Province considering building bio-secure lab in Shelburne

Posted Oct 31, 2013 06:53:07 AM.

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HALIFAX – The Nova Scotia government is considering whether to construct a 2.8-million-dollar secure laboratory in Shelburne.

The lab would be used to monitor aquaculture sites.

Fisheries Minister Keith Colwell confirmed yesterday the newly elected Liberal government is reviewing the idea.

However, he says building a new, bio-secure lab in Shelburne would be the most expensive option among three proposals aimed at increasing aquaculture monitoring.

The proposal to operate the lab was released in government documents obtained by The Canadian Press under freedom of information laws.

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