" team based out of Truro, Nova Scotia. The Bearcats are one of six Nova Scotian teams in the Maritime Junior A Hockey League.-History:The Truro Bearcats were formed in 1997 as a member of the Maritime Jr A Hockey League...
, a Junior "A" ice hockey team who are two time MJAHL Champions. (Canadian) Football is also a popular sport in the town with all games being played on Friday night at the TAAC grounds. Truro Raceway conducts harness races every Sunday. Truro is also home to a rugby club, which hosts the World Indoor Sevens Rugby Championships, held every March.
Notable natives and residents of Truro
- Sir Adams George ArchibaldAdams George ArchibaldSir Adams George Archibald, KCMG, PC was a Canadian lawyer and politician, and a father of Confederation. He was based in Nova Scotia for most of his career, though he also served as 1st Lieutenant Governor of Manitoba from 1870 to 1872.Archibald was born in Truro to a prominent family in Nova...
, Father of ConfederationFathers of ConfederationThe Fathers of Confederation are the people who attended the Charlottetown and Quebec Conferences in 1864 and the London Conference of 1866 in England, preceding Canadian Confederation. The following lists the participants in the Charlottetown, Quebec, and London Conferences and their attendance at... - Lyman Archibald, member of The First TeamThe First TeamThe First Team were the first players known to have played the sport of basketball, having been taught the game in 1891 by James Naismith, who is recognized as the inventor of the sport...
- Cory BowlesCory BowlesCory Bowles is a Canadian actor and choreographer.Bowles was born in Montreal and raised in Truro, Nova Scotia. He is an African Nova Scotian with roots amongst Black Loyalists, Maroons and French Colonies....
, actor/dancer/musician - Lyle CarterLyle CarterLyle Dwight Carter is a former professional hockey goalie, who played briely in the NHL. He was also an all-Canadian softball player....
, retired National Hockey LeagueNational Hockey LeagueThe National Hockey League is an unincorporated not-for-profit association which operates a major professional ice hockey league of 30 franchised member clubs, of which 7 are currently located in Canada and 23 in the United States...
goaltender (originally from BrookfieldBrookfield, Nova ScotiaBrookfield is a Canadian rural community located in southern Colchester County, Nova Scotia, Canada. Brookfield is a growing community in the heart of Nova Scotia, just forty minutes from the provincial capital of Halifax, thirty minutes from the Stanfield International Airport and ten minutes...
) - Bob ChampouxBob ChampouxRobert Joseph Champoux , is a retired Canadian professional ice hockey goaltender. He made his National Hockey League debut with the Detroit Red Wings on March 29, 1964 when he replaced an injured Terry Sawchuk in a 5–4 victory at Chicago Stadium that evened the semifinal series against the...
, retired National Hockey LeagueNational Hockey LeagueThe National Hockey League is an unincorporated not-for-profit association which operates a major professional ice hockey league of 30 franchised member clubs, of which 7 are currently located in Canada and 23 in the United States...
goaltender - Martin Henry DawsonMartin Henry DawsonMartin Henry Dawson was a Canadian-born researcher who made important contributions in the fields of infectious diseases....
, led pioneering research into DNA and penicillin, found the cure for Subacute Bacterial Endocarditis - Glenn V. DavidsonGlenn V. DavidsonGlenn V. Davidson CMM, CD is a senior naval officer in the Canadian Forces.He joined the Naval Reserve in 1970 and transferred to the regular forces in 1974 after completing his university studies at the University of King's College in Halifax...
, Retired Naval Officer. Recipient of an Honorary Doctorate of Civil Laws from University Kings College. - Fred DicksonFred DicksonFred Dickson QC is a Canadian lawyer, politician, and a Conservative member of the Canadian Senate. He was appointed on the advice of Stephen Harper to the Senate on January 2, 2009.-Career:...
, Harper appointed member of the Canadian SenateCanadian SenateThe Senate of Canada is a component of the Parliament of Canada, along with the House of Commons, and the monarch . The Senate consists of 105 members appointed by the governor general on the advice of the prime minister...
(originally from Glace Bay) - Art DorringtonArt DorringtonArt Dorrington was a professional black ice hockey center.Dorrington became the first black hockey player to sign an NHL contract when he joined the New York Rangers organization in 1950. Despite putting up very good statistics in the minor leagues, he was never able to make it to the...
, first Black hockey player to sign an NHL contract - Jeff DouglasJeff DouglasJeffrey Lloyd "Jeff" Douglas is a Canadian actor and broadcaster. He rose to prominence for his role as Joe Canada in Molson's ad The Rant....
