About Colchester

Truro:::Colchester is located in the heart of Nova Scotia. Our strategic location and Nova Scotia’s advanced transportation infrastructure

put the world at your doorstep. From here, virtually all major markets across North America and around the world are accessible by air,

We’re also a place to call home. Sensible housing costs, reasonable tax rates, proximity to urban centres, excellent educational facilities and health care, and a vibrant and diverse community make living in Truro:::Colchester an easy and smart decision – for growing your business, raising your family, making your home. road, rail or sea.

From Here, You Can Go Anywhere!

Strategically located on the tip of Canada’s east coast, Truro:::Colchester is close to two international airports as well as the regional airport at the Debert Air Industrial Park.

We are less than an hour from the Port of Halifax – the third busiest in the nation, the last outbound port to Europe and the Mediterranean and the first inbound port of call on the Great Circle Route.

Our central location positions us at the crossroads of transportation – by road, air, rail or sea – which is why many top manufacturers and distributors in Atlantic Canada call us home.

 

Regional Statistics

Explore the advantages Truro:::Colchester by the numbers. Colchester is a growing community of just under 52,000 people. If you can’t find the information you need, let the CoRDA team know. We are experts at finding the facts and figures you need to prove what we know – Truro:::Colchester is the place to be. 

Climate and Seasons

Central Nova Scotia is on the same latitude as Paris and Ottawa. Yet, thanks to the Atlantic Ocean’s gulf stream bringing warm water north from the Gulf of Mexico, we offer milder winters than you’d expect.

While parts of Atlantic Canada are known for fog, inland locations and Colchester’s Northumberland Shore have no greater fog frequency than Southern Ontario and Quebec.

Average daytime winter temperature: from -1 to +6 Celsius (30 to 43 degrees Fahrenheit)

Average summer daytime temperature: from 24 to 29 degrees Celsius (75 to 84 degrees Fahrenheit)

Summer nights are often cool enough for a light sweater. Central air conditioning is a nice feature, but, with the exception of summer’s warmest weeks, not a necessity.

Winter nights create the need for a wood stove or a gas or oil-burning furnace. Electrical heating is also quite common.

Winter snows can be enough to make us a skier’s dream come true, but don’t count on the snow to stick around all winter. Spring is the wettest time of year, with summers and autumn the driest seasons.

Communities

Our communities combined provide the Colchester County a population of just under 51,000 people and offer a safe and welcoming environment to live and work. Visit the Communities Page to learn who they are and what’s happening there today.

Neighbouring Communities

  • Truro
  • Stewiacke 
  • Great Village
  • Debert
  • Bible Hill 
  • Tatamagouche 
  • Brookfield 
  • Upper Stewiacke 
  • Economy 
  • Millbrook First Nation