On October 12, 2018, Parliamentary Secretary Sean Casey and Member of Parliament for Charlottetown, on behalf of the Honourable Jonathan Wilkinson, Minister of Fisheries, Oceans and the Canadian Coast Guard, along with the Honourable Robert Henderson, Prince Edward Island Minister of Agriculture and Fisheries, will make an announcement in Charlottetown related to the Atlantic Fisheries Fund.
Vancouver, BC – The Honourable Jonathan Wilkinson, Minister of Fisheries, Oceans and the Canadian Coast Guard will make an important announcement about the protection of Wild Salmon.
Vancouver, British-Columbia – On behalf of the Honourable Jonathan Wilkinson, Minister of Fisheries, Oceans and the Canadian Coast Guard, Pamela Goldsmith-Jones, Member of Parliament for West Vancouver – Sunshine Coast – Sea to Sky Country, will highlight new Canadian initiatives to make Canada’s oceans cleaner, safer and healthier.
Halifax, Nova Scotia – The Honourable Jonathan Wilkinson, Minister of Fisheries, Oceans and the Canadian Coast Guard, the Honourable Catherine McKenna, Minister of Environment and Climate Change and the Honourable Amarjeet Sohi, Minister of Natural Resources, will announce new Canadian actions in support of our oceans on the margins of the G7 Joint ministerial session on Healthy Oceans, Seas, and Resilient Communities.
Vancouver, BC – The Honourable Jonathan Wilkinson, Minister of Fisheries, Oceans and the Canadian Coast Guard, on behalf of the Honourable Catherine McKenna, Minister of Environment and Climate Change, will announce the designation of a new marine National Wildlife Area, the first protected marine area established under the Canada Wildlife Act. A second announcement will be made by Shell Canada regarding a significant contribution the company is making to marine conservation off coastal British Columbia.
Ottawa, Ontario – Department of Fisheries and Oceans (DFO) and Transport Canada (TC) will hold a phone-in media availability about the status of North Atlantic right whales. DFO and TC officials will be available to answer questions regarding measures taken this year by the Government of Canada to protect this endangered species, including current status and next steps.
The Honourable Jonathan Wilkinson, Minister of Fisheries, Oceans and the Canadian Coast Guard, will be in Victoria, British Columbia tomorrow to make several announcements.
The Honourable Scott Brison, President of the Treasury Board and Member of Parliament for Kings – Hants, on behalf of the Honourable Jonathan Wilkinson, Minister of Fisheries, Oceans and the Canadian Coast Guard, will announce the Government of Canada’s plan to improve small craft harbours in Nova Scotia.
The Honourable Jonathan Wilkinson, Minister of Fisheries, Oceans and the Canadian Coast Guard, will be in Foxtrap, Newfoundland and Labrador, to share details of the Federal Government’s investment in Small Craft Harbours projects.