Canadian Coast Guard to hold events in Nova Scotia: Dedicating CCGS Jean Goodwill to service; unveiling new engine training system for Canadian Coast Guard College students and personnel

Media advisory

Sydney, Nova Scotia – The Canadian Coast Guard will hold two media events in Sydney, Nova Scotia this week.

Dedication to service ceremony for the CCGS Jean Goodwill and vessel tour

Date:                Thursday, August 25, 2022
Time:                2:00 p.m. ADT (Media should arrive by 1:30 p.m.)
Location:         Port of Sydney, 90 Esplanade
                           Sydney, NS, B1P 1A1

Mike Kelloway, Parliamentary Secretary to the Minister of Fisheries, Oceans and the Canadian Coast Guard, and Mario Pelletier, Commissioner of the Canadian Coast Guard, will attend the dedication to service ceremony for the CCGS Jean Goodwill. A media tour of the vessel will be provided following the ceremony.

Launch and demonstration of new Canadian Coast Guard College engine training system

Date:                Friday, August 26, 2022
Time:               11:00 a.m. ADT
Location:        Canadian Coast Guard College, 1190 Westmount Rd
                          Sydney, NS, B1R 2J6

Parliamentary Secretary Kelloway and Mario Pelletier, Commissioner of the Canadian Coast Guard will be at the Canadian Coast Guard College to unveil an innovative engine training system for Canadian Coast Guard students and personnel. This is the only system of its kind in Canada and one of two around the world. A demonstration will be provided.

NOTE: To ensure the continuity of our operations, we ask that all attendees complete a rapid antigen detection test (RADT) prior to these events. We recommend that a do-it-yourself RADT be used at home the night before or the morning of the ceremony. Wearing a mask will be required when physical distancing cannot be maintained.

Contacts

Kevin Lemkay
Director of Communications
Office of the Minister of Fisheries,              
Oceans and the Canadian Coast Guard
613-992-3474
kevin.lemkay@dfo-mpo.gc.ca

Media Relations

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

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