Minister of Fisheries, Oceans and the Canadian Coast Guard Diane Lebouthillier (Gaspésie-Îles-de-la-Madeleine, Que.) announced $24.29 million in funding, with $3.37 million ongoing, to expand Indigenous search and rescue training and exercising on all coasts, and a $34.1 million investment in the Canadian Coast Guard Auxiliary, with $4.85 million ongoing, through the Oceans Protection Plan over … Read more
Parliamentary Secretary to the Minister of Fisheries, Oceans and the Canadian Coast Guard Mike Kelloway (Cape Breton-Canso, N.S.) was joined by Minister of Housing, Infrastructure and Communities Sean Fraser (Central Nova, N.S.) to celebrate the steel cutting milestone on the first of the two future Arctic and Offshore Patrol Ships for the Canadian Coast Guard, … Read more
The Canadian Coast Guard officially welcomed CCGS Chedabucto Bay to its fleet at the Lifeboat Station in Clarks Harbour, N.S. The full release is available online. Call 613-992-3474.
The Canadian Coast Guard exercised its authority under the Wrecked, Abandoned or Hazardous Vessels Act to issue its first fine. On June 27, the Canadian Coast Guard issued a fine to the owner of the vessel Akoo, a 27-foot white hull cabin cruiser aground in Cadboro Bay, B.C. It is determined to pose a hazard to the marine environment … Read more
Minister of Fisheries, Oceans and the Canadian Coast Guard Joyce Murray (Vancouver Quadra, B.C.) announced the Canadian Coast Guard will now take action against owners of hazardous boats or wrecks. The Canadian Coast Guard will now provide written notices to owners when their boat poses a hazard, and can then issue fines when appropriate. Not … Read more
Minister of Fisheries, Oceans and the Canadian Coast Guard Joyce Murray (Vancouver Quadra, B.C.) and Parliamentary Secretary to the Leader of the Government in the House of Commons (Senate) Mark Gerretsen (Kingston and the Islands, Ont.) celebrated the official opening of the Canadian Coast Guard’s new search and rescue station in Kingston, Ont. The new station and … Read more
The Canadian Coast Guard’s Arctic Marine Response Station in Rankin Inlet, Nunavut, is now open for the season. The full release is available online. Call 204-984-4715.
The Canadian Coast Guard’s (CCG) annual Arctic operational season is underway. In total, eight CCG icebreakers are scheduled to deploy from June into November to support northern communities and operational and program commitments. The full release is available online. Call 204-984-4715.
After nearly ten years of research and engineering work with Montréal-based clean-tech company, Terragon Environmental Technologies, the Canadian Coast Guard introduced the first Sewage Wastewater Electrochemical Treatment Technology System (WETT-S™) now in operation on the Canadian Coast Guard Ship (CCGS) Earl Grey. This is the first-ever WETT-S™ being commissioned on a Canadian Coast Guard ship and in the … Read more
Minister of Fisheries, Oceans and the Canadian Coast Guard Joyce Murray (Vancouver Quadra, B.C.) honoured the graduating class of 2023 during a ceremony at the Canadian Coast Guard College in Sydney, N.S. These newly graduated officers will immediately be posted to Canadian Coast Guard vessels to start conducting and supporting operations in service of the people … Read more
