| Canadian Coast Guard | backgrounders
Captain Myrtle ‘Molly’ Kool (1916-2009) was a pioneer in Canada’s maritime history. The first woman in North America to become a licensed ship captain, Kool helped pave the way for future generations of women in her field. Born into a family of mariners in Alma, New Brunswick, Kool was on the water since her early days, where she built her career and reputation as a courageous and fearless mariner.
| Canadian Coast Guard | news releases
Our Canadian waterways play a crucial role in our culture, history, and economy. Keeping these waterways safe and open for business is a priority for the Government of Canada. This is why we are ensuring that the Canadian Coast Guard is properly equipped for the important work it carries out on a daily basis in keeping Canadians and our Canadian waters safe.
| Canadian Coast Guard | media advisories
St. John’s, Newfoundland – Members of the media are invited to participate in a technical briefing in person or via teleconference on the Canadian Coast Guard’s winter icebreaking operations in Atlantic Canada.
| Canadian Coast Guard | news releases
Keeping our oceans and waters safe is a priority for our Government. Two new search and rescue lifeboats have arrived to join the Canadian Coast Guard fleet on the West Coast, enhancing the critical marine search and rescue services provided by the Coast Guard in the region and helping to keep Canadians and our Canadian waters safe.
| Canadian Coast Guard | media advisories
Lévis, Québec – On behalf of the Minister of Fisheries, Oceans and the Canadian Coast Guard, the Honourable Jonathan Wilkinson, the Minister of Public Services and Procurement and Accessibility, the Honourable Carla Qualtrough, the Honourable Jean-Yves Duclos, Minister of Families, Children and Social Development, and Parliamentary Secretary to the Minister of Finance, and Member of Parliament for Louis-Hebert, Joel will make an announcement about Canadian Coast Guard Icebreakers.
| Canadian Coast Guard | news releases
The Canadian Coast Guard will proceed with the annual closure of its seasonal search and rescue bases in Québec, Tadoussac, Kegaska, Rivière-au-Renard and Havre-Saint-Pierre around November 24, 2018. The Cap-aux-Meules base will close on December 30, 2018.
| Canadian Coast Guard | news releases
The Canadian Coast Guard advises the public that our 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:
| Canadian Coast Guard | news releases
With the departure of the CCGS Louis S. St-Laurent from Arctic waters this weekend, the Canadian Coast Guard’s 2018 Arctic operational season is nearing an end.
| Canadian Coast Guard | news releases
The Canadian Coast Guard is strengthening its network for monitoring marine traffic on the West Coast, with six new radar installations that will provide a more reliable and accurate picture of traffic in the waters off southern British Columbia.
| Canadian Coast Guard | news releases
Saint John, New Brunswick — The Government of Canada is investing in new infrastructure for Canadian Coast Guard operations.The Canadian Coast Guard plays a vital role in one of the safest marine systems in the world, and its members go to work every day to ensure the safety of mariners and the marine environment.
