Join us to celebrate the Canadian Coast Guard’s 60th anniversary and welcome CCGS Sir Wilfred Grenfell to operations on the west coast

Media advisory

Victoria, BC – The Canadian Coast Guard will make an announcement about the CCGS Sir Wilfred Grenfell as well as officially open “Coast Guard Day,” a public open house celebration for the Canadian Coast Guard’s 60th anniversary.

Date:                Saturday, June 11, 2022
Time:               9:30 a.m. (local time)
Location:        CCGS Sir Wilfred Grenfell
                        Canadian Coast Guard base Victoria
                        25 Huron Street

                        Victoria, BC

Additional details: Please enter at the Canadian Coast Guard’s Dallas Road gate (Dallas Road at Simcoe Street). Some street parking is available; paid parking is available at Ogden Point and Fisherman’s Wharf. A tour of the CCGS Sir Wilfred Grenfell is available after the announcement (masks required inside the ship please). You are also invited to stay for Coast Guard Day demonstrations and activities; the base is open to members of the public starting at 10:00.

Contacts

Kiri Westnedge
Communications Advisor
Canadian Coast Guard             
250-508-2038
Kiri.Westnedge@dfo-mpo.gc.ca

Media Relations
Fisheries and Oceans Canada and the Canadian Coast Guard
613-990-7537
Media.xncr@dfo-mpo.gc.ca

 

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