Bayside Corporate Division

The Bayside Development Corporation offers an excellent Trans-Canada Highway location for your growing business or commercial enterprise.

Home of the new $11 million Bayside Travel Centre, a highway showcase development serving the busy Atlantic Canada trucking corridor and tourist traffic to and from scenic Cape Breton. Located at Exit 36-B on the Trans-Canada Highway #104.  Amenities include diesel cardlock service, truckers’ lounge, Esso retail gasoline, Band-owned convenience store, two quick-service restaurants,  a Nova Scotia Liquor Corporation agency store, a Band-owned entertainment centre with provincially-licensed video lottery terminals and a visitor information centre with cultural displays. And did we mention FREE high-speed WiFi?

  • Only 20 minutes from the Town of Antigonish, the retail and service centre of northeastern Nova Scotia, and home to St. Marthas Regional Hospital and St. Francis Xavier University.
  • Only 25 minutes to the Strait of Canso, one of the best deep-water, ice-free ports on the east coast of North America. As global trade continues to dominate the world economy, the Strait of Canso is well-positioned to participate in the expanding marine transportation sector.
  • Only 25 minutes to Cape Breton, home to outstanding cultural, historical and recreational attractions that draw tourists from around the world.
  • Only two hours from Halifax Regional Municipality, the largest city in Atlantic Canada and the regional hub for commerce, arts and culture, post-secondary education and transportation.
  • Less than two hours to Halifax Stanfield International Airport, strategically located on the Great Circle Route as North America’s closest continental link to Europe and less than two hours from New York, Boston and Toronto.
  • Less than one hour to Pieridae Energy’s proposed $10 billion Liquid Natural Gas (LNG) export project at Goldboro.
  • Less than one hour to the proposed Bear Head LNG export terminal at Point Tupper, Richmond County, which is about half the shipping distance to major European markets compared to U.S. Gulf ports.

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Monday – Sunday: 10am–12am

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The Aquatic Ecosystem Restoration Fund Project: Shaping the Future of Nova’s Aquatic Ecosystems Through Collaboration, Innovation, and Impactful Applied Restoration.

We are looking to find new members for our Aquatic Habitat Restoration Working Group that was established last year. We are looking to connect community members and local watershed groups together to discuss issues in the Gulf region from fish health and stream health.

We will be focusing on Plamu (Atlantic salmon), Atoqwa’su (trout) and Katew (American eel). An honorarium will be provided to members. There will be potential for training opportunities.

We are looking for adult members that are

• Fishers, harvesters and Elders with recent experience and knowledge within the Gulf region
• Members have reliable transportation (travel expenses provided)
• Interest and willingness to share knowledge and experience for the purpose of improving fish habitat on the in the Gulf region
• Interesting in potentially helping with future restoration work

Meeting will be on November 20, 2025 in Pictou Landing with further details to follow

Contact Victoria.maxwell@cmmns.com for details!
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