Around the Port
Many areas throughout the Halifax Regional Municipality border the shores of the Port of Halifax ensuing development throughout the region. The harbour provides a home for defence and research operations as well as multiple public and residential areas. The following is a list of the development throughout Halifax, Dartmouth, Bedford and Eastern Passage. For more information on harbour development visit the Waterfront Development Corporation Ltd. website at www.wdcl.ca or the HRM website at www.halifax.ca
Halifax is home to...
- Southend Container Terminal, Richmond Terminals, and Ocean Terminals
- Department of National Defence
- Halifax Shipyard
- The Seaport - current destination for cruise ships, 10 year redevelopment plan to turn the area from Piers 20-23 into an exciting new arts, culture and entertainment district. For more information, please visit www.halifaxseaport.ca
- Gateway Park and Harbourwalk
- Maritime Museum of the Atlantic
- Bishops Landing, South Battery Plaza and South Battery Park
- Casino Nova Scotia
- Fisherman's Market, Historic Properties and Nova Scotia Crystal
- Armdale Yacht Club and public boat launch
- Royal Nova Scotia Yacht Squadron
- New developments on the horizon, developments being slated for Queens Landing and Salter Street, George's Island National Park
Bedford is home to...
- Fairview Cove Container Terminal
- Dewolfe Park, Bedford Basin Harbourwalk, public boat launch
- Bedford Basin Yacht Club and public boat launch
- Canadian Forces Ammunition Depot
- National Gypsum (Canada) Limited dockside facility
- Bedford Institute of Oceanography
- Research facility housing over 400 scientists, engineers, technicians, natural resource and environmental managers and support staff
- Home to Department of Fisheries and Oceans, Natural Resources Canada, Environment Canada and the Department of National Defence
- Visit the Bedford Institute of Oceanography at www.bio.gc.ca
Dartmouth is home to...
- Nova Scotia Coast Guard Base and Halifax Harbour traffic
- Dartmouth Harbourwalk - ongoing construction to build a public trail from the Dartmouth Ferry Terminal, through the old NS hospital grounds to Dartmouth Cove
- Dartmouth Yacht Club and public boat launch
- Tufts Cove power plant owned by Nova Scotia Power
- Defence Research Establishment Atlantic
- Woodside Atlantic Marine Terminal for offshore industry
- Imperial Oil Refinery
Eastern Passage is home to...
- Shearwater Airbase
- Diving training and explosive ordinates disposal
- Autoport Limited
- Ultramar Canada
- Shearwater Yacht Club and public boat launch
- Fisherman's Cove Historic Village
