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Nova Scotia's Halifax Shipyard has landed a $25 billion contract to build new ships for the Canadian navy over the next 20 years, the federal government announced in Ottawa on Wednesday.
The contract will be a windfall for Nova Scotia's struggling economy and Irving, the owner of the shipyard, has said the winning contract will create about 11,500 new jobs for the region.
Nova Scotia Premier Darrell Dexter had compared the $25 billion contract to winning the Olympics every year for the next 30 years.
"What an amazing, historic day for NS. Irving Shipbuilding got the $25 billion contract for the combat fleet," Dexter tweeted after the announcement.
A non-combat ship contract worth $8 billion went to Seaspan Marine Corp. of British Columbia.
The Davie shipyard of Levis, Que. was the third contender for the contracts and was left on the outside.
The $33 billion in contracts is the largest purchase in history for the Canadian federal government.
Another $2 billion in smaller contracts will be announced later.
Read more: http://www.ctv.ca/CTVNews/TopStorie...-contracts-announcement-111019/#ixzz1bGPnHU00
This is great news for Nova Scotia and the Maritimes!
The contract will be a windfall for Nova Scotia's struggling economy and Irving, the owner of the shipyard, has said the winning contract will create about 11,500 new jobs for the region.
Nova Scotia Premier Darrell Dexter had compared the $25 billion contract to winning the Olympics every year for the next 30 years.
"What an amazing, historic day for NS. Irving Shipbuilding got the $25 billion contract for the combat fleet," Dexter tweeted after the announcement.
A non-combat ship contract worth $8 billion went to Seaspan Marine Corp. of British Columbia.
The Davie shipyard of Levis, Que. was the third contender for the contracts and was left on the outside.
The $33 billion in contracts is the largest purchase in history for the Canadian federal government.
Another $2 billion in smaller contracts will be announced later.
Read more: http://www.ctv.ca/CTVNews/TopStorie...-contracts-announcement-111019/#ixzz1bGPnHU00
This is great news for Nova Scotia and the Maritimes!
