Central Nova Scotia Developments & Discussion Thread

[MonctonRad]

Originally Posted by Dmajackson

As for municipial status, Truro should become a "city" which in Nova Scotia is a Regional Municipality. The CA should become the new RM minus the Northumberland Shore area (ie draw the line south of Earltown).

- HRM incorporates all of the former Halifax County.
- CBRM incorporates all of the former Cape Breton County.

Wouldn't it follow that the "City of Truro" (Colchester Regional Municipality) encompass all of the former Colchester County???

If only the CA was incorporated into a "City of Truro", this would be setting a precedent for the province. Would the rump portion of Colchester County have the resources and finances necessary for self governance???

[Dmajackson]

Originally Posted by MonctonRad

- HRM incorporates all of the former Halifax County.
- CBRM incorporates all of the former Cape Breton County.

Wouldn't it follow that the "City of Truro" (Colchester Regional Municipality) encompass all of the former Colchester County???

If only the CA was incorporated into a "City of Truro", this would be setting a precedent for the province. Would the rump portion of Colchester County have the resources and finances necessary for self governance???

Originally Posted by J81

What communities does the Truro CA encompass?

For Census purposes Colchester County is subdivided into six areas;

Subd A (Fundy Shore) - 3'700
Subd B (Bible Hill - Debert - Tata) - 19'800
Subd C (South of Truro & Stewiacke Valley) - 12'400
Town of Truro - 12'900
Town of Stewiacke - 1'500
Millbrook First Nation - 900

Truro CA is Town of Truro + Millbrook + Subd B + Subd C

So if Truro CA becomes "Colchester Regional Municipality" that leaves Town of Stewiacke and Subd A as remainders. These areas don't abut each other so the most likely outcome would be separate;

Town of Stewiacke would remain as is. They may want to annex lands to the south along Trunk 2 so they directly abut Shubenacadie (East Hants).

Subd A is the big question. It is too small to survive on it's own. It would be a tough sell but I think it should be annexed by Cumberland County.

That said MonctonRad is probably right and the province would take the easy route and make the entire county a regional municipality effectively making Stewiacke and Five Islands suburbs of Truro.

[J81]

Originally Posted by Dmajackson

For Census purposes Colchester County is subdivided into six areas;

Subd A (Fundy Shore) - 3'700
Subd B (Bible Hill - Debert - Tata) - 19'800
Subd C (South of Truro & Stewiacke Valley) - 12'400
Town of Truro - 12'900
Town of Stewiacke - 1'500
Millbrook First Nation - 900

Truro CA is Town of Truro + Millbrook + Subd B + Subd C

So if Truro CA becomes "Colchester Regional Municipality" that leaves Town of Stewiacke and Subd A as remainders. These areas don't abut each other so the most likely outcome would be separate;

Town of Stewiacke would remain as is. They may want to annex lands to the south along Trunk 2 so they directly abut Shubenacadie (East Hants).

Subd A is the big question. It is too small to survive on it's own. It would be a tough sell but I think it should be annexed by Cumberland County.

That said MonctonRad is probably right and the province would take the easy route and make the entire county a regional municipality effectively making Stewiacke and Five Islands suburbs of Truro.

Thanks for this. Myself, when i think of Truro I definitely do not think of Tata, Debert and Stewiacke all being lumped in together. Especially Tata. So that was a surprise.

It’s interesting that just the town of Truro itself is larger than the 3 smallest cities in NB. It really should be a city especially when you encompass Bible Hill and Millbrook areas.

[Dengler Avenue]

Indeed. A town of 50K already sounds weird. That’s the same size as North Bay, a city in Northern Ontario.
In the hypothetical case that it surpasses 100K, it definitely shouldn’t be a town anymore.

[Dmajackson]

^Ontario still wins the largest town competition though. The Town of Oakville has over 200'000 people!

As for Truro if the area isn't made a regional municipality, Bible Hill should definitely be made a town. It's over 5'000 people which is about the size of Wolfville.

[Dmajackson]

STANFIELD'S PROJECT (1 LOGAN STREET, TRURO)

DESCRIPTION: Development Agreement Application by Lindsay Construction/Fathom Studios on behalf of Stanfields Ltd to permit Mixed-use/phased development consisting of 523 dwelling units and 55,600 ft2 (5,165 m2) of office/commercial space in 7 buildings, including newly constructed buildings and renovated/repurposed industrial buildings. The proposal also includes approximately 6,350 m2 (68,350 ft2) of publicly accessible space along the Salmon River on lands at 1 Logan Street, 9 Bayview Street, and Queen Street (PID nos. 20479747, 20183166, 20479754, 20196648, 20479770, 20479762, and 20183232).

60 JUNIPER STREET, TRURO

DESCRIPTION: Development Agreement Application by Blenkhorn Investments Limited to permit the construction of five (5) storey residential development consisting of 52 dwelling units on lands at 60 Juniper Street, (PID No. 20341863)

125-135 WILLOW STREET, TRURO - RECENTLY APPROVED

DESCRIPTION: Development Agreement Application by 3331111 Nova Scotia Limited to permit Multi-unit residential development consisting of a 4-storey building containing 50 dwelling units and below grade parking at 135 Willow Street (PID No. 20161410) and (125 Willow PID No. (20161436).

There are renderings of the projects at Truro Development Applications Map

[Dmajackson]

The Stanfield's project is quite cool. I'm excited to see how that will turn out. While we wait for that to proceed Truro does have a few mid-rises under construction in the downtown area.

74 Lorne Street - 6 Floors - 62 Units


HalifaxDevelopments.ca (Photo by David Jackson)

35 Esplanade Street - 5 Floors - 63 Units


HalifaxDevelopments.ca (Photo by David Jackson)

85 Young Street - 6 Floors - 65 Units


HalifaxDevelopments.ca (Photo by David Jackson)

[MonctonRad]

I am optimistic about Truro's future potential and future growth. It is the hub of Nova Scotia, and conveniently located to both Halifax and Moncton.

If there were ever to be a third NS based QMJHL team, I could see it going to Truro.

[icetea93]

An exciting new proposal has been put forth for the Stanfield’s factory in Truro. This would include residential and commercial and a river-side “waterfront” area. The residential buildings appear to be up to 11 stories!

https://townoftruro.maps.arcgis.com/...3ec8fb4c5/data