Centrelea

Centrelea is a community in the Canadian province of Nova Scotia, located in Annapolis County.

[1] The former Britex (BRIdgetown TEXtiles) factory is located there.

Founded in 1960, as branch of United Elastic Limited based in New York, it manufactured elastic textiles used in a large variety of garments produced in other factories in North America.

The plant, once a major employer in the area, closed in 2004, and is currently vacant.

This Annapolis County, Nova Scotia location article is a stub.