Attractions & Amenities


Colchester-East Hants Public Library

Spread over two floors, the feature-filled, 19,814 square-foot library is in the newly renovated and expanded Normal College building at 754 Prince Street.
http://lovemylibrary.ca/


Ski Wentworth

Wentworth is 815 vertical feet high with 20 alpine trails, a 1/2 Pipe, terrain park, freestyle ski facilities and a variety of trails.
http://skiwentworth.ca/


Rath Eastlink Community Centre

Truro/Colchester's premiere recreation, fitness, and events facility! The Rath Eastlink Community Centre boasts an arena with 2,500 bowl seats surrounding an NHL sized ice surface, a three lane walking/jogging track, an aquatic centre featuring a therapeutic leisure pool and a competitive pool, a fitness and wellness centre & group exercise studio, multipurpose rooms and community meeting spaces, a rock climbing experience, and a large open foyer. 
http://www.ratheastlinkcommunitycentre.ca/

Scotia Pool

​Located in Bible Hill, Scotia Pool offers all levels of swim and leadership classes, recreational and family swims, aquatic fitness and lane swims, as well as, swim team, parent classes and group rentals.
http://www.biblehill.ca/scotia-pool.html

Colchester East Hants Health Centre

Located on 600 Abenaki Road in Truro, the health centre is the main acute care facility serving residents of Colchester East Hants and operates 98 inpatient beds and a wide range of outpatient clinics and satellite services.http://www.cehha.nshealth.ca/Colchester%20Regional/index.htm

Cougar Dome

Tennis & Multi-Sport Facility.  The Dome (meaning the bubble itself) has:

  • -Six full-size tennis courts
  • -15,000sq. ft. portable synthetic turf surface, expandable as needed
  • -2-lane, 260m synthetic track
  • -Long and triple jump pit(s)
  • -10 bay golf range
http://www.cougardome.ca/

Cobequid Trail

The Cobequid Trail is a 16 km walking and cycling trail network through central Colchester County. The trail takes you along a former railway, through Acadian dykelands and farmland, through forests and along brooks, and beside the tidal Salmon River.http://www.colchester.ca/cobequid-trail

Marigold Cultural Centre

The Centre houses a 208-seat theatre, a small art gallery, a workshop space for arts-in-education programming, a sports heritage hall, a boardroom, a concession area, and offices.  With the strong support of the community and various organizations, the Marigold Cultural Centre provides a variety of cultural programming to a large number of Truro-area residents, while also providing a major downtown focus for economic development.
http://www.marigoldcentre.ca/

Colchester Legion Stadium

The Colchester Legion Stadium is a focal point of sport and recreational activities for people of all ages in the Town of Truro. It is home to the Truro and Area Minor Hockey Association, pleasure and competitive skating and more.
http://www.truro.ca/colchester-legion-stadium.html