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| Last updated at 11:10 PM on 04/11/09 |
Good news for shipyard 
Ships’ end, shipyard’s fortune
RAY BURNS
The News
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| Construction workers are busy working on new buildings at the Aecon Fabco shipyard in Pictou. The company was awarded a tender for the dismantling of a pair of Canadian Navy destroyers. Ray Burns – The News
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PICTOU – The end of two Canadian Navy destroyers could mark the beginning of some busy times at the Aecon Fabco shipyard here.
The Dartmouth-based company won a tender to dismantle and dispose of HMCS Terra Nova and HMCS Gatineau which are currently tied up in Halifax Harbour. The company was awarded the tender for the removal/dismantling/disposal of the ships. It was awarded on Oct. 22 with a bid of $4,258,529.78.
A recent story in The Chronicle Herald quoted a spokesman for Aecon Fabco as saying the dismantling work would likely take a year to complete for 60 to 70 workers. He said that asbestos in the ships would have to be dealt with first.
Department of National Defence spokeswoman Nancy Cook said the ships are scheduled to be removed from Halifax in December.
"They are going to be disposed of through dismantling," Cook said.
"The company can then sell the pieces off. They are anticipating to have the full dismantling done by the fall of 2010."
The 372-foot long ships were both built in the 1950s and served during the Cold War and were decommissioned in the late 1990s.
The Department of National Defence called for bids on Sept. 18, 2009, for the 'removal, dismantling and disposal' of the ships. The deadline was Oct. 8, 2009, and it was announced yesterday that the contract was awarded to Aecon Fabco. The DND said both ships will be towed to the Pictou shipyard.
HMCS Terra Nova
HMCS Terra Nova (DDE 259) was a Restigouche-class destroyer that served in the Royal Canadian Navy (RCN) and later the Canadian Forces from 1959-1997.
She was the sixth ship of her class and the first Canadian war ship to bear the name HMCS Terra Nova. The ship honours the Terra Nova River in Newfoundland as well as an earlier civilian ship the Terra Nova, which gained fame during a scientific exploration voyage to Antarctica. Both the river and the Antarctic (symbolized by a penguin) are featured on the ship's badge.
Terra Nova was laid down on 11 June 1953 at Victoria Machinery Depot Ltd., Victoria, British Columbia, and launched on 21 June 1955. She was commissioned into the RCN on 6 June 1959 with the pennant number 259.
After being paid off Terra Nova appeared, cast as an American destroyer, in the movie K-19: The Widowmaker.
HMCS Gatineau
HMCS Gatineau (DDE 236) was a Restigouche-class destroyer that served in the Royal Canadian Navy (RCN) and later the Canadian Forces from 1959-1996.
She was the third ship in her class and the second vessel to carry the designation HMCS Gatineau. Gatineau was laid down on 30 April 1953 at Davie Shipbuilding Ltd., Lauzon, Que., and launched on 3 June 1957. She was officially commissioned into the RCN on 17 February 1959 and carried the pennant number 236 as a destroyer escort.
She is currently laid up at Canadian Forces Base Halifax.
Source: Lt. Stefan Campbell
Navy Public Affairs/National Defence
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george from nova scotia writes: With every bit of good news there needs to be caution. I do not know how many people have watched documentaries on TV showing the hazards of ship dismantaling but the department of labour and enviroment should keep a close eye on this project.Asbestos may be the least of the worries for workers and folks who live in close proximity of the ship yards.
In order for ships to maintain long service lives they have to have their metal protected by very special paints and chemical coatings and constant monotoring of air quality has to be in place to protect people and the enviroment.
I am glad to see peole working but do not wish to see people in harms way at any cost.
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DingBat from Hopewell, Nova Scotia writes: George,do you ever have good news to relate about every item in the paper,or are you also called Mr.Doom n Gloom,get a life and be happy for once :O)
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george from nova scotia writes: Dingbat it is better to be prepared than take risks with peoples lives and health. dingbat have you ever worked in a hazardous enviroment? i talked to a young fellow the other day who found out he has cancer and worked around cancer causing agents when he was young and no idea what health effects he would suffer, may God bless him.
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me from NS writes: George, I would believe that a company such as Aecon-Fabco would have a great health & safety program and record.
This is not the pictou ship yard of old times nor is it the beaches of India.
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U PEOPLE ARE A JOKE from Alberta writes: Is all u people ever do down there is always feel the need to say something negative about a great thing.You dont have to work around cancer causing agents to get cancer!! The air we breathe can do that,and not just in PC,anywhere and everywhere.Of all the newspapers that I read(having worked and lived in different parts of the country over the years)it seems like the people of Pictou County are the ones who complain and moan about everything,even if the news is a good story,if you have complaints about dismantling a ship,than move away from the water,better yet,stick your head in the ground until the world becomes the spot you comfortable with living in
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from the county from Riverview, NB writes: To U PEOPLE ARE A JOKE - right on! I notice you too have moved away. Hey - guess it's a nice place to be from!! Enjoyed my days at PA.
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george from nova scotia writes: I get a kick out of the Albertans, the enviromental mecca that it is out there telling us we should not complain or worry about the enviroment or personal health. the poor people of pictou have one of the highest cancer rates in Canada, ask Doctor dan reid who used to live there. i did not complain i issued a precautionary warning, big difference.
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Nova Scotian in Alberta from Alberta writes: Kudo's to a small company awarded this contract. It will keep a few more tradesmen from leaving their homes for greener pastures elsewhere i.e.Alberta... for a few months at best. I lived the better part of my life in Pictou County, and have spent the last seven years working the oil patch. The stacks stink out here the same as they do in Abercrombie, probably less here because of the enormous regulatory pressures put on them by the gov't... the big oil companies do more to correct their hazards than any other organization in the country bar none. The eyes of the world are up here watching, they are doing everything right. So comments like environmental mecca are both unfounded and based on ignorance. You can choose to believe right wing groups that use the media to their advantage or you can do some research. I would be back in NS if there were meaningful employment that paid enough so that you didn't have to struggle, but that is not an option. So I will stay out here with the dirty oil and greenpeace activists with nothing better to do with their parents money.
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U PEOPLE ARE A JOKE from Alberta writes: Well my sir,I'm not an Albertan,I'm a lifelong Pictou County resident,WHO,lives and works in Alberta.Explain to me why a feel good story about more employment in the area,has anything to do with high cancer rates.As I said,people like you always have something to whine about,who are you to know how this company's safety policies are to be followed when it comes to the dismantling of these ships.Guess what my cry baby friend,in 100 years the enviromental problems we face today,will probably be worse,not because of Alberta,or people taking ships apart....but because with growth and technology come some unwanted spinoffs that are a nature of the industrial world.So after you hug your tree goodnight,close your eyes and be thankful that people in the area will be working during and after the holidays!!
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Pete from Calgary, Alberta writes: Four million dollars? No wonder this country's broke. Sink them on the way from Halifax would be a lot easier.
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From Stellarton from Stellarton, NS writes: Hey George, did you know that you have just as much chance of getting hit by a car as you do getting cancer, or anything else. You aren't going to prevent it, no matter what you do, toxins are everywhere. If you spend your life worring about what might kill you, you are going to live a poor life my friend.
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County Councillor from N.S. writes: We are trying to recover from a global recession. Work is a requirement to accomplish that. We also live with safety
regulations within our work places. I am sure that the yard in Pictou with its employees will welcome any work providing that work is done in a safe manner.
Name calling and making stupid remarks will not solve anything.
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