The town of Sunnyside stretches for about five miles along the shore of Trinity Bay, also known as Bull Arm.

Sunnyside is believed to have been once inhabited by the native people of Newfoundland known as the Beothuk, discovered by the explorer John Guy.

Those families were involved in developing the economy of Sunnyside by beginning the fishery, logging, and mining industries in the community.

Before the town of Sunnyside was even settled, explorer John Guy, in the year of 1612, "to the north near the present Sunnyside he found a group of natives…" (Rockwood, 1992) According to the Newfoundland and Labrador Heritage website, "The Beothuks are the aboriginal people of the island of Newfoundland.

The current name of Sunnyside came from a former school teacher who said "…the spot of sun which seems always to shine on that tiny section of Trinity Bay.

During that time, working in the saw-mill was an important job but due to a fire in the community, most of the standing timber was destroyed.

The other four super modules were constructed outside Canada (two in Italy and two in Korea) and shipped to Bull Arm in May and June of 1995 where they were welded together to form one integrated unit."