BAS-CARAQUET (GNB) – Premier Brian Gallant today made an infrastructure announcement regarding the New Brunswick Naval Centre in Bas-Caraquet.

He announced that the three-building complex dedicated to shipbuilding repair and manufacturing will receive a $4 million investment in infrastructure funding through the provincial government’s Strategic Infrastructure Initiative.

“Our plan for job creation is a diversified one that will strategically invest in infrastructure,” said Gallant. “We are very pleased to be investing in the expansion of the New Brunswick Naval Centre as part of our plan to foster the right conditions for economic growth and job creation throughout the province, including the north.”

This investment will be used to make improvements to existing facilities at the centre and to build new facilities.