Industrial Park of Shippagan
Background information:
| Location: | Situated southwest of Shippagan on Highway 113 |
| Owner: | Commission Industrielle et Commerciale du Grand Shippagan Inc. |
| Person in charge: | Mr. Clermont Mallet, chairman 200, av. Hôtel de Ville Shippagan, New Brunswick E8S 1M1 Phone: (506) 336-3900 Fax: (506) 336-3901 |
Shippagan Industrial Park
Technical features:
- Number of businesses in the park: 4
- Number of employees in the park: 20
- Water supply: Municipal water operating at a pressure of 60 psi with a reservoir of 800,000 US gallons
- Hydro: N.B. Power can provide for industrial requirements;
- Sewer system: No
- Fire hydrants: Yes
- Road: Paved
- Street lights: Yes
- High speed Internet: Broadband network carried
- Fire protection: Fire station within 3 km
- Police service: RCMP station at Lamèque, with patrols
Physical features:
- Total area: 75 acres (30.35 ha)
- Available land: 65 acres (26.30 ha)
- Access road: from Highway 113
- Topography: information unavailable
- Transport: railway, airport and port
120 km from the New Brunswick East Coast Railway in Bathurst, and from the Bathurst Regional Airport; 165 km from the Port of Belledune.
Financial and costing features:
- Price of lots: $2,500/acre ($6,177/ha)
- Service fees:
Water – minimum charge of $200/year (10 employees or less)
Sewer system – this service is not yet available
Additional information:
- The peat and fishing industries are very important to the region. The port and related research activities are located close to the industrial park.
- Future plans include expanding the municipal sewer system to the industrial park.
- The town offers financial incentives to new businesses.
The Commission Industrielle et Commerciale du Grand-Shippagan Inc.
The Commission Industrielle et Commerciale du Grand-Shippagan Inc. is a non-profit agency incorporated under the New Brunswick Companies Act since 1998. The Commission serves as an exchange for member individuals and organizations from Shippagan and the surrounding area. The Commission’s goal is to assess and promote needs and opportunities for industrial development for the entire designated area and to provide the physical space for creating support infrastructure out of a zone reserved exclusively for that purpose.
The Commission essentially aims to initiate the construction phase of new business projects in order to consolidate and develop existing economic assets while diversifying economic activity in Shippagan and the surrounding area, all with a view to providing work to local people.
The Commission Industrielle et Commerciale du Grand-Shipapgan Inc. has four categories of member: Founding members; Corporate members; Individual members; and Support members. In order to become a member of the Commission, call (506) 336-3900.
Location
http://www.shippagan.ca/index.cfm/1,139,406,0,html
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