Regional Council Approves Deal with SHIP

by Bobby NockNovember 20, 2017November 20, 2017

Regional Council voted 12-1 for a deal with the Sydney Harbour Investment Partners or Ship to build a container terminal on the Port of Sydney also called Novaporte and Novazone.

Lawyer Jim Gogan unveiled the plan at the council meeting today of 431 acres of land in Edwardsville will go towards the building of a wharf and container terminal.

The third party assessment of the deal done by firm PricewaterhouseCoopers says the deal is a low-risk approach for economic development for the CBRM.

District 6 Councillor Ray Paruch was the only councillor to vote against the deal.

Mayor Cecil Clarke called the deal a “game changing opportunity”.

Bobby Nock

Bobby grew up in Whycocomagh before moving to Halifax to attend university where he earned a Bachelor of Arts and a Bachelor of Journalism degree. After university, Bobby moved back to Cape Breton where he began working as a freelance journalist and has done work for both print media and as a broadcast journalist. As the News Director, Bobby Nock will get your day started by bringing you information that helps connect you to the community with all the latest in local news.

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