Agreements like the one the province has made with Daewoo to build wind turbines in Trenton are good for Pictou County and will improve the province’s economy, Justice Minister Ross Landry says.
Landry is defending the Dexter government’s decision to invest $60 million in a joint venture with Korean industrial giant Daewoo Shipbuilding and Marine Engineering Ltd. (DSME) worth $90 million to build blades and towers for wind turbines at the former TrentonWorks rail car plant.
Premier Darrell Dexter signed an agreement giving DSME a 51 per cent majority stake in the venture, while the province has a 49 per cent share.
“We need jobs here and we’re taking bold steps to create them,” Landry said. “I think it’s a sound investment and I’m confident we’re heading in the right direction.”
The Pictou Centre MLA said he is disappointed in the response to the deal last week by Liberal ...