Cape Breton container port proponent shifts focus to offshore wind development
Proponents behind a 13-year-old bid to build a shipping container port in Cape Breton say they’re now focused on developing a terminal to support the offshore wind sector.
Cape Breton's container port proponents have shifted their attention from a shipping container port to an offshore wind development. Proponents issued a statement at the recent Canada Investment Summit in Toronto, revealing that they are focusing on developing a terminal to support the offshore wind sector with investor interest garnered.
Sydney Harbour Investment Partners is leading the project, though they have yet to respond to an interview request. The plan includes building an offshore wind manufacturing port on the shores of Sydney Harbour and attracting anchor manufacturers and suppliers to the area. Terry Paul, chief of Cape Breton’s Membertou First Nation, expressed hope for a better opportunity to develop a terminal that would support Premier Tim Houston’s proposed $60-billion Wind West offshore energy project.
Paul emphasized the importance of meaningful Indigenous and Mi’kmaq participation, not just consultation, in the project. The first phase of the proposal could be worth US$1 billion.
Written by urgent.news from Global News's reporting — not their text. Machine-written — may contain errors; check the original before relying on it.
