Infrastructure
Infrastructure
Truro:::Colchester offers access to Nova Scotia’s world class infrastructure including: digital telecommunicationssystem state of the art research and development facilities an international airport a North American gateway port a self-generating power grid the most widely deployed, province-wide broadband fibre-optic network in Canada with full cellular service and wireless capabilities.
Utilities
Power
Truro:::Colchester is served by Nova Scotia Power offering competitive electricity rates – much lower than neighbouring New England. Visit Nova Scotia Power to learn more about residential and commercial power rates in the province.
Natural Gas
CoRDA has also played a key role in bringing natural gas to the region since 2007. We’ve been working closely with the community to address the need for this economical, clean energy source. Natural gas storage facilities have also been given permission to set up in Truro:::Colchester.
Heating/Cooling
In addition, there is an abundance of traditional heating oil and propane choices along with a growing list of green energy providers for the business heating and cooling needs.
Transportation
Truro:::Colchester’s access to world-class transportation routes is second to none.
Highways and Roadways
Colchester is where two key 4-lane highways (Hwy 102 and Hwy 104) intersect. Highway 104 allows transportation of goods and people between Nova Scotia and the neighbouring province of New Brunswick connecting all across Canada and the United States, Hwy 102 connects us to the province’s capital city of Halifax.
Air connections
Colchester Park Airport at Debert offers: Three 5,000 foot runways Flight planning centre Full aircraft maintenance facilities Accessibility for companies with private air service within the region
Halifax International Airport: Just 35-minutes south of Truro 10 commercial carriers 1000 flights weekly Less than 2 hours from New York, Boston, Toronto, Ottawa, or Montreal Less than 8 hours from London, Paris, Frankfurt, Stockholm, Vancouver or Los Angeles before the end of the business day.
Rail
Canadian National Railway’s double-stack Laser container service delivers products from Nova Scotia to Central Canada and the US Midwest faster than goods shipped via the St. Lawrence Seaway, Baltimore or New York. the Truro Industrial Park and the Colchester Park at Debert offer rail siding service on Canadian National Railway’s mainline between Halifax and Montreal.
Seaports
Truro:::Colchester offers easy access to a range of seaport facilities including:
- The Port of Halifax- Strategic gateway to the American Midwest and Central Canada
- On-dock rail access -into the heart of North America
- Doublestack clearance – Halifax through Chicago
- Modern and expanding container handling infrastructure Faster point-to-point transit times Ice-free port and ease of navigation Naturally deep water and berths Less than two hours off the Great Circle Route First inbound, last outbound access to key international ports such as Barcelona, Antwerp, Liverpool, Le Havre and Gioa Tauro Point Tupper Sheet Harbour Yarmouth
Telecommunications
Hibernia Atlantic
Hibernia Atlantic is a state-of-the-art network that is situated just outside of Halifax. It connects direct with stations across Canada and to Boston by a submarine connection.
Organizations can share and distribute information-based workloads from across the Atlantic or from major cities across North America – ensuring parent companies maintain the same levels of controls, collaboration and information exchanges here that they would in their headquarters location.
Broadband
The Nova Scotia government has committed to provide every Nova Scotian with access to broadband services by the end of 2009.
NS government broadband link: www.gov.ns.ca/econ/broadband