The Canadian Coast Guard has opened its seasonal search and rescue bases in Quebec City, Tadoussac, Kegaska, Riviere-au-Renard, Havre-Saint-Pierre and Cap-aux-Meules. The bases are open from April to November. Call 418-648-5474.
On behalf of Fisheries and Oceans Minister Gail Shea (Egmont, P.E.I.), Conservative MP Joe Preston (Elgin-Middlesex-London) presented East Elgin Secondary School’s Environmental Leadership Program with a 2015 National Recreational Fisheries Award. Under the direction of teacher Duncan Sinclair, Jr., the Environmental Leadership Program takes in more than 20 students per year to work on improving habitat in the Catfish Creek … Read more
On behalf of Fisheries and Oceans Minister Gail Shea (Egmont, P.E.I.), Conservative MP Ben Lobb (Huron-Bruce, Ont.) announced that the federal government will invest in a harbour improvement project at Bayfield Harbour that will provide a safer and more efficient working environment for local fishermen and harbour users.
Fisheries and Oceans Minister Gail Shea (Egmont, P.E.I.) and Conservative MP Tilly O’Neill-Gordon (Miramichi, N.B.) announced $36.2 million in funding to improve safety and working conditions for fishermen at 14 fishing harbours in Northeast New Brunswick. The full release is available online. Call 613-992-3474.
On behalf of Fisheries and Oceans Minister Gail Shea (Egmont, P.E.I.), National Revenue Minister Kerry-Lynne D. Findlay (Delta-Richmond, B.C.) announced that the Government of Canada will invest in improvements at Ladner Harbour. This funding will provide a safer and more efficient working environment for local fishermen and harbour users. At the Ladner Small Craft Harbours … Read more
On behalf of Fisheries and Oceans Minister Gail Shea (Egmont, P.E.I.), Parliamentary Secretary to the Minister of National Revenue, for the Atlantic Canada Opportunities Agency and to the Minister of Agriculture Gerald Keddy (South Shore-St. Margaret’s, N.S.) announced that the Government of Canada is making a two-year investment to repair the Cape Sable Lighthouse. The project will include repairs to … Read more
On behalf of Fisheries and Oceans Minister Gail Shea (Egmont, P.E.I.), Minister of Infrastructure, Communities and Intergovernmental Affairs and Minister of the Economic Development Agency of Canada for the Regions of Quebec Denis Lebel (Roberval-Lac-Saint-Jean, Que.) announced that a $156 million contract has been awarded to Bell Helicopter Textron Canada for the procurement and delivery of seven medium-lift … Read more
On behalf of Fisheries and Oceans Minister Gail Shea (Egmont, P.E.I.), Conservative MP Rodney Weston (Saint John, N.B.) announced that the federal government will fund work to upgrade a fuel storage tank at the Canadian Coast Guard facility in Saint John, N.B. The full release is available online. Call 613-992-3474.
In Fredericton, N.B., Fisheries and Oceans Canada (DFO) unveiled 3D printed models of HMS Erebus, Sir John Franklin’s lead ship in Canada’s Arctic waters in 2014. The models were printed from the multibeam sonar data collected by DFO’s Canadian Hydrographic Service. The bathymetric measurements were processed in seafloor mapping software created by the New Brunswick-based company CARIS … Read more
Fisheries and Oceans Minister Gail Shea (Egmont, P.E.I.) announced the 2015/2016 Northern shrimp fishery management decisions for Shrimp Fishing Areas 0, 4, 5 and 6. The full release is available online. Call 613-990-7537. Fisheries and Oceans Minister Gail Shea (Egmont, P.E.I.) announced that the Government of Canada will invest approximately $7.7 million over the next two years in harbour … Read more
