Keith Goulding says Corner Brook is ideally located to serve the project for decades to come since we are right between the Halifax shipyard and the Labrador coast for shipping.
The past president of the Greater Corner Brook Board of Trade believes there will be plenty of opportunities for small businesses when work begins in Churchill Falls. Keith Goulding attended a sold out breakfast in Corner Brook on Friday with Premier John Hogan and NL Hydro CEO Jennifer Williams concerning the Churchill Falls MOU. He says the benefits agreement they are establishing will mirror the Muskrat Falls deal but with improvements that will benefit the west coast. This includes using businesses in Labrador first, then on the island and thirdly, in the rest of Canada.
Goulding says there were concerns about how procurement has happened in the past and there were commitments that the bidding and tendering process would be more transparent and inclusive to small and medium sized businesses. He says Corner Brook is ideally located to serve the project for decades to come since we are right between the Halifax shipyard and the Labrador coast for shipping. Goulding says questions on how they intend to support small businesses, as well as, the need for Indigenous and community engagement dominated the session.
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