Harper Government Marks Shipbuilding Milestone

June 18, 2015 – Dartmouth, Nova Scotia — The Honourable Diane Finley, Minister of Public Works and Government Services, along with Scott Armstrong, Member of Parliament Cumberland-Colchester-Musquodoboit Valley, cut steel on a test module for the Harry DeWolf, the lead Arctic Offshore Patrol Ship (AOPS). Building this test module will enable the shipyard to test its new processes, get personnel familiar with the new equipment, and streamline construction for when full production begins in the fall of 2015.

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The Honourable Diane Finley, Minister of PWGSC, is invited to push the button for the ceremonial steel cutting at Irving’s newest shipbuilding facility in Dartmouth.

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Minister Finley, Scott Armstrong, Member of Parliament for Cumberland–Colchester–Musquodoboit Valley, Kevin McCoy, President of Irving Shipbuilding Inc., and Irving workers pose with the steel cutout of the AOPS vessel.

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Minister Finley and MP Scott Armstrong with Irving Shipbuilding workers at the AOPS steel cutting event.

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Minister Finley speaks with Peter Douglas, a 95-year-old former Irving ship worker, who built WWII ships.