March 28, 2024

Shipyard ceremony

A ground-breaking ceremony on the Northshore today to mark the start of Seaspan's 200-million dollar refurbishment of Vancouver Shipyards. The upgrades are needed to fulfill an 8-billion dollar Federal contract to build ships for Canada's Navy and Coast Guard. North Vancouver M-L-A and Cabinet Minister Naomi Yamamoto told a crowd of hundreds her … [Read more...]

Human Rights Tribunal upholds shipyard worker’s complaint

A former worker's complaint of racial discrimination against the operators of the Victoria shipyards has been partially upheld by the B.C. Human Rights Tribunal. Austin Francis filed the complaint against Seaspan Marine which is now considering an appeal. In 2009, the black man was working in Esquimalt when he found a white rag with two eye holes … [Read more...]

Where to put the shipyard workers when they arrive

With North Vancouver Mayor Darrell Mussatto expressing concerns this week about whether his municipality has the infrastructure necessary to accommodate the influx of workers moving to work at Seaspan Shipyards, Liberal MLA Ida Chong says the answer may lie in opening the door for more private development. "You may recall a number of years ago … [Read more...]