Parliamentary Secretary to the Minister of Fisheries, Oceans and the Canadian Coast Guard Mike Kelloway (Cape Breton-Canso, N.S.) welcomed CCGS La Poile Bay to the Canadian Coast Guard fleet with a dedication to service ceremony at the Canadian Coast Guard’s search and rescue station in Louisbourg, N.S. The full release is available online. Call 604-679-5462.
The Canadian Coast Guard announced the award of a $36.14 million vessel life extension contract for the CCGS George R. Pearkes. The vessel will be dry-docked and enter an extended maintenance period designed to increase its operational life. The full release is available online. Call 604-679-5462.
The Canadian Coast Guard officially dedicated into service CCGS John Cabot. This is the third of three Offshore Fisheries Science Vessels built under the National Shipbuilding Strategy. A dockside ceremony was held at the vessel’s homeport, the Canadian Coast Guard’s Atlantic Region headquarters in St. John’s, Nfld. The full release is available online. Call 604-679-5462.
Parliamentary Secretary to the Minister of Fisheries, Oceans and the Canadian Coast Guard Mike Kelloway (Cape Breton-Canso, N.S.) joined the Canadian Coast Guard as they came together with past and present crew members, scientists, and staff to celebrate the CCGS Hudson’s 59 years of service following its recent decommissioning. The full release is available online. Call 604-679-5462.
The Canadian Coast Guard’s Inshore Rescue Boat station in Rankin Inlet, Nunavut, is now open for the season. The station is crewed by Indigenous members hired and trained by the Canadian Coast Guard under Canada’s Oceans Protection Plan. The full release is available online. Call 289-260-9726.
Minister of Fisheries, Oceans and the Canadian Coast Guard Joyce Murray (Vancouver Quadra, B.C.) announced $2 million in funding for 10 communities through the Indigenous Community Boat Volunteer Program to buy boats and related safety equipment. The full release is available online. Call 604-679-5462.
The Canadian Coast Guard marked the delivery of the 11th and 12th Search and Rescue lifeboats, the CCGS Chignecto Bay and CCGS Shediac Bay, built by Chantier Naval Forillon from Gaspé, Que., and Hike Metal Products Ltd from Wheatley, Ont., respectively. The delivery of the CCGS Chignecto Bay and CCGS Shediac Bay marks the beginning of the homestretch for the construction and delivery of 20 Search … Read more
Canadian Coast Guard Commissioner Mario Pelletier opened “Coast Guard Day” as part of the Canadian Coast Guard’s 60th anniversary celebration in Victoria, B.C., and announced the start of operations on the west coast for the CCGS Sir Wilfred Grenfell. Coast Guard Day is a one-day open house that provides the community of Greater Victoria with a glimpse … Read more
During its first in-person graduation ceremony since 2019, the College is bidding fair winds and following seas to 51 graduates from its Officer Training Program. These new Officers have completed the 45-month program, which is delivered in both official languages and offers a choice between Navigation and Marine Engineering streams. The full release is available … Read more
The Canadian Coast Guard’s seasonal Inshore Rescue Boat stations located in Saint-Zotique, Vaudreuil (Lac des Deux Montagnes), Beaconsfield, Longueuil, Sorel and Trois-Rivières, Que., will resume operations on Wednesday, June 1 at noon. They will remain operational 7 days a week, until Wednesday, September 7, at noon. The full release is available online. Call 418-648-5474.
