The arrival of industry put pressure on the Turtle Grove Mi'kmaw community as settlers sought to remove them from the cove.

[8] Eventually, Tufts Cove became known for its working class community, who were mostly employed at the ropeworks on Wyse Road, local shipyards, and other factories in the area.

The construction of the plant required the purchase and subsequent destruction of a large number of the neighbourhood's homes by Nova Scotia Light and Power Company, Limited in 1964.

The plant is now operated by Nova Scotia Power Inc., a subsidiary of Emera Inc. Shannon Park eventually closed in 2004.

Mi'kmaq from the Millbrook Reserve near Truro have applied for a portion of the former Shannon Park military housing development beside the cove.