NIAGARA - PORT COLBORNE
Wind Energy Manufacturing Cluster
Site Profile Port Colborne: Niagara's South Coast
Business & Lifestyle: A Perfect Match
The City of Port Colborne offers residents, visitors, and businesses a vibrant, active, and fun community.
The City of Port Colborne is a beautiful
Located on the north shore of Lake Erie, Port Colborne has found the perfect balance — successful industrial and commercial sectors, comfortable and scenic residential areas, and a thriving festival and entertainment scene that includes live theatre, white sand beaches, culinary favourites, the community’s world class Sugarloaf Marina, fishing, golfing, recreation, several unique shopping districts, and the historic Welland Canal — truly a community that ensures quality of life for the entire family. The City of Port Colborne, within the beautiful Niagara Region, combines quality of life with investment opportunities — where water meets road, rail, and air, enabling investments to reach their business targets.
waterfront community located on Lake Erie and the Welland Canal, a major shipping route. Port Colborne is only 20 minutes from the
United States border. 135 million consumers representing 48% of
the total income of the United States is within one day’s drive of Port Colborne. Port Colborne offers easy access via highway,
railway and shipping canal. The City is close to three international airports
(Toronto, Ontario, Hamilton, Ontario and Buffalo, New York). The City has a strong history in manufacturing
and processing. Port Colborne is close to all amenities and yet
maintains a small town atmosphere.
For more information on this and other economic development opportunities, please contact us at:
Port Colborne Economic Development 296 Fielden Ave, Port Colborne, ON L3K 4T6 T: 905-834-1668 • F: 905-834-2072 www.portcolborne.ca
www.portcolborne.ca
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FEATURED PROPERTIES
Wind Energy Manufacturing Cluster Port Colborne, Ontario, Canada Ramey Road Property
General Site Description This industrial wind energy manufacturing cluster includes two industrial sites comprising of 227 acres (92 ha) on the Welland Canal, which accommodates ships up to 225.6 metres in length. Ramey Road, at 119.5 acres (48.3 ha) is the proposed manufacturing facility location. The City of Port Colborne's industrial land strategy identifies an additional 1200 acres (486 ha) of future industrial land adjacent the site, including 204 acres (82.5 ha) that are already zoned industrial and are available for consideration for future expansion. The 107.9 acre (43.7 ha) Transport Canada Lands site is ideally situated for storage and marshalling and has direct access to full-draft seaway docking facilities. Both sites can be linked by a City-owned, locally operated rail line, and both offer connections to numerous provincial highways. Construction of a custom manufacturing facility can begin as soon as possible. Several local construction contractors with extensive experience designing and building industrial facilities are available. Most supplies for construction can also be locally sourced.
Transport Canada Lands
LAKE ERIE
Site 1 - Ramey Road Property
Site 2 - Transport Canada Lands Third Concession Road
Property Information Site 1 - Ramey Road Property Property Details greenfield land.
Part of this site is owned by the City of
Port Colborne, which is currently unused. The other part of the site is owned by Transport Canada and is managed by the St. Lawrence Seaway Management Corporation, both agencies of the Government of Canada.
Electrical service at site is 27.6 kv. Upgraded
service is available.
Property Details
Ramey Road
Hig hw ay 1
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Servicing There is a 300 mm (12”) watermain along
Welland Street.
There is a 200 mm (8”) sanitary sewer line There is a 600 mm (24”) storm sewer along
Rodney Street.
A variety of broadband telecommunica-
tions are available at the site including fibre and coaxial.
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Existing Storm Sewer
Existing Sanitary Sewer
Existing Sanitary Sewer
Property Boundary
Property Boundary
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Port Colborne is located 20 to 30 minutes
from the Peace Bridge, which connects to the Interstate Highway System in Buffalo, New York; and 30 to 40 minutes from the Buffalo International Airport.
Land Uses This site is designated Industrial/Employ-
ment in the City’s Official Plan and zoned Heavy Industrial in the City’s Zoning By-law.
A copy of the City’s Zoning By-law is
available on the City’s web site at www.portcolborne.ca.
Outside storage is permitted only in the
rear yard and interior side yard.
Surrounding land uses:
North: Vacant land zoned agriculture. East: Vacant land and a residential dwelling, zoned heavy industrial and agriculture. South: Vacant land, zoned heavy industrial. West: The Welland Canal, a federally owned and operated commercial shipping canal.
Site 2 - Transport Canada Lands
is managed by the St. Lawrence Seaway Management Corporation, both agencies of the Government of Canada.
Existing Storm Sewer
opportunity exists to establish a new wharf for direct access to port facilities. Port Colborne is home to numerous port facilities capable of handling oversized cargo. There are several local transportation companies with extensive experience in loading and unloading a wide variety of cargo from ships.
(7.9 inch) pipe.
The site is owned by Transport Canada and
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The site abuts the Welland Canal; an
Natural gas service at site is one 200 mm
land.
Existing Watermain
City-owned rail line.
within 1 km of the site, each through one 250 mm (9.8 inch) line.
107.9 acre (43.7 ha) of development ready
Legend
The site may be serviced by the adjacent
Water and sanitary sewer are available
is 3,218 ft2 (299 m2) and the other is 1,227 ft2 (114 m2). Both buildings are wood frame with vinyl siding. Part of the site is currently being used for ship recycling activities.
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Transportation
Servicing
along Welland Street.
Existing Watermain
tions are available at the site including fibre and coaxial.
119.5 acres (48.3 ha) of development ready,
There are two buildings on the site – one
Legend
A variety of broadband telecommunica-
Transportation The Transport Canada Lands offer direct
access to the Welland Canal.
The site may possibly be serviced by a City
owned rail line to the north which would
make the site truly multi-modal. Just north of the site, Killaly Street East
leads directly to Highway 140 which connects to Highway 406.
The site is located close to the Clarence
Street West Canal crossing, the Central Business District and City Hall.
The site is serviced by local transit. Port Colborne is located 20 to 30 minutes
from the Peace Bridge, which connects to the Interstate Highway System in Buffalo, New York; and 30 to 40 minutes from the Buffalo International Airport.
Environmental Information A Risk Assessment has been prepared for
the site by Transport Canada.
Property Value and Taxes Assessed Value in 2009 was $2,212,000
(CDN).
Property taxes in 2009 were $96,682 (CDN),
although this property was assessed and taxed as part of a larger parcel.
Land Uses The site is designated Heavy Industrial in
the City’s Official Plan and zoned HI (Heavy Industrial) in the City’s Zoning By-law.
A Waterfront Revitalization Strategy is
currently under development focusing on a balance of marine-related industrial and commercial uses on the west side of the site with potential residential and mixed use redevelopment on the east side of the site.
A copy of the City’s Zoning By-law is
available on the City’s web site at www.portcolborne.ca.
Surrounding land uses:
North: Transportation routes and parkland East: Commercial properties and a residential neighbourhood. South: Lake Erie. West: The Welland Canal, a federally owned and operated commercial shipping canal.
Development Assistance The City of Port Colborne is currently
preparing a Brownfield Community Improvement Plan (CIP) and a Harbour and Waterfront Community Improvement Plan (CIP).
These CIPs may offer financial incentives to
promote environmental remediation and redevelopment of this site.
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All information contained herein is from sources that are deemed reliable. However, no responsibility is assumed regarding the accuracy of this information.