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The Downtown Truro Partnership and the Town of Truro recognize that the image of Downtown Truro is an important economic development tool. The historic quality of the buildings, the available amenity space, green spaces, and social interaction spaces in the downtown area are important assets to the image, and the atmosphere for those who live, work, and shop in the downtown core.
Program Highlights
This program is intended to:
Clean and appealing streets affect both aesthetic impression of place and perceived safety. By making beautification enhancements to the streetscapes of downtown properties, it will make the downtown feel more safe, clean and inviting!
Types of beautification efforts that will be considered for this program:
Seasonal beautification items must be approved by the Town of Truro’s Public Works Department and must be removed from Town property, including sidewalks, by October 31 each year.
Successful projects will strive to improve the exterior appearance, design and function of a building by:
The program is open to all non-residential buildings within the Urban Regional Core of Downtown Truro with storefronts that face a public street. Mixed-use properties with ground floor, street-facing commercial space do qualify, assuming a portion of the property is assessed commercially.
Design must meet high-quality standards and must reflect the spirit and intent of the Downtown Truro brand. Applicants may apply for funding for items such as seasonal welcome signage, window decals, planters and flowers, sidewalk signage (such as sandwich boards), and similar items which would be appealing and an enhancement to the storefront and streetscape.
To determine if your property and decor items qualify, please contact Saribel Deslauries: saribel@downtowntruro.ca or (902) 895-9258.
If you have questions about whether or not your exterior decor items will qualify for the program, please contact saribel@downtowntruro.ca. If you have already purchased street-facing seasonal beautification items for your business’s exterior, please proceed to the next step.
Use the form at the bottom of this page to upload your seasonal beautification receipts. Receipts must be dated from April 1, 2024 to August 31, 2024.
Our Seasonal Beautification Committee will review your submitted receipts. If they fit within the eligibility criteria of the program, we will issue a grant for 50% of the total amount, to a maximum of $500 per business. Grants will be issued as eligible submissions are received, on a first-come, first-serve basis until the entire fund is used.
Acceptance of applications from all partners. Receipts must be dated after April 1, 2024.
Submit receipts. Receipts must be dated before August 31, 2024.
Receipts must be submitted by September 20, 2024
All grants will be issued by September 30, 2024.
There are over 300 businesses located in downtown Truro that need to know. Tell us about your news and events and we will spread it.