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Seaspan gets $65M in contract advance Liberals reaffirm commitment to national shipbuilding program JANE SEYD jseyd@nsnews.com
Judy Foote, the federal procurement minister responsible for large public contracts, was at Seaspan Shipyards in North Vancouver Monday morning to offer assurances her government is still committed to the National Shipbuilding Program, which gave the West Coast shipyard the right to negotiate contracts for federal non-combat vessels.
Public Services Minister Judy Foote announces $65.4 million in federal funding at Seaspan’s Vancouver Shipyards Monday for the purchase of materials and equipment prior to the start of construction of an oceanographic science vessel and two joint support ships. PHOTO MIKE WAKEFIELD
Coors called out for encouraging out-of-bounds skiing
BRENT RICHTER brichter@nsnews.com
North Shore Rescue is taking Coors Light to task for an ad campaign they say encourages skiers and snowboarders to go out of bounds.
The 30-second beer ad began airing on TV this week.
“Coors Light asks, what will you brave when the mountains turn blue?” the voice-over in the ad booms. “Will you brave going out of bounds?” The ad then depicts the skiers and snowboarders charging headlong past the out-of-bounds sign, through the glades to a waiting helicopter. “To be honest, that is just shocking to me. I’m almost speechless. I cannot believe they are pushing people to go out of bounds, to think that it’s
cool. It works against everything our education is trying to accomplish,” said Mike Danks, North Shore Rescue team leader. “I think once the public finds out about this, they’re not going to be happy – especially the ones of family members who have gone out of bounds and not returned.” A 40-year-old Surrey man died in late January
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Foote was at the North Vancouver shipyard to announce $65.4 million in funding towards starting preliminary work on both an oceanographic science vessel and two joint support ships, expected to be built at Seaspan between 2017 and 2021. The contracts – known as “long lead” contracts – will allow Seaspan to start sourcing expensive and specialized pieces of equipment for those projects that require a long lead time between when they are identified and when they can be delivered to the shipyard. That includes items like propulsion systems, scientific equipment and generators that must be chosen and in some cases ordered long before construction on the vessels starts. Brian Carter, president
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