CFB Halifax to get new $188M training facility
EllisDon Corporation awarded contract to design Combatant Training and Integration Centre – Atlantic
CFB Halifax will be getting a new $188-million training base.
National Defence Minister Bill Blair made the announcement at the Halifax International Security Forum on Friday.
"The centre is going to provide training armed forces members with the expertise they're going to require in above-water, underwater and maritime air fighting," Blair said during the announcement.
The $188 million will cover the cost of design, demolition, construction and personnel, a department news release noted. Blair said the goal is to have it completed by 2029.
The department said EllisDon Corporation of Halifax has been awarded a $7.85-million contract to design the Combatant Training and Integration Centre — Atlantic.
It noted the centre "will house cutting-edge training systems to train Canadian sailors for the incoming fleet of Canadian Surface Combatant (CSC) warships."
The department anticipates the centre will "sustain almost 650 jobs" in the Halifax area while it's being built.
Blair also announced that Canada is going to spend $26.6 million over six years to establish the North American regional office for NATO Defence Innovation Accelerator for the North Atlantic in Halifax. The department expects it to open next summer.