Miramichi Industrial Park

12 Aug, 2014

The City of Miramichi is a dynamic community located in North Eastern New Brunswick, Canada. The world famous Miramichi River runs through this picturesque city and continues to serve its historic tradition as one of the global transportation links for the region. The city, with a population of 17,811 (Statcan, 2011), serves as an industrial and business center for over 68,000 people of the Miramichi region.

As a hub of the northeast, Miramichi is ideally suited to new industries looking to expand or relocate. Currently, the City of Miramichi operates and maintains two industrial park locations within its boundaries, each containing available properties for development.

With a total combined area of approximately 157 Hectares, the City of Miramichi’s Chatham Industrial Park and Newcastle Industrial Park locations offer fully serviced lots for development.

All infrastructure maintenance and replacement, including snow removal, is the responsibility of the municipality through the Public Works Department and the Engineering Department with Fire and Police protection provided by the City of Miramichi. Planning Services, including building permits and inspections, and Waste Management Services are provided through the Greater Miramichi Regional Service Commission.

Utilities/ Services

The parks feature paved streets throughout, as well as street lighting, storm sewer systems and fire hydrants. Electricity is supplied through overhead three phase power lines (12.47KV & 138KV) by NB Power. Water and sewerage distribution systems are up-to-date and services are provided to both parks, in sufficient capacity and at competitive rates, by the City of Miramichi.

Emergency health services are provided through the Horizon Health Network, which operates the Miramichi Regional Hospital, a facility located in the City of Miramichi offering a full complement of health-care services.

TRANSPORTATION LINKS

The City of Miramichi offers many options for reaching your market, or, having your suppliers reach you. Strategically located in Northeastern NB at the intersection of Highway 8 and Highway 11, two of the main North-South Highways in the province, Miramichi is within easy reach of Eastern Canadian and US markets.

Rail service, provided through the CN Rail system, opens additional markets stretching as far south as the Gulf of Mexico and west to the Pacific Coast of North America.

On the global scale, the Miramichi Airport, with one of the longest runways in Atlantic Canada at 10,006 feet, can provide the potential for in-bound and outgoing air freight.

Historically the Miramichi River, which winds its way through the City of Miramichi, has been a major waterway system and today barge services are available to manufacturers who have the need to move oversized materials to market.

Located North on Highway 8, within 90 minutes of Miramichi, is the Port of Belledune, a deep water, year round port offering some of the shortest shipping routes between large European and North American markets.