On June 15th 2017, Bernadette Jordan, Member of Parliament for South Shore-St Margaret’s, will make an announcement on protection for the marine environment
SYDNEY, NOVA SCOTIA - The Honourable Dominic LeBlanc, Minister of Fisheries, Oceans and the Canadian Coast Guard, issued the following statement today:
The Canadian Coast Guard announces the opening of its seasonal rescue stations in Bainsville (Ontario), Pointe-aux-Anglais (Oka), Beaconsfield, Longueuil, Sorel and Trois-Rivières. These stations will resume regular operations on May 31, 2017 at noon. They will continue until September 6, 2017 during the week, and until September 24, 2017 on weekends. The Beaconsfield rescue station will temporarily provide search and rescue services from the Royal St. Lawrence Yacht Club in Dorval until the water levels return to normal.
Vancouver – Roger Girouard, Assistant Commissioner for the Canadian Coast Guard Western Region, will be available to the media to provide information about the Sea Island Dive Program.
Gaspé (Quebec) - Through the $1.5-billion Oceans Protection Plan (OPP), the Government of Canada is helping Canada become a world leader in marine safety. Today the Honourable Dominic LeBlanc, Minister of Fisheries, Oceans and the Canadian Coast Guard, announced that, in addition to 12 new long-range search-and-rescue lifeboats currently being built, the Government plans on building an additional eight boats, five of which will be purchased through the OPP.
Cap-aux-Meules (Quebec) - One of the Government of Canada's priorities is to ensure safe and secure Canadian waters. Abandoned, derelict and wrecked vessels are a real problem for certain Canadian municipalities because of the risks that they pose to the marine environment, safe navigation, public health, the quality of life of waterfront residents, and local economies. That is the case for the SS Corfu Island, which ran aground off the Magdalen Islands archipelago in 1963 and is on a beach in Étang-du-Nord.
The Honourable Dominic LeBlanc, Minister of Fisheries, Oceans and the Canadian Coast Guard will be in Gaspé to make an announcement regarding maritime search and rescue.
The Honourable Dominic LeBlanc, Minister of Fisheries, Oceans and the Canadian Coast Guard, will make an announcement regarding the SS Corfu Island during his visit to the Magdalen Islands.
Sarnia, Ontario : The Canadian Coast Guard (CCG) seasonally operated lifeboat stations on the Great Lakes, Georgian Bay and St. Lawrence River in Ontario will reopen on the following dates: