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Relocation Guide Truro Has Been Called One of the BEST PLACES to LIVE in ALL of CANADA (Chatelaine) Love where you live Relocation Guide Truro has been called one of the BEST PLACES TO LIVE IN ALL OF CANADA (Chatelaine) Expedia ranked TRURO the fourth friendliest town IN ALL OF CANADA! CBC’s Hockey Night in Canada host Ron MacLean meeting with hockey fans of all ages during the Rogers Home- town Hockey Tour in October of 2017. 2 Welcome home to Truro Colchester Contents Truro Colchester has become a Truro Colchester . 2 The life you’ve always wanted . 34 really cool place to live. With every Welcome to Canada . 4 Autumn and winter . 36 new restaurant, shop, school, Spring and summer . 38 Moving to Canada . 5 community summer event and Build your business in Canada . 6 outdoor concert, it is easier than Art & culture . .40 Becoming a Canadian citizen . 6 ever to show the rest of the world Music & theatre . 40 why we love living here. Welcome to Nova Scotia . 8 Dance . 41 Fine Arts . 41 Here, at the Truro and Colchester Partnership for Bay of Fundy & Annapolis Valley . 9 Economic Prosperity, we work with great people Cape Breton Island . 9 Let’s get physical . 42 and great businesses to tell the stories of our Eastern Shore . 9 Recreation facilities . 42 region — why it’s an awesome place to live, work, Halifax Metro . 9 Sports for kids . 44 and do business. Northumberland Shore . 10 Outdoor adventures . 45 In Truro Colchester, we have access to world-class South Shore . 10 Victoria Park . 47 facilities you would expect in a big city — a $7.8M Yarmouth & Acadian Shores . 10 library, a $50M recreational centre, and a $185M Ready, set, shop! . 51 Make yourself at home . 12 hospital — but you won’t find smog, traffic and high City life . 52 real estate prices. We live in friendly communities Libraries . 12 . Making a day trip to Dartmouth . 52 with neighbours we can depend on, but plenty of Newspapers & Magazines 12 wide-open space to explore and enjoy. Radio stations . 12 Making a day trip to Halifax . 52 Greater Truro Area . 13 Making a day trip to Moncton . 52 If you are looking to hire or be hired, we have a Chamber of Commerce . 16. Who’s hungry? . 53 well-connected, supportive business community — North Colchester . 18 and the largest Chamber of Commerce in Atlantic South Colchester . 22 Money matters . 56 Canada, outside of Halifax. West Colchester . 24 Cruisin’ your community . 57 Truro is in a period of great revitalization. We . A place to call home . 26 Your driver’s licence 57 are trying new things and it feels like anything Your vehicle registration & permit . 58 is possible — a sure sign of a vibrant, flourishing Building a home . 27 Your car insurance . 58 community. Come and see for yourself! Buying a home . 27 Renting a home . 27 Healthy living . 59 Brennan Gillis, CEO Moving checklist . 29 Hospitals . 60 Childcare . 30 Need a family doctor? . 60 Schools . 31 Walk-in clinics . 60 Higher education . 32 TruroColchester ca. Senior living . 33 Stewiacke Rivers of Opportunity Half Way Between the Equator & the North Pole 1 NORTH COLCHESTERTruro Colchester WEST COLCHESTER There’s a reason Truro Colchester’s affectionately known as the hub GREATERof Nova Scotia. We have easy access to the rest of the province — TRUROnot to mention the rest of the Maritimes! — from our central spot AREA right in the heart of the province. Get ready to walk through the diverse We’ll introduce you to the wonders of Truro’s communities that make up the Truro Colchester Victoria Park, which boasts more than 2,000 SOUTH area, from the ocean cliffs of Five Islands acres of woodland right in the downtown core. COLCHESTER down to the lush greens of the golf courses We’ll take you antiquing through the quaint in Brookfield and Stewiacke and straight shops in Great Village, and exploring in Debert’s up through the warm-water beaches and Diefenbunker — a Cold War-era bunker that’s MONCTON charming shops up in Tatamagouche. full of surprises. 149 KM CHARLOTTETOWN 217 KM SAINT JOHN SYDNEY FERRY 300 KM TERMINAL 319 KM You certainly won’t go hungry on your travels, TRURO COLCHESTER It’s so affordable to live in Truro either. Colchester’s motto is “We prosper from HALIFAX HALIFAX INTERNATIONAL our resources,” which is why we enjoy locally- AIRPORT 76 KM YARMOUTH 97 KM Colchester that many two-parent 393 KM brewed craft beers, smoked local pork, freshly- families choose to have one parent tapped maple syrup from Sugar Moon Farms, NORTHUMBERLAND STRAIT stay at home, or just work part- and home-cooked soup at the Truro Farmers’ time. The majority of households in Market. Let’s get started … Truro Colchester bring in between NORTH COLCHESTER $60,000 and $79,000 annually WEST COLCHESTER — but nearly as many earn between $80,000 and $124,000. BAY OF FUNDY GREATER TRURO AREA SOUTH COLCHESTER 2 Anita Kajtazi and her family moved 6,414 km from their home in Kosovo to start a new life in Truro. 