Question Period Note: North Head Small Craft Harbours Project

• With annual landings worth approximately $100 million, the fishing industry is very important to the economy of Grand Manan.
• The work taking place at North Head Harbour will allow more space for harvesters at the harbour, which has been a priority of industry for a number of years.
• The improvements being made at North Head Harbour will benefit the industry and the community.

Working with the community
• Officials are working with the local Harbour Authority and other stakeholders and will continue to do so throughout the project.

• The work being carried out at North Head involves the construction of new marginal wharf and dredging the west side basin of the harbour to provide additional offloading capacity.
• Work is being carried out in close consultation with the Grand Manan Harbour Authority.
• North Head harbour has average annual landings of more than $25 million.

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