On behalf of Fisheries and Oceans Minister Gail Shea (Egmont, P.E.I.), Labour Minister Kellie Leitch (Simcoe-Grey, Ont.) announced federal government investment in improvements at Thornbury Harbour, Ont. The project will consist of the replacement of floating wharves and finger piers. The full release is available online. Call 613-990-7537.
Fisheries and Oceans Minister Gail Shea (Egmont, P.E.I.) announced a major investment to improve safety and work conditions for fishermen at Milligan’s Shore on Prince Edward Island. In total, the federal government will invest $18.8 million over the next two years in PEI’s small craft harbours. The full release is available online. Call 613-992-3474.
The Canadian Coast Guard (CCG) will start annual spring icebreaking operations on the Great Lakes/St. Lawrence Seaway around March 23, 2015. CCG is working closely with the United States Coast Guard, the St. Lawrence Seaway Management Corporation and the U.S. Saint Lawrence Seaway Development Corporation in planning spring icebreaking operations, which will be especially challenging this year due to heavy … Read more
On behalf of Fisheries and Oceans Minister Gail Shea (Egmont, P.E.I.), Treasury Board President Tony Clement (Parry Sound-Muskoka, Ont.) announced that the Government of Canada will fund work to upgrade storage tanks at the Parry Sound Coast Guard Base. Call 613-990-7537.
On behalf of Fisheries and Oceans Minister Gail Shea (Egmont, P.E.I.), Parliamentary Secretary to the Minister of National Defence James Bezan (Selkirk-Interlake , Man.) announced $7.5 million in funding for the province of Manitoba to improve safety and working conditions for fishermen at its harbours. Approximately eleven fishing harbours in Manitoba will benefit from this investment. The full release is available online. Call 613-992-3474.
Fisheries and Oceans Minister Gail Shea (Egmont, P.E.I.) currently leads the Canadian delegation at the Seafood Expo North America 2015. She is meeting with buyers, suppliers and exhibitors from across North America and overseas to demonstrate the Government of Canada’s vast efforts to build on existing markets and to introduce new markets for the country’s seafood … Read more
Joined by several Canadian companies at the Seafood Expo North America in Boston, Fisheries and Oceans Minister Gail Shea (Egmont, P.E.I.) highlighted the 2014 trade figures for Canada’s exports of fish and seafood products. Canadian exports continued to grow once again, with total sales of $4.9 billion in 2014. This represents an overall increase of … Read more
Fisheries and Oceans Minister Gail Shea (Egmont, P.E.I.) will lead a delegation of Canadian fisheries and aquaculture representatives and industry members to Seafood Expo North America (formerly known as the International Boston Seafood Show) from March 15-17, 2015 in Boston, USA. The full release is available online. Call 613-990-7537.
Public Safety Minister Steven Blaney (Levis-Bellechasse, Que.) announced that government has awarded a $13.6 million contract to Chantier Davie Canada Inc. for Vessel Life Extension and refit work for the Canadian Coast Guard Ship (CCGS) Earl Grey. Renewing the Canadian Coast Guard Fleet is part of the Government of Canada’s National Shipbuilding Procurement Strategy. Call 613-990-7537.
Fisheries and Oceans Minister Gail Shea (Egmont, P.E.I.) attended the first meeting of the Ministerial Advisory Committee on Atlantic Salmon in Halifax, Nova Scotia. At the meeting, officials from the Department of Fisheries and Oceans presented the most recent data including the latest science, regional management enforcement measures and international strategies in relation to Atlantic salmon. On … Read more
