halifax gateway council presentation
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HGC Halifax Logistics Park Summit 2012TRANSCRIPT
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Welcome to Halifax
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Halifax the Basics• Halifax is Atlantic Canada’s largest city, home to
408,000 people• 67% of the working age population have post-
secondary education• Nova Scotia has the most diversified and stable
economy in the Atlantic region• Halifax produces 54.5% of Nova Scotia’s GDP
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Halifax the Hub for• Information Technology• Finance & Insurance• Business Services• Aerospace & Defence• Education• Healthcare• R&D• Transportation & Logistics• Media• Retail• Tourism
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Building the Halifax Gateway
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Halifax Gateway Council Members
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Significant Achievements• US Preclearance• Multi-tenant air cargo facility • Runway Extension• Unprecedented Collaboration • Investment in South-End Container
Terminal• Investment in Pier 9• CN Signs first Port service-level
agreement with Halifax• Halifax Logistics Park
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The Halifax Logistics Park• Municipal owned and managed development• Phased approach with Phase I currently being
developed• Part of the larger Burnside Business Park– Over 8000 acres it is Largest park north of
Boston & east of Montreal • 8 tenants transload, warehousing, cold
storage, etc.
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The Halifax Logistics Park
• next to five 100-series highways• 10-to-15 minute drive to airport and
marine terminals.• Burnside is railed served and
opportunity exists for rail in Phase II development of the Logistics Park
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