Dartmouth, Nova Scotia – On January 5th, 2017, Fisheries and Oceans Canada (DFO) will provide an update on the fish mortality in St. Mary's Bay, Southwest Nova Scotia.
The Honourable Diane Lebouthillier, Minister of National Revenue and Member of Parliament for Gaspésie – Les Îles-de-la-Madeleine, on behalf of the Honourable Dominic LeBlanc, Minister of Fisheries, Oceans and the Canadian Coast Guard, announces the divestiture of the L'Anse-au Griffon harbour infrastructure in the Gaspé Peninsula.
Rémi Massé, Member of Parliament for Avignon–La Mitis–Matane–Matapédia, on behalf of the Honourable Dominic LeBlanc, Minister of Fisheries, Oceans and the Canadian Coast Guard, will make an announcement regarding investment in ocean and freshwater sciences.
St. John's, NL -- On behalf of the Honourable Dominic LeBlanc, Minister of Fisheries, Oceans and the Canadian Coast Guard, Seamus O'Regan, Member of Parliament for St. John's South – Mount Pearl, will announce investments for harbourside improvements at the Canadian Coast Guard Atlantic Headquarters base in St. John's, Newfoundland and Labrador.
Ottawa, Ontario – The Honourable Dominic LeBlanc, Minister of Fisheries, Oceans and the Canadian Coast Guard, will announce the acceptance of two new medium-lift helicopters into the Canadian Coast Guard fleet.
ST. JOHN'S (NEWFOUNDLAND AND LABRADOR) - Canadian Coast Guard Atlantic Environmental Response will hold a technical briefing for accredited media to outline the findings of the report from the marine salvage company's technical assessment in August and September 2016 of the Manolis L shipwreck . The report will be available on December 2, 2016.
Ottawa, Ontario – Members of the media are invited to join a technical briefing teleconference on the issuance of a Request for Information (RFI) to address Canadian Coast Guard potential interim capacity requirements.
St. John's, NL – The Department of Fisheries and Oceans is seeking public input on the implementation of a new licensing and tags regime for the 2017 recreational groundfish (cod) fishery.
St. John's (Newfoundland and Labrador) -- Media representatives are advised that the Honourable Dominic LeBlanc, Minister of Fisheries, Oceans and the Canadian Coast Guard, will travel to St. John's for an ocean and marine safety announcement.
St. John's (Newfoundland and Labrador) -- Media representatives are advised that the Honourable Dominic LeBlanc, Minister of Fisheries, Oceans and the Canadian Coast Guard, will travel to St. John's for an ocean and marine safety announcement.