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SALT SPRING ISLAND, BC – Ensuring Canada is prepared to respond to a major incident in our waters is an integral part of keeping Canadians safe and protecting our marine environment and coastal communities.
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The Canadian Coast Guard, Canadian Armed Forces, BC Ferries, Emergency Management BC, BC Emergency Health Services, and Public Safety Canada are leading a large scale, multi-agency, on-water emergency preparedness exercise in the Gulf Islands area.
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Ottawa, Ontario – The Government of Canada has awarded a contract for the dismantling of the Kathryn Spirit, which will lead to its permanent removal from the shores of Beauharnois, Quebec. We are pleased to announce this decisive step to permanently resolve the environmental and safety concern that this vessel poses to the community of Beauharnois.
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MONTREAL, QUÉBEC – The Canadian Coast Guard’s annual Arctic season is winding down as the fall season is upon us and vessel traffic in the Arctic has decreased considerably in the past few weeks.
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SARNIA, ONTARIO – The Canadian Coast Guard wishes to advise the public that its Inshore Rescue Boat (IRB) stations in Ontario are wrapping up their seasonal maritime search and rescue service. The Coast Guard's IRB stations are located at Britt, Brebeuf Island, Hill Island, Port Lambton, Thames River and Long Point. These stations open each May and will be operational until Wednesday, September 6, 2017.
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The Canadian Coast Guard advises the public that the seasonal inshore rescue boat stations located in Bainsville (Ontario), Pointe-aux-Anglais (Oka), Beaconsfield, Longueuil, Sorel and Trois-Rivières are beginning to wrap up their annual summer activities. All the stations will be operational until Monday September 4, 2017, at 6:00 p.m.
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PLACENTIA, NEWFOUNDLAND AND LABRADOR – The Government of Canada is committed to protecting our waters and marine ecosystems. This investment will generate economic benefits in the region through daily operations and good middle-class jobs. By making these investments, we’re not only investing in a world-leading marine safety system, we’re investing in the future of our Coast Guard.
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PLACENTIA (NEWFOUNDLAND AND LABRADOR -- Ken McDonald, Member of Parliament for Avalon, will be in Placentia, NL on behalf of the Honourable Dominic LeBlanc, Minister of Fisheries, Oceans and the Canadian Coast Guard to announce the awarding of the construction contract for a significant investment in infrastructure for the Canadian Coast Guard Atlantic Region, and Fisheries and Oceans Canada, Newfoundland and Labrador Region.
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Montreal, Quebec – The Canadian Coast Guard is currently nearing the midway point of the 2017 Arctic season. Icebreaking operations in support of industry resupply to Arctic communities in the lower Arctic have been completed. Coast Guard vessels are now providing ice escorts and icebreaking to support shipping and resupply to communities in the high Arctic.
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Montreal, Quebec – The Canadian Coast Guard is pleased to announce that its annual Arctic operational season is now underway. Months of planning and preparations have gone into making this one of the earliest starts to its Arctic operations. The Canadian Coast Guard is expanding its Arctic season in 2017-2018 and will continue to gradually increase its presence over the next several years.
