The Municipality of Colchester and Villages of Bible Hill and Tatamagouche have partnered to create a comprehensive active transportation (AT) strategy intended to improve, optimize and prioritize AT options across the region.
In March 2025, the Municipality of Colchester received Provincial Funding from the Connect2 Program to allow for the development of an updated Active Transportation Strategy and in August 2025, staff awarded the contract for the project to Urban Systems. The project will modernize the Municipality’s existing AT Strategy by developing a phased, inclusive, and evidence-based framework for future AT investments and is expected to finish by spring 2026.
What is Active Transportation?Active transportation refers to the movement of people or goods powered by human activity. Active transportation includes walking, cycling and the use of human-powered or hybrid mobility aids such as wheelchairs, scooters, e-bikes, rollerblades, snowshoes, cross-country skis, and more.
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Share Your Thoughts
Engagement opportunities, including surveys and public meetings, will be available online and in person across Colchester this fall.
Community Walk Audits
We're currently hosting 11 walks across Colchester County in October to assess how walkable our communities are.
See the table below for walk dates, times and meeting locations.
More details such as; walk routes (including maps, distances and estimated walk times), surface types, washroom access, parking and walk registration can be found at the following link: Colchester Walk Audits.
| District | Date | Time | Meeting Location | Registration Link |
| District 1 | Wed, Oct 29th | 5:00 pm | Bible Hill Consolidated Elementary School 103 Pictou Road, Bible Hill |
Link to Register - District 1 |
| District 2 | Thurs, Oct 23rd | 5:00 pm | Cobequid Trail Lower Truro Trailhead 4057 Highway 236, Lower Truro |
Link to Register - District 2 |
| District 3 | Thurs, Oct 30th | 5:00 pm | South Colchester Academy 207 Highway 289, Brookfield |
Link to Register - District 3 |
| District 4 | Mon, Oct 20th | 5:30 pm | Upper Stewiacke Elementary School 5327 Highway 289, Upper Stewiacke |
Link to Register - District 4 |
| District 5 | Tues, Oct 21st | 5:30 pm | Harmony Heights Elementary School 25 Cedar Drive, Salmon River |
Link to Register - District 5 |
| District 6 | Sat, Oct 25th | 4:00 pm | Valley Elementary School 96 Salmon River Road, Valley |
Link to Register - District 6 |
| District 7 | Wed, Oct 22nd | 5:00 pm | Tatamagouche Public Library 170 Main Street, Tatamagouche |
Link to Register - District 7 |
| District 8 | Mon, Oct 27th | 5:00 pm. | North River Elementary School 80 Mountain Lee Road, North River |
Link to Register - District 8 |
| District 9 | Tues, Oct 28th | 5:00 pm | Debert Court (Shannex Nursing Home) 16 Dakota Road, Debert |
Link to Register - District 9 |
| District 10 | Fri, Oct 24th | 5:00 pm | Faith Baptist Church 38 Station Road, Great Village |
Link to Register - District 10 |
| District 11 | Sat, Oct 25th | 2:00 pm | Redcliff Middle School 33 Sunset Lane, Valley |
Link to Register - District 11 |
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Questions?
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Katie Price
Project Planner