MP Rogers to announce enhancements to the Canadian Coast Guard’s emergency response capacity in eastern Newfoundland

Member of Parliament for Bonavista—Burin—Trinity, Churence Rogers, on behalf of the Minister of Fisheries, Oceans and the Canadian Coast Guard, the Honourable Jonathan Wilkinson, will unveil the new Canadian Coast Guard search and rescue station in Old Perlican and welcome the new lifeboat CCGS Sacred Bay.

Old Perlican, Newfoundland and Labrador — Member of Parliament for Bonavista—Burin—Trinity, Churence Rogers, on behalf of the Minister of Fisheries, Oceans and the Canadian Coast Guard, the Honourable Jonathan Wilkinson, will unveil the new Canadian Coast Guard search and rescue station in Old Perlican and welcome the new lifeboat CCGS Sacred Bay.

Date:               Thursday August 22, 2019
Time:               1:30 p.m., local time
Location:         Canadian Coast Guard Station
                          Old Perlican, NL         

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