About the Truro Power Centre

The Truro Power Centre encompasses acres of premium fully serviced and easily accessible commercial land on the most traveled stretch of highway outside metropolitan Halifax, Nova Scotia. The business park has a track record as a site for business success. Since development began in 2000 the initial 46 acres of the Truro Power Centre have been crafted into a hub for retail, recreational and leisure focused businesses with more than $30,000,000 worth of investment currently on site. *

Infrastructure work will be complete in late 2010 when 22 additional acres of highly visible, serviced land will be available for development. Planned development on the new acreage includes a major $29,000,000.00 unique-to-eastern-Canada tourism destination attraction with an adjacent 100 room hotel and amenities.

The Truro Power Center is

  • Sixty-eight (68) acres of fully serviced premium commercial land available for long term lease;
  • Strategically located on the busiest stretch of highway in Nova Scotia outside the metropolitan Halifax area. More than 22,000 vehicles per day*** move past the Truro Power Centre along Highway 102;
  • centrally positioned on the Halifax, Nova Scotia to Moncton, New Brunswick corridor;
  • 1.36 million Atlantic Canadians live within a 290 kilometer radius (three hour drive) of the Truro Power Centre;
  • Truro Power Centre sites are clearly visible from the 102 Highway northbound and southbound;
  • easy access from the 102 Highway with an additional exit in the planning stages;
  • Less than one hour drive from Halifax Stanfield International Airport;
  • In close proximity to the international Port of Halifax;
  • In close proximity to the major city in Atlantic Canada, Halifax Regional Municipality (HRM), population 372,000;
  • Within minutes drive of regional distribution centers, CN rail network and Debert Air Industrial Park.
     
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"Our model for the Power Center is to attract businesses who want to partner with us for long-term sustainability. We work with them to structure a jointly beneficial arrangement at the outset...and then let the company focus on running the operation--to do what they have expertise in doing."
- Chief Lawrence Paul, Millbrook First Nation