The wharf at Ship Cove in Port de Grave is getting a major facelift.
Nearly $1-billion was allocated in the spring economic update for the federal government’s Small Craft Harbours program over the next five years.
Federal Fisheries Minister Joanne Thompson was in Conception Bay North yesterday to announce funding for Ship Cove.
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Port de Grave is one of the province’s busiest fishing communities.
Bill Barry of the Barry Group says the current wharf was condemned several years ago, meaning boats can’t tie up and unload there. That makes the offloading of catch much more complex. He says the wharf has been non-existent for several years, and there’s no space for them to work. “So this is a big deal for everybody that fishes out of this area.”
