{"id":412304,"date":"2021-01-11T12:54:45","date_gmt":"2021-01-11T17:54:45","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.marketnewsdesk.com\/?p=412304"},"modified":"2021-01-11T12:54:45","modified_gmt":"2021-01-11T17:54:45","slug":"halifax-port-authority-awards-multi-year-security-contract-to-commissionaires","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.marketnewsdesk.com\/index.php\/halifax-port-authority-awards-multi-year-security-contract-to-commissionaires\/","title":{"rendered":"Halifax Port Authority Awards Multi-Year Security Contract to Commissionaires"},"content":{"rendered":"<div class=\"mw_release\">\n<p align=\"left\">HALIFAX, Nova Scotia, Jan.  11, 2021  (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) &#8212; Commissionaires Nova Scotia has been selected by the Halifax Port Authority for the provision of security-related services, including surveillance monitoring, patrolling, and access control. The initial term of the contract is one year with the option to renew annually for two additional years.<\/p>\n<p>Commissionaires has been HPA\u2019s security partner for over a decade. The new contract was awarded following an open tender process and came into effect January 1, 2021. Commissionaires employs 46 full-time staff year-round at the Port of Halifax, and an additional 22 staff during a typical six-month cruise season.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cWe see Commissionaires as a part of our Port Community,\u201d said Captain Allan Gray, President &amp; CEO, Halifax Port Authority. \u201cIt means a lot to be able to partner with an organization that can help us meet our environmental, social and community goals.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>\u201cHalifax is a port city, and we\u2019re proud that our veteran commissionaires \u2013 many of them former sailors \u2013 will be able to continue to play their key role at the Port of Halifax,\u201d said Geoff Hamilton, CEO, Commissionaires Nova Scotia. \u201cCOVID-19 has highlighted the importance for any organization to work with a reliable integrated security partner who can provide depth and resilience in a prolonged crisis.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>\n        <strong>About the Port of Halifax:<\/strong><br \/>\n        <br \/>The Port of Halifax is Canada\u2019s Ultra Atlantic Gateway, connecting to more than 150 countries. The direct economic output of Port of Halifax operations and Nova Scotia exporters is $2.45 billion, generating 13,600 jobs. Offering a natural, deep harbour and big ship infrastructure, Halifax can accommodate large volumes of containerized cargo, bulk cargo and project cargo of any size. Collaborating and working with strong partners and stakeholders, the Port community in Halifax continues to deliver excellence.<\/p>\n<p>\n        <strong>About Commissionaires Nova Scotia:<\/strong>\n      <\/p>\n<p align=\"justify\">Commissionaires is Canada\u2019s premier security provider and a not-for-profit dedicated to providing employment opportunities for veterans of the Canadian Armed Forces and RCMP. Commissionaires Nova Scotia is an independent member of the Commissionaires federation employing more than 1,400 Nova Scotians serving government and the private sector in a wide range of roles. Its services\u00a0include\u00a0security officers, remote monitoring and surveillance, mobile patrol, threat risk assessment, bylaw enforcement, identification and fingerprinting services, background screening, investigations, and security\u00a0and safety\u00a0training.\u00a0Clients include some of Nova Scotia\u2019s most recognizable private and public sector institutions.<\/p>\n<p \/>\n      <img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"__GNW8366DE3E__IMG\" src=\"https:\/\/www.globenewswire.com\/newsroom\/ti?nf=ODEyMzgxOCMzOTEzNDQxIzIyMDY0MDg=\" width=\"1\" height=\"1\" \/><br \/>\n      <br \/>\n      <img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"__GNW8366DE3E__IMG\" src=\"https:\/\/ml.globenewswire.com\/release\/track\/96ebb216-41af-40fd-9fc6-dc449e9617b9\" width=\"1\" height=\"1\" \/>\n    <\/div>\n<div class=\"mw_contactinfo\">\n<pre>To arrange an interview, contact:\r\nLaura Howlett\r\nMarketing &amp; Communications Officer\r\nCommissionaires\r\n902-421-2378\r\nlhowlett@commissionaires.ns.ca<\/pre>\n<\/p><\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>HALIFAX, Nova Scotia, Jan. 11, 2021 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) &#8212; Commissionaires Nova Scotia has been selected by the Halifax Port Authority for the provision of security-related services, including surveillance monitoring, patrolling, and access control. The initial term of the contract is one year with the option to renew annually for two additional years. Commissionaires has been HPA\u2019s security partner for over a decade. The new contract was awarded following an open tender process and came into effect January 1, 2021. Commissionaires employs 46 full-time staff year-round at the Port of Halifax, and an additional 22 staff during a typical six-month cruise season. \u201cWe see Commissionaires as a part of our Port Community,\u201d said Captain Allan Gray, President &amp; CEO, Halifax Port &hellip; <\/p>\n<p class=\"link-more\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.marketnewsdesk.com\/index.php\/halifax-port-authority-awards-multi-year-security-contract-to-commissionaires\/\" class=\"more-link\">Continue reading<span class=\"screen-reader-text\"> &#8220;Halifax Port Authority Awards Multi-Year Security Contract to Commissionaires&#8221;<\/span><\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-412304","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry"],"yoast_head":"<!-- This site is optimized with the Yoast SEO plugin v27.5 - https:\/\/yoast.com\/product\/yoast-seo-wordpress\/ -->\n<title>Halifax Port Authority Awards Multi-Year Security Contract to Commissionaires - Market Newsdesk<\/title>\n<meta name=\"robots\" content=\"index, follow, max-snippet:-1, max-image-preview:large, max-video-preview:-1\" \/>\n<link rel=\"canonical\" href=\"https:\/\/www.marketnewsdesk.com\/index.php\/halifax-port-authority-awards-multi-year-security-contract-to-commissionaires\/\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:locale\" content=\"en_US\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:type\" content=\"article\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:title\" content=\"Halifax Port Authority Awards Multi-Year Security Contract to Commissionaires - Market Newsdesk\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:description\" content=\"HALIFAX, Nova Scotia, Jan. 11, 2021 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) &#8212; Commissionaires Nova Scotia has been selected by the Halifax Port Authority for the provision of security-related services, including surveillance monitoring, patrolling, and access control. 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