The Department of Fisheries and Oceans and the Canadian Coast Guard is seeking public input on the implementation of a new licensing and tags regime for the 2017 recreational groundfish (cod) fishery.
St. John's, NL – The Department of Fisheries and Oceans and the Canadian Coast Guard is seeking public input on the implementation of a new licensing and tags regime for the 2017 recreational groundfish (cod) fishery.
Moncton (New Brunswick) – On October 6, 2016, Parliamentary Secretary Serge Cormier, on behalf of the Honourable Dominic LeBlanc, Minister of Fisheries, Oceans and the Canadian Coast Guard, will launch a new scientific initiative as well as announce funding to support the conservation of Atlantic salmon.
Québec - 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, will present a national Prix d'Excellence in the category of Individual Commitment to Mr. Sylvain Gaumond, Port Warden and Member of the Harbour Authority's executive office of the Sainte-Anne-des-Monts multipurpose harbour.
On September 1, 2016, the Honorable Dominic LeBlanc, Minister of Fisheries, Oceans and the Canadian Coast Guard, will announce an investment in small craft harbours in South-East New Brunswick.
On Tuesday, August 30th, the Honourable Lawrence MacAulay, Minister of Agriculture and Agri-Food, Member of Parliament for Cardigan, on behalf of the Honourable Dominic LeBlanc, Minister of Fisheries and Oceans and the Canadian Coast Guard, will share details about the Government of Canada's plan to improve the small craft harbours in eastern Prince Edward Island.
Moncton (New Brunswick) -- Parliamentary Secretary Serge Cormier and Member of Parliament for Acadie-Bathurst, on behalf of the Honourable Dominic LeBlanc, Minister of Fisheries, Oceans and the Canadian Coast Guard, will announce a national investment in the Recreational Fisheries Conservation Partnerships Program.
Kenora, Ontario – The Honourable Bob Nault, Member of Parliament for Kenora, on behalf of the Honourable Dominic LeBlanc, Minister of Fisheries, Oceans and the Canadian Coast Guard, will make an announcement regarding funding for the International Institute for Sustainable Development's Experimental Lakes Area. Ontario Premier Kathleen Wynne and Manitoba Premier Brian Pallister will also be giving remarks.
Vancouver, B.C. – The Honourable Dominic LeBlanc, Minister of Fisheries and Oceans and the Canadian Coast Guard, will announce the Government of Canada's commitment to act on the recommendations from the 2012 Cohen Commission of Inquiry into the Decline of Sockeye Salmon in the Fraser River.
Vancouver, B.C. – The Honourable Dominic LeBlanc, Minister of Fisheries, Oceans and the Canadian Coast Guard, will formally open the Canadian Coast Guard Kitsilano Base.