Truro is positioned on tidal lowlands that provided seasonal food and shelter to the Mi'kmaq and upon which the Acadians had founded a small community before their expulsion from Nova Scotia in 1755.

Truro offers the best of both worlds; small town ambience combined with a full range of goods, services and recreational opportunities.

Truro was nicknamed the "Hub of Nova Scotia" more than 100 years ago when railways linking Nova Scotia met here. As road transport achieved importance, it also became the hub of the provincial highway networks.

Today, with a population of about 12,000, Truro is an important centre of transportation, manufacturing, agriculture, trade and education. Its central location has a direct bearing on its climate. Being just fifteen miles north of the halfway point between the Equator and the North Pole, Truro escapes the extremes in temperature and weather conditions often experienced in other areas.

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