The Town of Yarmouth is the regional center of South Western Nova Scotia. The Town, with a population base of approximately 7,200 people, serves the financial business and community needs of some 70,000 people who live in the tri-counties of Yarmouth, Digby, and Shelburne.
 With regular ferry crossings to Bar Harbor and Portland, Maine, on North America's largest catamaran, "The Cat", and two 100 series highways, the Town is known as the International Gateway to the Province.
The local economy is supported by a broad range of business, service, and industrial employers of long standing. The Town also houses regional health, educational, and provincial government facilities, including the Yarmouth Regional Hospital, which employs in excess of 800 full and part time employees.
As the largest convention center west of Halifax, the Town annually hosts major events such as fisheries, exhibitions, lifestyle home shows, as well as the annual agricultural fair.
To keep pace with the increased economic activity in the area, major infrastructure expenditures, including the Mariners Centre, have been implemented, in accordance with the Town's long-range plans, and will ensure that Yarmouth will continue to maintain its reputation as the business, cultural, recreational, and transportation center of South Western Nova Scotia. |