92% They’d always wanted to come to Canada, & Colchester Partnership’s Newcomer of people in Truro and it became a reality two years ago after Appreciation Award — and she was Colchester report being her husband connected with an employer awarded it on March 27, 2019. “SATISFIED” OR in Brookfield. Anita wanted to start a career “VERY SATISFIED” here, too, and her dedication shone through Anita’s boss, Stephanie WITH LIFE during her job interviews. Jones, agrees that hiring newcomers “adds so Tracey Beamish, the McDonald’s Canada much” to a business. supervisor who wound up hiring Anita, remembers she made a point of expressing “Anybody I’ve ever that she not only wanted a job — she hired that’s new to wanted to develop a career. Canada has been an amazing employee,” says Stephanie, who owns and “ There’s a lot of community operates all three McDonald’s spirit. We always feel restaurants in Truro — as well as six others. “They just enhance the experience for welcome here in Truro.” everyone on your staff — Canadians and newcomers.” Now, less than two years later, Anita has worked her way up to Department Anita says she loves her job and is proud Manager. of her accomplishments, but she’s also grateful to have settled in a town that’s “Anita has been an outstanding addition “very family-oriented.” to our team. She’s excelled with going out of her way for guest service, and is just She and her husband and their two children very eager to please our guests in our enjoy hiking through Victoria Park, spending organization,” says Tracey. “She loves the day at a nearby beach, or heading over getting out and interacting with the to the RECC to go swimming or guests and providing great service each rock-climbing. and every day.” “Living here in Truro is fantastic. It’s so safe Tracey was so impressed with Anita’s work and everybody knows everybody.” ethic that she nominated her for the Truro 3 Welcome to Canada — the second-largest country on earth with Canada a diverse population enjoys a positive global reputation of more than 37 as one of the world’s SAFEST, MOST million people. COMFORTABLE COUNTRIES We have more than 200,000 km of coastline along the Atlantic Ocean, Pacific Ocean, and Arctic Ocean. Our country has beautiful mountains, forests, prairie grasslands, rivers, lakes, and beaches. Canadians are known for being polite, progressive, diverse, and multicultural. We’re strong supporters of immigration. We have publicly-funded healthcare. We’ve legalized same-sex marriage and cannabis. We’ve outlawed capital punishment, we have strict gun control laws, and we work hard to eliminate poverty. 4 Welcome to Canada Moving to Canada Once you’re in Canada … Apply for government health insurance Here in Canada, we’re always happy to welcome When you arrive in Canada as a permanent Yes, it’s true — Canada has publicly-funded new residents. We believe in good hospitality, resident, you’ll receive a Permanent Resident healthcare, and we want to get you set up with and we’re always ready to greet newcomers (PR) card. This wallet-sized plastic card is the it as soon as possible. with a warm handshake and a hot coffee. official proof of your status as a permanent Here in Nova Scotia, Medical Services Insurance resident in Canada, and it replaces the paper (MSI) programs are administered by Medavie You don’t need a job offer in order to immigrate Record of Landing (IMM1000) document you Blue Cross on behalf of the Nova Scotia here — of course, it does speed up the process may have used to get here. You’ll use your PR government. Call (902) 496-7008 or if you do. Learn more about applying to a card as an identification document (ID) in 1-800-563-8880 to register. Nova Scotia Nominee Program (NSNP) stream various circumstances, like when you apply for by visiting novascotiaimmigration.com and government services or open a bank account. This health insurance program is designed to reviewing the best nomination option for provide eligible residents with coverage for yourself. Apply for a Social Insurance medically required hospital, medical, dental Within six (6) months of receiving your nominee Number (SIN) and optometric services with some restrictions. certificate, apply to Immigration, Refugees You won’t pay any premiums. Just remember to and Citizenship Canada for your permanent You can’t work in Canada without a SIN, so carry your signed health card with you at resident visa. apply for one as soon as possible. This magic all times, in case you need medical attention — number is something you’ll keep private and in which case you’ll present it to the physician If you can, it’s best to bring all your official usually memorize.
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