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Map of the Atlantic Provinces
2004
Strait of Canso, Nova Scotia, Canada

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Canso Causeway and Canal
2000
Strait of Canso, Nova Scotia, Canada

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THE STRAIT OF CANSO which is located between mainland Nova Scotia and Cape Breton Island is 12 miles (20 kilometers) long and up to a mile(1.5 kilometers) wide with a limiting depth of 92 feet and an average depth of 200 feet(60 meters).

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Strait of Canso showing the communities
22 August 2004
Strait of Canso, Nova Scotia, Canada

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THREE HARBOURS -The Strait of Canso Superport consists of three harbours: Mulgrave on the mainland Nova Scotia side of the Strait of Canso with Port Hawkesbury and Point Tupper on the Cape Breton Island side.

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Strait Area Chamber of Commerce and Regional Development Agency Promotional piece.
2000
Strait of Canso, Nova Scotia, Canada

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Strait of Canso looking north towards the Canso Causeway. Town of Port Hawkesbury on the right.
2004
Port Hawkesbury, Inverness County, Nova Scotia, Canada

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NEW ORGANIZATION FORMED - In the early 1990's, Transport Canada decided to get out of the port business and set up the Marine Policy and Divestiture Program. In 1996, a group of Strait Area residents and politicians saw it as an opportunity for the region and they formed the Strait of Canso Superport Limited in 1997.

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Port Hawkesbury town looking east from the water and overlooking the newly refurbished wharf
2004
Port Hawkesbury, Inverness County, Nova Scotia, Canada

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PORT HAWKESBURY WHARF - After Transport Canada transferred ownership of the Mulgrave Marine Terminal and the Port Hawkesbury Pier to the Superport Corporation in 2000, the volunteer Board of Directors faced the challenge head on. Reconstruction of the two facilities was the focus of the board for the next three years.
In February 2001, a $2.6 million project began in Port Hawkesbury. The old wharf was dismantled and a new wharf facility was constructed. The Port Hawkesbury wharf is now used as a pier for pleasure craft, small vessels, tugs and barges.

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Strait of Canso Superport Corporation Limited office complex in Mulgrave.
2004
Mulgrave, Guysborough County, Nova Scotia, Canada

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MULGRAVE WHARF - The Mulgrave Marine Terminal was next. A $4 million reconstruction of approximately 300 meters of wharf face provided upgraded berthage areas for a wide range of marine related activity. The Superport Board knew that more infrastructure improvements would be needed to expand business opportunities.

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Oil rig and ships tied up at Mulgrave wharf.
November, 2003
Mulgrave, Guysborough County, Nova Scotia, Canada

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EXPANDED FACILITIES -In February 2003, the federal government expressed further confidence in the Strait Superport Corporation by contributing $2.5 million toward a $5 million project on the Mulgrave Marine Terminal. Improvements included a 35,000 square foot warehouse facility, offices, storage areas, wharf resurfacing and a new secondary access road.