A coalition of people trying to save the Davie shipyard near Quebec City says more than 1,300 jobs are at risk if the federal government doesn’t give the yard a contract for a second supply ship.
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Members of the coalition were in Montreal Thursday trying to pressure Quebec-based MPs to recognize the plight of the province’s shipyard workers.
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About 400 people have already been let go and Davie initially estimated another 400 jobs were at risk, but a new analysis indicates more than 1,300 total jobs could be lost.
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The coalition says roughly half of the 200 shipyard suppliers in the Montreal area would be negatively affected by the absence of a second supply ship contract and that about 160 jobs are at risk.
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Davie recently completed the Asterix, a former container ship converted into a supply ship.
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The shipyard’s workers were expecting an order for a second ship but were told by the Canadian Forces it would not be needed.
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