Richmond County and the Town of Port Hawkesbury are looking for a consultant to examine the business case for establishing the proposed Nova Scotia Offshore Wind Centre of Excellence in the Strait of Canso area.
Warden Amanda Mombourquette said Richmond County is taking the lead on the idea, which came out of a regional business discussion from a couple of years ago.
“We really felt that Nova Scotia, number one, has a lot to offer [and] the Strait area is ideally placed to lead the development of such a centre,” Mombourquette said.
“Why we felt there was a need for it in general, when you think about it outside of our regional interest, is really to ensure that the industry that develops here in Nova Scotia has as much local benefit and as much local content … as possible.”
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