The Irving Shipyard in Halifax will begin laying off part of its workforce by the end of September as the site prepares for $300 million in renovations to start building a new fleet of navy ships.
Scott Jamieson, vice-president of programs at the shipyard, says the move is necessary to proceed with the construction of new facilities.
Jamieson couldn’t give the number of employees to be laid off, but says a number of trades will be affected at the site, which employs about 900 shipyard workers.
He says the company hopes some of those workers will be recalled when work on six to eight Arctic offshore patrol vessels begins in 2015.
The company received a $260 million loan from the provincial government in March 2012 to help with the shipyard’s upgrades, which will include the construction of an assembly hall and painting facilities.
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