Colchester East Hants Community Health Boards

03/26/2026

Looking for something to do today. There are still spaces available for todays Neighbours, Friends and Family supportive education session on Intimate Partner Violence taking place from 11am-12:30pm. Feel free to drop in and join the conversation. We will be located on the third floor of the Stewiacke Community Centre 111 NS-2, Stewiacke.
Third Place Transition House

03/19/2026

03/19/2026

There is space still available for tomorrow's Neighbours, Friends and Family education session taking place from 1-4pm. Let us know if you would like to join in the conversation. rebecca.mcmanus-cyna@nshealth.ca , Third Place Transition House NSCC Truro Campus

03/17/2026

Reminder - there is a Neighbours, Friends and Family education session taking place this coming Friday, March 20th from 1-4pm in McCarthy Hall at the NSCC in Truro. This free education session is open for anyone who is interested in learning about how to better support ourselves and others in the context of intimate partner violence.
Third Place Transition House Nova Scotia Community College - NSCC

03/10/2026

Taking place this coming Thursday, March 12th from 10:00am-11:30am in the J. Harris Read Room at the Truro Library.

03/09/2026

🌸 Step Into Spring Challenge 2026 🌸

Let’s kick off the season by getting active together! The Step Into Spring Challenge 2026 is a free, 8-week program designed to help you move more and feel great this spring. Walking is one of the easiest and healthiest ways to stay active — and this challenge is the perfect motivation to get started!

The program runs from March 30 to May 24, 2026. Registration opens March 16, 2026. To sign up, visit https://www.colchester.ca/spring or email recreation@colchester.ca for more information.

Let’s have fun, enjoy the fresh air, and step into spring together!

03/04/2026

East Hants, South Colchester and Truro & Area Community Health Boards are pleased to be able to welcome Third Place Transition House for community learning sessions of Neighbours, Friends and Family, a supportive educational session surrounding Intimate Partner Violence (IPV).

These interactive sessions will cover understanding and recognizing the different types of abuse, how to have supportive conversations and approach disclosures of abuse, barriers to leaving abusive relationships and unique barriers of rural communities, open conversations & scenario based activities to check your understanding and apply your knowledge and prevalence of IPV in our communities.

Monday, March 16th - 6pm-7:30pm @ After Trauma Empowerment Network Community Room, 2836 Highway 2, Shubenacadie
Friday, March 20th - 1pm-4pm @ Nova Scotia Community College, McCarthy Hall, Room MC111, 36 Arthur Street, Truro
Thursday, March 26th - 11am-12:30pm @ Stewiacke Community Centre, 111 NS-2, Stewiacke

These sessions are free and open to all community members who wants to learn more.

To register please email Becky @ rebecca.mcmanus-cyna@nshealth.ca with your name and session you would like to attend.

Third Place Transition House After Trauma Empowerment Network - ATEN

02/19/2026

Join us at one of our upcoming Neighbours, Friends & Family sessions. To register: email your name and which session you plan to attend to rebecca.mcmanus-cyna@nshealth.ca
Third Place Transition House

02/12/2026

We are excited to be part of the panel screening for the upcoming film What We Dreamed of Then, showing at Cineplex Cinemas on Spring Garden Road on February 20th at 7:00 p.m.

$1.00 from all ticket sales goes back to the panelist organizations!

For film trailer and tickets, please follow this link: https://www.route504pr.com/what-we-dreamed-of-then

Our Executive Director of Homelessness and Supportive Programs, Stephanie Watson, will be joining the panel. We hope you’ll join us in supporting this film and the important message it seeks to share.

02/10/2026

01/28/2026

This Alzheimer’s awareness month, we are encouraging Nova Scotians to confront one of the biggest barriers facing people impacted by dementia: stigma.

Shea, our Regional Coordinator in Cape Breton, spoke with Samantha, our Dementia Friendly Communities Lead, about why stigma persists and what we can do to address it.

To read the article, visit our website at www.alzheimer.ca/ns/en/whats-happening/news/challenging-stigma-finding-support-alzheimers-awareness-month