As part of a $106 million investment in small craft harbours across the country, the Government of Canada will provide $9.5 million to repair and maintain fishing harbours in Prince Edward Island. The $106 million in funding includes $66 million in regular program funding for the Small Craft Harbours Program in 2014-15 and $40 million … Read more
Minister of Public Works and Government Services Diane Finley (Haldimand-Norfolk, Ont.) and Conservative MP Larry Miller (Bruce-Grey-Owen Sound, Ont.) announced the opening of a new Asian carp science lab in Burlington, Ontario. Rather than shipping samples for analysis outside of the country, the new lab will allow Fisheries and Oceans Canada scientists to rapidly test samples … Read more
On behalf of Fisheries and Oceans Minister Gail Shea (Egmont, P.E.I.), Conservative Newfoundland and Labrador Senator Elizabeth Marshall officially welcomed the new Canadian Coast Guard Ship G. Peddle, S.C. into service at a ceremony in St. John’s, N.L. The CCGS G. Peddle S.C. is named after Canadian Coast Guard Chief Officer Gregory Paul Peddle, S.C. of Spaniard’s Bay, NL. Chief Officer Peddle and his colleagues, senior … Read more
Fisheries and Oceans Minister Gail Shea (Egmont, P.E.I.) announced that the Government of Canada is now accepting funding applications for Round III of the Recreational Fisheries Conservation Partnerships Program (RFCPP). The RFCPP was announced in Economic Action Plan 2013 to support habitat restoration projects led by recreational fishing and angling groups, as well as conservation organizations. … Read more
On behalf of Fisheries and Oceans Minister Gail Shea (Egmont, P.E.I.), Chief Government Whip John Duncan (Vancouver Island North, B.C.) presented a 2014 National Recreational Fisheries Award to Frank Collins, president of the Tahsis Salmon Enhancement Society. The Tahsis Salmon Enhancement Society’s volunteers created the Les Dowding Memorial Volunteer Hatchery in 1982. It started as a co-operative venture … Read more
On behalf of Fisheries and Oceans Minister Gail Shea (Egmont, P.E.I.), Conservative MP James Bezan (Selkirk-Interlake, Man.) announced that the Government of Canada is investing $1.8 million to support improvement projects at small craft harbours in Manitoba. MP Bezan made the announcement at Hnausa Harbour, where a major repair project will soon be underway to replace the … Read more
Fisheries and Oceans Minister Gail Shea (Egmont, P.E.I.) and Conservative MP Greg Kerr (West Nova, N.S.) announced that the Government of Canada is undertaking emergency dredging at Cape St. Mary. A hydrographic survey carried out in the spring of 2014 showed that major dredging of the harbour, particularly at the channel entrance, is required to ensure the safety of … Read more
On behalf of Fisheries and Oceans Minister Gail Shea (Egmont, P.E.I.), Conservative MP John Duncan (Vancouver Island North, B.C.) announced an investment of $590,000 to support improvement projects at three small craft harbours in British Columbia. The full release is available online. Call 613-990-7537.
On behalf of Fisheries and Oceans Minister Gail Shea (Egmont, P.E.I.), Finance Minister Joe Oliver (Eglington-Lawrence, Ont.) welcomed the new Canadian Coast Guard Ship (CCGS) Corporal Teather C.V. into service at a ceremony in Toronto. The full release is available online. Call 613-992-3474.
Fisheries and Oceans Minister Gail Shea (Egmont, P.E.I.) announced the acceptance of the eighth of the Canadian Coast Guard’s new Hero Class vessels, the CCGS M. Charles M.B. This Mid-Shore Patrol Vessel will be based on the West Coast and was constructed in Halifax, Nova Scotia by Irving Shipbuilding Inc. A formal naming and dedication ceremony will … Read more
