Bayers Lake Business Park

Bayer's Lake
Urban Neighbourhood
Bayer's Lake is located in Nova Scotia
Bayer's Lake
Bayer's Lake
Location within Nova Scotia
CountryCanada
Province Nova Scotia
MunicipalityHalifax Regional Municipality
CommunityHalifax
Area
 • Total
2.36 km2 (0.91 sq mi)
Telephone Exchanges902, 782
The Shoe Company, and Danier (now closed) stores

Bayers Lake Business Park is a business park in Halifax, Nova Scotia west of Clayton Park.

History

The Bayers Lake Industrial Park was developed from the mid-1980s, and was served by CN Rail's Chester Subdivision rail line running from Halifax to Yarmouth as well as Highway 102 and Highway 103. Some of the earliest developments were the Nova Scotia Liquor Commission head office and distribution centre and the Volvo Halifax Assembly, both constructed in 1987.

The industrial park began a transition into a business/retail park in the early 1990s. The first major development occurred when the United States warehouse store chain Price Club (currently a Costco) established a retail store on a westward extension of Lacewood Drive which was called Chain Lake Drive. Additional big box development followed with the establishment of a Kent Building Supplies, followed by a Kmart (subsequently redeveloped as a Zellers, then a Target, now a Canadian Tire), and an Atlantic Superstore (Now Real Atlantic Superstore). The popularity of the new retail outlets at Bayers Lake Industrial Park, or "BLIP" as it was popularly referred to by locals, was apparent.

Further development occurred when Empire Theatres selected Bayers Lake for the establishment of the largest theatre multiplex in Atlantic Canada (17 screens + 1 IMAX); the multiplex is currently operated by Cineplex Entertainment. The multiplex development led to an expansion in restaurants and other retail outlets.

Bayers Lake Business Park presently occupies over 2.36 square kilometres (580 acres) and includes both retail and industrial uses. The business park is administered by the Halifax Regional Municipality.[1]

A wildfire forced the evacuation of the business park in August 2025.[2]

Transportation

The business park is located at the junction of two major highways; Highway 102 and Highway 103. The park is approximately 10 kilometres from Downtown Halifax. An abandoned Canadian National Railway line runs through the park as a rail trail. The park is also serviced by Halifax Transit buses: 21 Timberlea, and 28 Bayers Lake.

Mystery walls

The Bayer's Lake Mystery Walls were discovered several years ago during an expansion of the Bayers Lake Business Park. Extending more than 200 metres and measuring as high as two metres, the stone wall is baffling to many historians.[3]

Tenants

Winners and Cleve's Warehouse Outlet (now Cleve's Source for Sports).
Major retailers
Minor retailers
Empire Theatres (now Scotiabank Theatre)
Grocers / Provisions
  • A2Z Cash n' Carry
  • Bismillah Butchery and Deli(Halal)
  • Bulk Barn
  • Costco
  • Gary's Fresh Seafoods (Sept-July, A pickup in the Kent parking lot, Tuesday-Friday)
  • Giant Tiger
  • The Great British Shop
  • New Asian Market
  • New Indian Bazaar
  • Nova Scotia Liquor Corporation
  • Real Atlantic Superstore
  • WalMart
Home Improvement and Furnishings
Restaurants
Services
  • Access NS
  • Bell Aliant
  • Canadian Automobile Association
  • Enterprise
  • ET's Car Wash
  • Hertz
  • First Choice Hair Cutters
  • OK Tire
  • Nova Scotia Health Outpatient Centre
  • Nova Trophy
  • Optical Warehouse
  • Petro Canada
  • Raven Autosports
  • Rogers (Paired with Fido)
  • Rust Check
  • SpecSavers
  • TD Bank
  • Tesla Supercharger (Coming late 2026)
  • Timberlea Tire
  • Vogue Optical
  • Wonder Automotive
Beuty Supply
  • Chatters
  • Cosmo Pro
  • Eastern Aesthetics
  • Maritime Beauty
Hotels
Attractions
  • Club House Golf Simulator
  • Hop Skip & Play
  • Putting Edge
  • Scotiabank Theatre Halifax with IMAX (formerly Empire Theatres and Cineplex Cinemas)
  • Seven Bays Climbing
  • Steele Wheels Motor Museum
Former
  • Ardene
  • Addtion Elle
  • Bed Bath & Beyond
  • Bombay
  • EFADS
  • Home Outfitters
  • Kartbahn Racing
  • Kmart
  • Kokomos
  • La Cucina
  • La Senza
  • Lane Home Furnishings
  • Linens 'n Things
  • Pets Unlimited
  • PSEUDIO
  • Racing Around
  • Roots
  • Susie's Shortbreads
  • Target
  • Toys R Us
  • Zellers

The Bayers Lake Scotiabank Theatre (as Empire Theatres) was featured in the 2006 film "Trailer Park Boys: The Movie", most prominently during the "Big Dirty" scene.[4]

See also

References

  1. ↑ "Bayers Lake Business Park". Halifax Regional Municipality. Retrieved 4 March 2026.
  2. ↑ "Evacuation order lifted for Bayers Lake Business Park". CBC. 14 August 2025.
  3. ↑ "Bayer's Lake Mystery Walls". Canada’s History Society. Retrieved March 6, 2024.
  4. ↑ "TPB The Big Dirty". youtube.com. Alliance/Topsail/TPP.
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