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Dave Ritcey

b. 1971

Canadian politician

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Born 1971. Dave Ritcey is a politician.

David Mark Ritcey (born October 10, 1971) is a Canadian politician who was elected to the Nova Scotia House of Assembly in a by-election on March 10, 2020. A member of the Progressive Conservative Association of Nova Scotia, he represents the electoral district of Truro-Bible Hill-Millbrook-Salmon River. He has had many years of hockey coaching experience and is a former interim president of the Maritime Junior Hockey League. His grandfather, Gerald Ritcey, had been a MLA for Colchester, parts of which became the current riding, from 1968 to 1974.

On December 12, 2024, Ritcey was appointed to the Executive Council of Nova Scotia as Minister of Communities, Culture, Tourism and Heritage.

Prescott House Museum one of 12 museums closed by Ritcey's department. On February 20, 2026 Ritcey oversaw $130 million dollars in cuts to cultural programs including cuts to scholarships, arts and publishing grants and programs for Mi'kmaw, Black and Gaelic communities, climate change, health, seniors and youth. He also made unprecedented reductions to the Nova Scotia Museum closing 12 of the 28 sites of the museum system, focusing on closing museums in rural Nova Scotia. He told reporters the cuts were needed to focus on resources that make the most difference.

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2021 general election

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Member of the Nova Scotia House of Assembly
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Canadian politician

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Dave Ritcey was born on 10 October 1971 in Truro.

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Dave Ritcey is a politician.

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