Local sports award nominees announced

TRURO, N. S. – The Truro Sport Heritage Society has announced nominees for the 35th Truro Sport Awards Dinner.

The annual dinner will be Sunday, March 3, at the Best Western Glengarry in Truro.

The society has welcomed nominations over the past year for deserving individuals and teams. The dinner acknowledges the sport accomplishments of local athletes and volunteers from the Town of Truro and Colchester County for 2018.

There will be a total of 22 awards handed out at the dinner with categories ranging in age from under 15 to over 50 years.

Bruce Rainnie, president and CEO of the Nova Scotia Sport Hall of Fame, will again be emcee for the event.

During the coming weeks the nominees will be featured in the Truro News leading up to the announcement of the award winners. A special posthumous chair award will be presented in honour of Veronica Macmillan. There will also be a new sports legacy award presented.

For additional information on the awards dinner, or to purchase tickets, contact Sara Mckenna at 902-957- 0084, or email sara_ mckenna@hotmail.com. Ticket costs are: adult – $40 and student – $25. Nominees in each category will be offered one free ticket to the awards dinner.

Each year the dinner is usually a sellout, so it is important for people to book their tickets well in advance.