N.B. news: Gagetown base getting upgrades [Video]

The Gagetown military base in New Brunswick is upgrading 255 buildings due to $55.6 million from the federal government.

According to a news release from the federal government, the upgrades will include heat and energy recovery systems, high-efficiency boilers, LED lighting improvements, high-efficiency water fixtures, geothermal technology, building envelopes, and a new high-efficiency gas power generator.

“The modernizations to the Gagetown base will benefit our military members and make the base more sustainable in the long term,” said Ginette Petitpas Taylor, minister of veterans affairs, in the release. “By supporting green projects like these, we’re investing in Atlantic Canada’s economic prosperity while developing local employees’ expertise in these new green technologies.”

The project, which is scheduled to be done by 2026, is expected to create more than 200 jobs in the Oromocto area, reduce the base’s energy consumption by 24 per cent, and cut down on greenhouse gas emissions by more than 8,700 tonnes per year.

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