Everything about Burnside Nova Scotia totally explained
Burnside is a
Canadian urban neighbourhood located along the northeast shore of
Bedford Basin in
Nova Scotia's
Halifax Regional Municipality.
Officially still termed a dispersed rural community, Burnside has been the location of a major concentration of industry and commercial development since the
1970s with the establishment of an industrial park, since converted to a business park. There are very few dwellings in Burnside as it's used almost exclusively for commercial operations; the only residential area being the adjacent communities of
Highfield Park,
Albro Lake and
Wright's Cove.
Burnside Park
Burnside Park, formerly known as
Dartmouth Industrial Park, then
Burnside Industrial Park and later
Burnside Business Park, is a major commercial and industrial development located in the community of Burnside along the northeast shore of Bedford Basin.
It encompasses about 970 hectares (2,400 acres) of land running up the hill from the Basin and was developed as the former
City of Dartmouth's industrial park following the completion of the
A. Murray MacKay Bridge in
1970.
Current employment estimates state that 17,000 people regularly work in the park and there are more than 1,000 employers.
A wide variety of businesses are located in Burnside, mostly specializing in sales,
manufacturing,
electronics,
transportation, and services. The park is comprised mostly of low-rise office buildings, warehouses and retail stores.
Its location has played a large role in its success. The construction of the A. Murray MacKay Bridge resulted in a boom of development in the area, since it provided a quick link to
Halifax Peninsula, the Fairview Cove container terminal, the Halterm/south end container terminal, as well as many residential areas in the
north end and
Clayton Park, where many of the park's employees live. It is also located at the terminus of four highways:
Highway 101 (via Windmill Road
Trunk 7 and
Bedford Bypass),
Highway 107,
Highway 111 and
Highway 118 via Highway 107.
Furniture manufacturer, Swedwood Canada began operations in Burnside Park in 1987. From 1991-2004 the company was operated by
IKEA. In 2004 Scanwood Canada purchased the company from IKEA Group with the assistance of
Nova Scotia Business Inc. Now Nova Scotia owned, the company has diversified while continuing to maintain its IKEA contracts.
Due to the size and nature of the park, there are several hotels oriented towards business travellers located within its boundaries, including a
Ramada, a Day's Inn, and a
Comfort Inn.
The park includes the smaller City of Lakes business incubator park.
Burnside Park underwent an expansion in its eastern end during
2006 with the adjacent development of the
Dartmouth Crossing retail and office development.
Communications
Major companies located in Burnside/City of Lakes
» This incomplete list should only include companies with articles on Wikipedia, not smaller, local companies.
AB Volvo (Mack Trucks)
Aliant
AMEC
Atlantic Lottery Corporation
Burger King
Canadian National Railway
Canada Post
Canadian Red Cross
Eaton Corporation
Emergency Health Services
Federal Express
Global Television
Halliburton
Halifax Chronicle-Herald
Halifax Daily News
Halifax Regional Municipality - Municipal Archives (External Link
)
Helly-Hansen
Heritage Gas Limited
Honda
Hyundai
IKON Office Solutions
IMP Aerospace
ING Group
Irving Oil
Konica Minolta
Lawtons Drugs Head Office
Leon's
Medavie Blue Cross
Metro Transit
Nova Scotia Power
PCL Constructors Canada
Pepsi Bottling Group
Petro-Canada
Ramada
Rogers Communications
Royal & Sun Alliance plc
Scotiabank
Sharp Corporation
Siemens AG
Staples Business Depot
Shell Canada
Telus
Tim Hortons
Toshiba
Toyota
Wendy's
Xerox
Ultramar
Unisys
Wawanesa Mutual Insurance Co.
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