Shelburne Ship Repair is officially re-opening at 11 o'clock Tuesday morning (September 13). Premier Darrell Dexter and Fisheries and Aquaculture Minister Sterling Belliveau will join Jim Irving, CEO, Irving Shipbuilding, and Steve Durrell, president, Irving Shipbuilding, to officially open the facility. The province invested nearly 9 million dollars into getting the ship repair yard up and running again. the money was used to modernize the yard's marine railway and wharf, which date from the Second World War. Eighty percent of the loan is forgivable. The Shelburne yard is owned by the province and leased to Irving.
The event will take place at Shelburne Ship Repair, 29 Hero Rd., Shelburne, and will be followed by a reception on site.