The region's links to the Internet provide top quality communications and connnections to global markets, fueling growth in lucrative export enterprises.

Transportation services include a modern road network, ferries, heli-pads and a 2800 foot asphalt airstrip. As well, the Gander International Airport is less than three hours away, providing rapid access to Europe and North America. The region's deep-water, ice-free ports and sheltered harbours feature first rate docking facilities and are ideal for shipping bulk cargo. Our close proximity to the Eastern Seaboard affords easy access to important markets.

Recognizing the importance of the private sector, many business support services have been established, including lending and economic development agencies.

The region's services also support an excellent quality of life. Health care is of the highest caliber, with services including a modern and well-equipped hospital as well as clinics, pharmacies and nutrition centres. Education, vital to the growth of any economy, is efficiently addressed by a wide range of preschools, elementary and high schools, distance education services, a Family Resource Centre and Open Learning Centres.