, actor (Joe of I Am CanadianI am CanadianI am Canadian was the slogan of Molson Canadian Beer from 1994 until 1998 , and between 2000 and 2005 . It was also the subject of an extremely popular ad campaign centered on Canadian nationalism, the most famous examples of which are "The Rant" and "The Anthem"...
) and broadcast presenter - John GrayJohn Gray (playwright)John MacLachlan Gray, OC is a Canadian writer-composer-performer for stage, TV, film, radio and print...
, playwright - Lewis MacKenzieLewis MacKenzieMajor-General Lewis Wharton MacKenzie, UE, CM, CMM, MSC, O.Ont, CD is a retired Canadian general, author and media commentator. MacKenzie is most famous for establishing and commanding Sector Sarajevo as part of the United Nations Protection Force UNPROFOR in Yugoslavia in 1992...
, retired Major-General - Sandy MacKenzieSandy MacKenzieSandy MacKenzie is a former ice hockey player. He played three seasons of professional hockey including one in the Eredivisie in the Netherlands....
, professional (ice) hockey player - Arash Madani, broadcaster for Rogers Sportsnet
- Stan "Chook" Maxwell, professional (ice) hockey player
- Leo McKay, Jr.Leo McKay, Jr.Leo McKay, Jr. is a Canadian novelist and short story writer from Stellarton, Nova Scotia. He also is a periodic contributor to the Globe and Mail....
, Novelist - Justin PalardyJustin PalardyJustin Palardy is a professional Canadian football placekicker for the Winnipeg Blue Bombers of the Canadian Football League. He was drafted 36th overall by the Hamilton Tiger-Cats in the 2010 CFL Draft and was used as a punter...
, professional Canadian footballCanadian footballCanadian football is a form of gridiron football played exclusively in Canada in which two teams of 12 players each compete for territorial control of a field of play long and wide attempting to advance a pointed prolate spheroid ball into the opposing team's scoring area...
player - Doug RogersDoug RogersFor the writer, see Douglas Rogers Douglas "Doug" Rogers is a former Canadian Olympic competitor in judo. He is an honoured member in the Canadian Sports Hall of Fame. His best results were a silver medal in the 1964 Tokyo Olympics and gold medals at two Pan American Games, in 1965 and 1967...
, Olympian and flag bearer for Canada at the 1972 Olympics. - Zach SillZach SillZach Sill is a Canadian professional ice hockey player from Birch Hill, Nova Scotia who is currently playing for the Wilkes-Barre/Scranton Penguins in the American Hockey League....
, professional (ice) hockey player - Barry StaggBarry StaggBarry Stagg is a songwriter, playwright and musician from Montreal, Quebec. He graduated from the Université de Montréal, and recently moved to North Carolina from Nova Scotia.- Life and works :...
, singer-songwriter/playwright/musician - Robert StanfieldRobert StanfieldRobert Lorne Stanfield, PC, QC was the 17th Premier of Nova Scotia and leader of the federal Progressive Conservative Party of Canada. He is sometimes referred to as "the greatest prime minister Canada never had", and earned the nickname "Honest Bob"...
, politician - Bill WhiteBill White (Canadian politician)William Andrew White, III, OC was a Canadian composer and social justice activist, who was the first Black Canadian to run for federal office in Canada.-1949 federal election:...
, composer/politician/social activist - Jack WhiteJack White (politician)Jack White was a Canadian labour union activist. He was the first elected black representative of the Ironworkers, and one of the first CUPE national staff representatives from a minority background....
, labour union activist / politician - Portia WhitePortia WhitePortia May White , was a singer who achieved international fame because of her voice and stage presence. As a Black Canadian, her popularity helped to open previously closed doors for talented blacks who followed....
, singer - William A. WhiteWilliam A. WhiteReverend Captain William Andrew White, II, D.D. was an American-born Canadian missionary and World War I chaplain, the only black chaplain in the entire British Army during the war. He was the father of singer Portia White....
, church minister and father to Bill, Jack and Portia - Lenore ZannLenore ZannLenore Zann is a politician as well as a screen, television, stage, and voice actress who has appeared in numerous television shows and films...
, actress and politician
Climate
See also
- Central Nova Tourist AssociationCentral Nova Tourist AssociationThe Central Nova Tourist Association is one of seven provincially recognized tourist associations that work directly with It is a membership based organization that is dedicated to promoting and supporting tourism in the Central Nova Scotia region .-Area Information:image:...
— Tourism association representing Cumberland County and Colchester County, including Truro.
External links
- Town of Truro (official website)
- Central Nova Tourist Association (official website)
- Downtown Truro Partnership
- Truro Daily News