Minister of Fisheries, Oceans and the Canadian Coast Guard Jonathan Wilkinson (North Vancouver, B.C.) and Liberal MP Jati Sidhu (Mission-Matsqui-Fraser Canyon, B.C.) were at Chehalis River Hatchery and Inch Creek Hatchery to tour the salmon production facilities and meet with hatchery staff. The full release is available online. Call 343-548-7863. Minister of Fisheries, Oceans and the Canadian Coast … Read more
Minister of Fisheries, Oceans and the Canadian Coast Guard Jonathan Wilkinson (North Vancouver, B.C.) was in Squamish to present completion certificates for 23 Aboriginal Fishery Guardian trainees from around B.C. The full release is available online. Call 343-548-7863. Indigenous Services Minister Seamus O’Regan (St. John’s South–Mount Pearl, Nfld.) announced that the Government of Canada is awarding a five-year, $128 … Read more
Liberal MP Bill Casey (Cumberland-Colchester, N.S.) announced that the Confederacy of Mainland Mi’kmaq will receive nearly $1.2 million over four years to restore coastal habitats along the Northumberland Strait and the Bay of Fundy thanks to funding under the Oceans Protection Plan. The Confederacy of Mainland Mi’kmaq project coordinators will work with Mi’kmaq communities to gather ecologically or … Read more
Minister of Fisheries, Oceans and the Canadian Coast Guard Jonathan Wilkinson (North Vancouver, B.C.) announced the Agence Mamu Innu Kaikusseht will receive $1,200,000 over four years to help restore deteriorated coastal habitats important to Innu communities of the Estuary and Gulf of St. Lawrence. The full release is available online. Call 343-548-7863.
Minister of Fisheries, Oceans and the Canadian Coast Guard Jonathan Wilkinson (North Vancouver, B.C.) visited the BC Institute of Technology’s Burnaby campus. As a part of the visit, he hosted an interactive discussion with students that focused on Canada’s plan for protecting our oceans and restoring Wild Pacific Salmon. He also toured BCIT’s living laboratory … Read more
Immigration, Refugees and Citizenship Minister Ahmed Hussen (York South-Weston, Ont.) announced that the Government of Canada is investing over $2.76 million for infrastructure improvements at three Ontario small craft harbours in the communities of Rondeau (Erieau), Wheatley, and the Town of Lakeshore. The full release is available online. Call 204-984-4715.
Minister of Fisheries, Oceans and the Canadian Coast Guard Jonathan Wilkinson (North Vancouver, B.C.) announced that as part of the Nature Legacy, the Government of Canada is formally launching the Canada Nature Fund for Aquatic Species at Risk: a $55 million investment over five years to support the recovery of aquatic species at risk. The full … Read more
Canada’s fishery officers are on the front lines against illegal, unreported and unregulated fishing. In the first of several collaborations with Small Island Developing States in 2019, fishery officers boarded a U.S. Coast Guard vessel Mellon in Honolulu, Hawaii and a Royal Canadian Air Force CP-140 Aurora patrol aircraft in Nadi, Fiji, in January for a two-week long patrol in the … Read more
On UN International Day of Women and Girls in Science, Minister of Fisheries, Oceans and the Canadian Coast Guard Jonathan Wilkinson (North Vancouver, B.C.) launched his #OceansCampus Tour. He participated in a student town hall at the University of British Columbia, where Wilkinson spoke about the United Nations Decade of Ocean Science for Sustainable Development and the … Read more
Minister of Fisheries, Oceans and the Canadian Coast Guard Jonathan Wilkinson (North Vancouver, B.C.) announced a new policy to curb the purchase and use of single-use plastics at Fisheries and Oceans Canada and the Canadian Coast Guard. The new directive is designed to restrict their purchase and use for federal government meetings, events and conferences. The full release … Read more
