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Supporting 2SLGBTQIA+ community with investment in Truro Pride

Dave Ritcey, Minister of Communities, Culture, Tourism and Heritage speaks at the event at Halifax Stanfield International Airport today, September 24. (Province of Nova Scotia)

TRURO: A Truro-Bible Hill-Millbrook-Salmon River organization serving 2SLGBTQIA+ Nova Scotians is receiving support from the Houston Government, Truro-Bible Hill-Millbrook-Salmon River MLA Dave Ritcey announced June 15. 

The Houston Government is providing $50,000 to Truro Pride for hosting a provincial conference this year.

The event will focus on strengthening connection, collaboration, knowledge-sharing and capacity across the 2SLGBTQIA+ non-profit sector in Nova Scotia.

“I am pleased to see our government investing in Truro with the announcement of a new conference in collaboration with Truro Pride” said MLA Ritcey.

“This conference will uplift the 2SLGBTQIA+ community and the organizations that support it. I’m proud to stand behind organizations like Truro Pride who make our communities more welcoming and inclusive.” 

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In this announcement, the Houston Government also shared that multiple community organizations across the province are receiving more than $176,000 for 11 projects.

This is being done through the first round of grants in the 2SLGBTQIA+ Community Impact Grant program.

Quick Facts:

  • The Province’s 2SLGBTQIA+ Action Plan and the 2SLGBTQIA+ Community Impact Grant program were announced in January
  • Community-based organizations can apply for a grant of up to $25,000 per project through the program
  • Funding for the first round of grants in this program is from the 2025-26 fiscal year
  • The office also provides funding through the Community Network Grant program