Fisheries and Oceans Minister Gail Shea (Egmont, P.E.I.) and Rural Development Minister Ron MacKinley were in Charlottetown to announce a combined investment of $50,500 for the P.E.I. Firefighters’ Association to enhance the Fire School facility. The P.E.I. Firefighters’ Association have undertaken upgrades to their warehouse training facility to ensure Island firefighters are better trained and more … Read more
Walter Oster was presented with a 2013 Recreational Fisheries Award on Tuesday, Jan. 21, 2014 by Dave Burden, regional director general, Central and Arctic Region, on behalf of Fisheries and Oceans Minister Gail Shea (Egmont, P.E.I.). Oster has been a tremendous contributor to, and advocate for, recreational fishing and conservation in the province of Ontario and especially for … Read more
Conservative MP John Williamson (New Brunswick Southwest, N.B.) announced that the Government of Canada is undertaking engineering work at Blacks Harbour. This is part of an additional $400,000 investment in projects at small craft harbours in New Brunswick in 2013-2014. The work at Blacks Harbour consists of completing engineering designs for a future project at … Read more
Fisheries and Oceans Canada (DFO) announces that the groundfish ice fishing season on the Saguenay River will open on Jan. 18, 2014, and close on Mar. 2, 2014. More information is available online. Call 418-648-5419.
The Canadian Coast Guard Atlantic Region will be closing its seasonal search and rescue stations in Souris and Summerside, Prince Edward Island and Shippagan, New Brunswick during the week of December 16-20, weather permitting. The full release is available online. Call 902-426-3550.
Fisheries and Oceans Minister Gail Shea (Egmont, P.E.I.) and Environment Minister Leona Aglukkaq (Nunavut) announced the award of two contracts totaling $1.1M to Northern Transportation Company Limited for Vessel Life Extension refit work to Canadian Coast Guard ships CCGS Dumit and CCGS Eckaloo. These two vessels, based in Hay River, provide Aid to Navigation services … Read more
The Canadian Coast Guard will proceed with the annual closure of its seasonal search and rescue bases in Quebec, Tadoussac, Kegaska, Riviere-au-Renard and Havre-Saint-Pierre around Nov. 30, 2013. The Cap-aux-Meules base will close on Dec. 31, 2013. The Canadian Coast Guard's seasonal bases are strategically located to provide rapid assistance and reduce the number and … Read more
On Oct. 23, 2013, Chilliwack Provincial Court sentenced Clayton Wood for offences committed in 2010 and 2011, and Winston Kimber for offences committed with Wood in 2011. On July 23, 2013, Wood was found guilty of four counts against the Fisheries Act, including illegally selling sockeye and coho salmon caught for food, social and ceremonial … Read more
Fisheries and Oceans Minister Gail Shea (Egmont, P.E.I.) delivered remarks at the National Harbour Authority Advisory Committee's Annual Meeting in celebration of the Harbour Authority Program's 25th anniversary. The National Harbour Authority Advisory Committee is a national advisory body that consists of fifteen Harbour Authority representatives. The annual meeting brought together these Harbour Authority representatives … Read more
The Canadian Coast Guard advises the public that the seasonally operated Search and Rescue stations located on the Great Lakes, Georgian Bay and St. Lawrence River in Ontario will be winding down their annual operations and will close on the dates listed below. These stations will reopen in April 2014. November 25, 2013: Thunder Bay … Read more
