Enterprise Saint John hosting an information session for people looking to learn more about joining the supplier registry for the Irving Shipbuilding program.
Janet Scott of Enterprise Saint John tells Tide News there are over 100 different categories of materials and services that will be needed throughout the modernization program.
Scott says there are over 70 companies from the Port City on the registry, and about five have already have contracts, including Hemmings House Pictures who are documenting the upgrades to the Halifax shipyard. Mary Keith of JDI tells us there are about 2000 businesses in total currently registered on the site.
Irving Shipbuilding investing $300 million to upgrade the shipyard in Halifax.
