Heddle Shipyards get $135 million to restore CCGS Terry Fox.
A major contract has been awarded to a local shipyard.
Heddle Shipyards in St. Catharines has been given a contract of over $135 million for the Vessel Life Extension of the Canadian Coast Guard Ship Terry Fox.
The project will include an extensive engineering, planning and procurement phase.
Shipyard work is slated to start in December 2023 and is expected to take about three years.
It's also expected to create about 200 jobs at the Port Weller Dry Docks in the summer of 2025.
This is the largest project in the program's history.
"The CCGS Terry Fox Vessel Life Extension Project is transformational for Heddle Shipyards and Ontario," says Heddle President and CEO, Shaun Padulo. "The award of the project marks the conclusion of phase one of our five-year business plan developed in 2021 and will provide Heddle with the platform to become Canada’s partner for future Vessel Life Extension projects and the construction of vessels for the Canadian Coast Guard and Royal Canadian Navy. I am extremely proud of our people and excited for our future. Our goal was to bring Ontario into the National Shipbuilding Strategy in a meaningful way, and the Terry Fox is just the tip of the iceberg."
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