Business in the Town of Carbonear
See information about future development under Municipal Plan.The Town of Carbonear is located on the Avalon Peninsula, midway along the eastern shore of the Bay de Verde Peninsula. The Towns of Victoria and Salmon Cove are immediately to the north. The Town of Harbour Grace and the settlement of Bristol's Hope are to the south.
Carbonear is connected to the Trans Canada Highway by Veterans' Memorial Highway, Route 75, a distance of about 40km. It is also connected to the Trans Canada HIghway by Route 70, which follows the shoreline through communities such as Harbour Grace, Spaniards Bay, Bay Roberts, and Clarke's Beach.
Carbonear is also connected by road to the Trinity Bay side of the Bay de Verde Peninsula by Route 74 to Heart's Content, a distance of 23 kilometres, where it joins Route 80. All highways are paved and in reasonably good condition throughout their length.
Carbonear is centrally located and easily accessible by highway to all parts of the region. It is developing as the regional centre for commercial and social services.
Because of Carbonear's central location between the North Shore of Conception Bay and the South Shore of Trinity Bay, its proximity to the Trans Canada Highway and St. John's, and its developed harbour facilities, the town is an ideal place for any type of business or industry to locate. The area on Fox Farm Road past the Canadian Tire Store is scheduled to be developed next.
Click here for a map of the Baccalieu Trail, which shows the position of Carbonear on the Baccalieu Trail. The map was produced for the Baccalieu Trail Tourism Association.
Carbonear as a Business Centre
Click here for maps of the town of Carbonear.
Today, the Town of Carbonear is a business centre for the Baccalieu Trail. The town's newspaper, the Compass, and radio station, CHVO, provide news and advertising for all parts of the Baccalieu Trail.
Photo Album of Businesses in Carbonear >>
Columbus Drive Area
Columbus Drive is the terminus for Veterans' Memorial Highway (Route 75), the main route between the Baccalieu Trail and the Trans Canada Highway (Route 1) The four lane drive, which has become the main business area of the region, bustles with activity. Traffic heads for the Trinity Conception Square Mall, which includes Wal-Mart, Dominion Supermarket , Bogart's Jewelry, and Carlton Cards among its many large stores and smaller independent stores. Opened in February of 1979 the facility contains 18,580 m 2 of floor space and 1200 parking spaces. Its, 30 commercial premises include two department stores and a large supermarket. The area has many retail outlets and fast food franchises
Along both sides of the highway are restaurants, the Bank of Nova Scotia, the Powell Plaza, the large Canadian Tire facility and Hickman Motors Ltd, as well as many other national and international chain stores and smaller local businesses.
Powell Drive Area
Powell Dive connects Columbus Drive to Water Street. It is a growing commercial area which ontains approximately 26 businesses and services.
Water Street Area
Water Street, with its own distinct history, has traditionally been the primary commercial area, characterized by a maximum of commercial, residential, and industrial uses. It is similar to the "Main Street" of many communities, with its shops, stores, and other services. In many places only the frontages of buildings are commercially developed - apartments or other residential arrangements are often located above or to the rear of the commercial activities.
Powell's Supermarket Mall which contains Powell's supermarket, West Side Charlies and a number of other business and services, is located just off the west end of the street.
In addition a number of well known regional family business are located in other parts of the town. Among the largest of those are Noel's Funeral Home and R. Tetford & Sons, Ltd.
Regional Offices for Business Development Organizations
Regional offices for organizations including Mariner Resource Opportunities Network (M-RON) (the Regional Economic Dev elopement Board), the Trinity-Conception Community Development Corporation (TCCDC), the Baccalieu Trail Heritage Corporation (BTHC) , the Baccalieu Trail Board of Trade (BTBT), and the Baccalieu Trail Tourism Association (BTTA) are conveniently located in the town, making it a hub for regional business development.
