Burnside, Nova Scotia

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Planning Area = Dartmouth
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Maporimagedescription = Map of Burnside Park
Postal Code = B3B
GNBC Code = CAFMT
Telephone = 902 468
Communities = Albro Lake, Bell Ayr Park, Brightwood, Burnside, Commodore Park, Crichton Park, Crystal Heights, Downtown Dartmouth, Ellenvale, Grahams Corner, Greenough Settlement, Harbourview, Highfield Park, Imperoyal, Manor Park, Nantucket, Port Wallace, Portland Estates, Portland Hills, Shannon Park, Southdale, Tam O'Shanter Ridge, Tuft's Cove, Wallace Heights, Woodlawn, Woodside
Community Council = Harbour East Community Council

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 1970 completion of the Mackay Bridge near the previously existing Industrial Estate, which had only 4 enterprises prior to the bridge opening. There are very few dwellings in Burnside as it is 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. [Atlantic Canada Opportunities Agency (February 25, 1999). [http://www.acoa-apeca.gc.ca/e/media/press/press.shtml?1062 Government of Canada assisting major expansion at Swedwood Canada] . Retrieved on: May 4, 2008.] [Nova Scotia Business Inc. (July 9, 2004). [http://www.novascotiabusiness.com/en/home/newsevents/NewsReleases/July092004.aspx News Release] . Retrieved on: May 4, 2008.]

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

*The Postal Code prefix is B3B
*Telephone --902 - 468 - Aliant

Major companies located in Burnside/City of Lakes

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*AB Volvo (Mack Trucks)
*Aliant
*AMEC
*Atlantic Lottery Corporation
*Burger King
*Canadian National Railway
*Canada Post
*Canadian Red Cross
*DHL
*Eaton Corporation
*Emergency Health Services
*Federal Express
*Global Television
*Halliburton
*Halifax Chronicle-Herald
*Halifax Daily News
*Halifax Regional Municipality - Municipal Archives [http://www.halifax.ca/archives/]
*Helly-Hansen
*Heritage Gas Limited
*Honda
*Hyundai
*IKON Office Solutions
*IMP Aerospace
*ING Group
*Irving Oil
*Konica Minolta
*Lawtons Drugs Head Office
*Leon's
*MacDonald Dettwiler
*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.
*WESCO International

Notes

External links

* [http://www.halifax.ca/business_parks/parks/burnside.html Burnside Park - Official website ]
** [http://www.halifax.ca/business_parks/parks/SiteDevelopandStandBurnsideMay3.pdf.pdf Development requirements PDF (Aesthetic standards for new development, etc.)]
* [http://www.icans.ns.ca/media/documents/ITACMap2.pdf Somewhat outdated map]
* [http://maps.google.com/maps?q=&hl=en&ie=UTF8&ll=44.702948,-63.596077&spn=0.031601,0.058622&t=k&om=1 Satellite view of Burnside Business Park on Google Maps]
* [http://www.burnsidepark.com/ Newer website coming soon]
* [http://www.burnsidenews.com/ Burnside News]
* [http://www.greaterburnside.com/index.html Greater Burnside Business Association]