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“local. politicians. contained inthe:

“latest... press release’: from. the

Greater “Vancouver: Coalition “on!

souver- Burnaby MP, Chuck):

“Shipbuilding (GVCS), Cook* said’;

Wednesday. he’ felt’ deeply. fors all

’the tradesmen) and shipwrights

«Whose jobs were on the‘lines "but |
there is nor much thatean be done.

There is just no work out theres?’

“Though he confirmed that. North |
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Shipyards. Ine. would’ likely” be

Vancouver's “Versatile

awarded the’contraet if and when a

decision: is-made by the! Conser

-évative government, Cock ‘said: he.

did-not expect that decisi
“made. inthe foreseeable future.

Sf think: the. whole thing “will

undergo @ re-evaluation process!

Cook said, There-is'a feeling that.

perhaps the Polar 8 is not what we
“need.”? ile
. Mersatile: president. Dave Alsop
“said Thursday’ he: still believed a

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hipyards are relying upon: lov save: their :
nos ae - ae
put: permanently in, the deep freeze.

erosion “of his company’s “highly

skilled technical core.“

“Butcit's’ not. just: North Vane.

couverund the North Shore that
Will: benefit, from ‘the contract,"’
North Vancouver City Mayor Jack
Loucks said Thursday. A“ lot of
‘the work would be contracted out
to other yards, It would’ be good

*~ for the whole Lower Mainland,”

But. Marine Workers” and
Boitermakers « Industrial; Union.
president ‘John. Fitzpatrick: put it
more bluntly: ‘A deferred decision

decision Would be made in the next.

"few weeks. : :
“thas already: been established

8 thatan-icebreaker of some sort ts
‘needed to protect Canada’s Arctic’

ssovereiznty. Weare quite prepared

.to, incorporaie any. changes” i:
“design, but-this:thing has been on:

the drawing board Tor 10 years. It
istime to get on with it.. : :
cx. Versatile was one. of three Ca-
conadian shipyards. originally: invited
8 to.bid on the!$450 million Polar 8

contract.

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the Polar 8: oe ee a ;
“The. greatest: danger in further
delays according to.:Alsop;:is the

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: stressed the. importance of:an im-

NORTH: Vancouver-Burnaby MP
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Lo SUth So running Saround f-sereaming

about ‘the, whole! thing!” because
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Nortly: Vancouver: “ship:
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Half our. membership is on’ welfare
coming.