The Halifax Examiner is providing all COVID-19 coverage for free. The Irving Shipyard executives, including president Kevin McCoy, travelled to the United States on company business and returned to Canada, but were exempted from the 14-day self-isolation requirement, Irving spokesperson Tom Hormsby confirmed this morning in response to a question from the Halifax Examiner. The […]
Environment Minister Margaret Miller isn’t talking about Northern Pulp’s much-criticized environmental assessment
Morning File, Friday, March 15, 2019
News 1. Spill at Moose River gold mine “Atlantic Gold’s manager of environment and permitting, James Millard, calls it a ‘spill’ or a ‘loss of control’ caused by a ‘gasket failure,’” reports Joan Baxter: By whatever name, the event happened on the night of January 3, 2019, at the company’s open pit gold mine at […]
Unexplained delay pushes completion of the first ship in the multi-billion dollar Halifax Shipyard contract back at least six months
The slogan said, “Ships Start Here,” but it didn’t address the “when.” The first vessel built under the National Shipbuilding Procurement Strategy program at the Halifax Shipyard will be delivered to the Canadian Navy about six to nine months later than expected — sometime next summer. In response to a question from the Halifax Examiner,...
Ships Start Here. But where are the jobs?
Irving says the ship contract has an huge economic impact on Nova Scotia. But an honest review of the numbers shows the reality is more nuanced.
Apparently, the Halifax Shipyard isn’t feeling the love and needs to buy some. Watch your mail for a glossy, 16-page magazine brought to you by Irving Shipbuilding later this month. Every homeowner in the Halifax Regional Municipality is supposed to get one, paid for by Irving. Entitled “Irving Halifax Shipyard: Canada’s Future Naval Fleet,” the...