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Commercial Buildings

Commercial Buildings

Furniture Store

Kent Building Supplies

Scotiabank

General Motors Dealership

Ford Dealership

Kia Dealership

Co-op Gas Bar

Restaurant

Commercial buildings on Myers Place and TCH

North Atlantic Gas Station

Eastern Health Building

Eastern Health Protective Care Unit

Oil and Gas offices

Commercial subdivision off Shoal Harbour Drive

the construction trades

Professional services

The service industry