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The Canadian Coast Guard’s seasonal search and rescue stations in Québec City, Tadoussac, Kegaska and Cap-aux-Meules are now open. For Havre-Saint-Pierre and Rivière-au-Renard, the service will resume when the ice cover has melted.
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Sarnia, Ontario – The Canadian Coast Guard advises residents near Parry Sound, Ontario that the CCGS Samuel Risley is conducting icebreaking operations in the area on or around April 1, 2020. The purpose of this annual operation is to break up the ice in order to allow commercial vessels safe and efficient movement.
| Canadian Coast Guard | news releases
Four of the Canadian Coast Guard’s seasonally operated lifeboat stations on the Great Lakes will reopen.
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Sarnia, Ontario – The Canadian Coast Guard advises residents near Whitefish River, Ontario that the CCGS Samuel Risley is conducting icebreaking operations in the area on or around March 21, 2020. The purpose of this annual operation is to break up the ice in order to allow commercial vessels safe and efficient movement near the Lafarge terminal.
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The Canadian Coast Guard advises residents of Thunder Bay, Ontario that the United States Coast Guard Cutter ALDER is conducting icebreaking operations in the area on or around March 17, 2020.
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The Canadian Coast Guard advises residents and visitors along the Saguenay Fjord that the icebreaker CCGS Pierre Radisson is expected to begin spring icebreaking operations in the area on March 10, 2020.
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The Canadian Coast Guard advises people living nearby or using the shores of the St. Lawrence River, that spring icebreaking operations are planned to begin at Gentilly, on Monday, February 24, 2020.
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Nine members of the Canadian Coast Guard Atlantic Region were awarded Exemplary Service Medals and Bars today at Government House in St. John’s, NL. Her Honour The Honourable Judy Foote, Lieutenant Governor of Newfoundland and Labrador presented the awards on behalf of Her Excellency the Right Honourable Julie Payette, Governor General of Canada and Honorary Chief Commissioner of the Canadian Coast Guard.
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Sarnia, Ontario – The Canadian Coast Guard advises residents near Fisher Harbour, Ontario that the CCGS Griffon is conducting icebreaking operations in the area on or around January 11-13, 2020. The purpose of this annual operation is to break up the ice in order to allow commercial vessels safe and efficient movement.
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The Government of Canada is committed to protecting Canada’s environment and waterways. We know that abandoned vessels are not only an eye-sore for many coastal communities across the country, but can also pose a threat of pollution and safety concerns the surrounding area.
