Public Services and Procurement Canada, on behalf the Canadian Coast Guard, has issued two Requests for Supply Arrangements to address a short- term need in the Canadian Coast Guard’s delivery of additional services on the Saint-Lawrence and the Great Lakes. These services will be used when necessary, to complement Coast Guard’s capacity, maintain the flow of … Read more
The Gulf Islands were the site of a simulated ferry evacuation, with the Joint Task Force (Pacific) of the Canadian Armed Forces coordinating search and rescue operations in a large-scale, on-water exercise. The exercise is jointly managed by the Department of National Defence and the Canadian Coast Guard with coordination through the Joint Rescue Coordination … Read more
The Government of Canada has awarded a contract for the dismantling of the Kathryn Spirit, which will lead to its permanent removal from the shores of Beauharnois, Quebec. We are pleased to announce this decisive step to permanently resolve the environmental and safety concern that this vessel poses to the community of Beauharnois. The $11,134,179 contract, awarded … Read more
The Canadian Coast Guard is currently nearing the midway point of the 2017 Arctic season. Icebreaking operations in support of industry resupply to Arctic communities in the lower Arctic have been completed. Coast Guard vessels are now providing ice escorts and icebreaking to support shipping and resupply to communities in the high Arctic. The Canadian Coast … Read more
Minister of Fisheries, Oceans and the Canadian Coast Guard Dominic LeBlanc (Beauséjour, N.B.) announced the creation of the Atlantic Science Enterprise Centre at the Gulf Fisheries Centre. Over the next few years, Fisheries and Oceans Canada will be transforming the Gulf Region’s regional headquarters building, the Gulf Fisheries Centre, into a world class, innovative and collaborative scientific … Read more
Minister of Fisheries, Oceans and the Canadian Coast Guard Dominic LeBlanc (Beauséjour, N.B.) announced that the Government of Canada is investing $6.9 million this year to carry out projects at several small craft harbours in south-east New Brunswick. This includes an investment at Cap-des-Caissie as part of a two-year project for the construction of a marginal … Read more
The Coast Guard, under powers granted to it by the Canada Shipping Act 2001, had given the owner of the MV Farley Mowat until Monday June 12, 2017, to develop a plan to address the threat of pollution the vessel posed while at dock in Shelburne. With the deadline passed and no plan from the owner, the Coast Guard … Read more
Minister of Fisheries, Oceans and the Canadian Coast Guard Dominic LeBlanc (Beauséjour, N.B.) and National Revenue Minister Diane Lebouthillier (Gaspésie-Îles-de-la-Madeleine, Que.) announced that a technical study would be conducted in 2017-2018 on the SS Corfu Island. This exhaustive study will help determine the structural condition of the wreck and identify environmental and socioeconomic issues related to the vessel. … Read more
Minister of Fisheries, Oceans and the Canadian Coast Guard Dominic LeBlanc (Beauséjour, N.B.) announced that, in addition to 12 new long-range search-and-rescue lifeboats currently being built, the Government plans on building an additional eight boats, five of which will be purchased through the OPP. LeBlanc also announced that the CCGS Baie de Plaisance, which is one of the … Read more
Eighteen members of the Canadian Coast Guard Atlantic Region were awarded Exemplary Service Medals last week at Government House in Halifax. The awards were presented by the Honourable John James Grant, CMM, ONS, CD (Ret’d), Lieutenant Governor of Nova Scotia on behalf of His Excellency the Right Honourable David Johnston, Governor General of Canada and … Read more
