Please do not feed deer
If you feed deer, please don't, and instead consider their safety and the welfare of yourself, your family, and neighbours.
Wildlife fed in residential areas lose their natural fear of people and become vulnerable, while young animals can fail to learn the skills required to secure their natural diets. Backyard feeding often means animals travel near and across roadways, sidewalks and around houses.
Deer naturally have several adaptations that help them survive winter including:
- a thick winter coat of hollow hair;
- storage of fat through summer and fall for winter use; and
- reduced activity and slowed metabolism requiring less food.
Concentrating deer around feeders near homes causes a number of problems, including:
- danger to people and pets;
- property damage on lawns, ornamental shrubs, and trees;
- hazards to local traffic as they move to and from the feeding site;
- domestic dogs chasing and even killing deer, or dogs injured or killed; and
- higher susceptibility to disease.
Please be a good neighbour and do not feed deer.
To learn more about living safely with wildlife, please visit:
https://novascotia.ca/natr/wildlife/living-with-wildlife/
African Heritage Month
Did you know that February is African Heritage Month!?
The 2023 African Heritage Month theme, Seas of Struggle – African Peoples from Shore to Shore, recognizes the resiliency, strength, and determination of people of African descent from the shores of Africa to the shores of Nova Scotia -- with the Atlantic Ocean being the everlasting connection.
The theme highlights the role the sea has played in the long-standing history of people of African descent in the development of Canada and Nova Scotia. This year’s theme aligns with the United Nations’ International Decade for People of African Descent (DPAD) 2015-2024. The goal is to strengthen global cooperation in support of people of African descent, increase awareness and recognize their full and equal participation in society.
Nova Scotia has more than 50 historic African Nova Scotian communities with a long, deep and complex history dating back more than 400 years. African Heritage Month provides another opportunity to celebrate and promote the culture, legacy, achievements and contributions of people of African descent in Nova Scotia – past and present.
https://ansa.novascotia.ca/african-heritage-month
For more information about African Heritage Month and to order a poster, visit
http://www.ahm.bccnsweb.com/wp/home.
Public Engagement - Draft Accessibility Plan
Our draft accessibility action plan for the Truro-Colchester region is ready for review! If you live, work, or visit the area and are invested in a more inclusive and accessible future for everyone, visit https://www.reachability.org/trurocolchester-draft.
You'll find the report and a survey on this page to let us know what we got right, what we missed, and your thoughts on the recommendations we made for the region.
New Office Hours
Please note that the office, located at 67 Pictou Road, will now be closed daily from 12:00 PM - 1:00 PM.
Our new office ours are Monday to Friday, 8:30 AM - 12:00 PM and 1:00 PM - 4:30 PM.
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