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Or sign-in if you have an account.A drone photo of a construction site for what will become Amazon's sprawling operations hub in Burnside Industrial Park. Photo by Ryan Taplin/PostmediaA construction site on a vast stretch of a Nova Scotia industrial park is giving shape to Amazon’s biggest investment in the province.Subscribe now to read the latest news in your city and across Canada.Exclusive articles from Barbara Shecter, Joe O'Connor, Gabriel Friedman, and others.Daily content from Financial Times, the world's leading global business publication.Unlimited online access to read articles from Financial Post, National Post and 15 news sites across Canada with one account.National Post ePaper, an electronic replica of the print edition to view on any device, share and comment on.Daily puzzles, including the New York Times Crossword.Subscribe now to read the latest news in your city and across Canada.Exclusive articles from Barbara Shecter, Joe O'Connor, Gabriel Friedman and others.Daily content from Financial Times, the world's leading global business publication.Unlimited online access to read articles from Financial Post, National Post and 15 news sites across Canada with one account.National Post ePaper, an electronic replica of the print edition to view on any device, share and comment on.Daily puzzles, including the New York Times Crossword.Create an account or sign in to continue with your reading experience.Access articles from across Canada with one account.Share your thoughts and join the conversation in the comments.Enjoy additional articles per month.Get email updates from your favourite authors.Create an account or sign in to continue with your reading experience.Access articles from across Canada with one accountShare your thoughts and join the conversation in the commentsEnjoy additional articles per monthGet email updates from your favourite authorsSign In or Create an AccountorSpanning more than a kilometre, the job site at the far end of the Burnside Industrial Park in Dartmouth, across the harbour from Halifax, is buzzing with about two dozen excavators, bulldozers, front-end loaders and dump trucks as crews blast and clear a rocky outcrop for what will become the e-commerce giant’s sprawling operations hub.“I can confirm Amazon is building a new operations site there,” Amazon Canada spokesperson Amy Diaz said in an email. “We are still in the early stages of planning, so don’t have more to share at this time.”Get the latest headlines, breaking news and columns.By signing up you consent to receive the above newsletter from Postmedia Network Inc.A welcome email is on its way. If you don't see it, please check your junk folder.The next issue of Top Stories will soon be in your inbox.We encountered an issue signing you up. Please try againHalifax Regional Municipality permit records describe the project as the “construction of a new large-scale industrial fulfillment facility” on an 82-acre property on Burnside Drive that was purchased earlier this year for $25.2 million. Broccolini, a Montreal-based real estate developer and construction firm, has been a long-time Amazon partner. Broccolini crews have been working at a construction site in the Burnside Industrial Park. Photo by Glenn MacDonaldHalifax spokesperson Sarah Brannen confirmed the purchase price in an email Thursday but said “the transaction remains subject to a confidentiality agreement between parties.”Brannen also confirmed that the total project value submitted by the applicant is $200 million “for the construction of a building with a proposed footprint of 114,947.20 square metres.”At more than 1.2 million square feet, the two-storey building would be more than three times the size of the nearby IKEA store in Dartmouth Crossing. Municipal permit records indicate that the Amazon facility will stand about 15 metres (48 feet) high.Once completed, it will be the largest Amazon fulfillment centre east of Ontario.Non-sortable fulfillment centres, according to Amazon, typically range from 600,000 to one million square feet and employ more than 1,000 full-time workers who “pick, pack, and ship bulky or larger-sized customer items such as patio furniture, outdoor equipment, or rugs.” Its sortable fulfillment centres, which handle smaller products such as toys and houseware, are generally about 800,000 square feet and employ more than 1,500 full-time workers.The Burnside project will significantly expand Amazon’s Canadian logistics network, which includes nearly 70 major facilities – fulfillment centres, sortation centres and delivery stations – across British Columbia, Alberta and Ontario.The company exited Quebec’s distribution network in 2024, closing seven major facilities encompassing approximately 2.25 million square feet.Amazon is also constructing a 3.1 million-square-foot, five-level distribution centre in Ottawa’s Barrhaven community that will surpass all existing Canadian sites in size and automation capacity when completed. The 82-acre property on Burnside Drive was purchased earlier this year for $25.2 million. Photo by Ryan TaplinThat project is being developed by Montreal-based real estate developer and construction firm Broccolini, a long-time Amazon partner whose crews have also been working at the Burnside site.The new operations hub marks Amazon’s second major investment in Nova Scotia. In 2021, the company opened a warehouse and delivery station in a former furniture factory in Burnside, about five kilometres from the new development.The expansion further cements Burnside’s position as one of Atlantic Canada’s premier industrial centres. According to Halifax Regional Municipality, the industrial park is the largest north of Boston and east of Montreal, home to nearly 2,000 businesses employing about 30,000 people.Coun. Tony Mancini, whose municipal district of Dartmouth East-Burnside includes the massive Amazon development, declined to comment on the project.“There is not much I can add at this time,” Mancini said in a text message Wednesday. Join the Conversation This website uses cookies to personalize your content (including ads), and allows us to analyze our traffic. Read more about cookies here. By continuing to use our site, you agree to our Terms of Use and Privacy Policy.