Members of the media are invited to attend an important infrastructure event with Pierre Lemieux, Parliamentary Secretary to the Minister of Veterans Affairs and Member of Parliament for Glengarry–Prescott–Russell, on behalf of the Honourable Denis Lebel, Minister of Infrastructure, Communities and Intergovernmental Affairs, and Minister of the Economic Development Agency of Canada for the Regions of Quebec; Grant Crack, Member of Provincial Parliament for Glengarry-Prescott-Russell, on behalf of the Honourable Brad Duguid, Minister of Economic Development, Employment and Infrastructure; and Gary J. Barton, Mayor of Champlain Township.
The Canadian Coast Guard (CCG) has a long and proud history in the North, providing critical services, including icebreaking, resupply of remote communities, aids to navigation, marine search and rescue, environmental response and marine communications and traffic services. These services enable the safe transportation of goods and people, helping Northern communities achieve their social and economic goals. Vessel traffic in the Arctic is evolving, however, due to changing traffic patterns, navigation practices, and vessel types, while existing marine navigation programs and services remain limited.
Under Economic Action Plan 2015, $5.6 million over four years has been set aside for the Canadian Coast Guard to conduct four reviews that will identify enhancements to the Arctic marine navigation system. These reviews build on recommendations made by the Commissioner of the Environment and Sustainable Development and the Tanker Safety Expert Panel.
Under Economic Action Plan 2015, the Canadian Coast Guard will review the Arctic maritime Search and Rescue (SAR) service requirements and enhance the Canadian Coast Guard Auxiliary capacity to keep pace with rising marine traffic levels in the region, for a total investment of $3.9 million over five years.
Hydrographic surveys, charting and other nautical products form the foundation for safe marine navigation, allowing shipping to take place safely in charted Canadian waters. Canadian Arctic water represents an area of about 4 million km2. Given such a vast area, the Canadian Hydrographic Service (CHS) prioritizes charting activities to improve the nautical charts' where navigation takes place which represent about 10% of the Canadian Arctic water or 400 000km2.
Public Works and Government Services Canada (PWGSC) wishes to advise motorists of a periodic lane reduction on the Chaudiere Crossing during the following periods
The Harper Government will help 225 young Canadian Armed Forces reservists of the Primary Reserve across Canada get the information, skills and work experience they need to find and keep jobs while remaining in the reserves. The announcement was made today by the Honourable Pierre Poilievre, Minister of Employment and Social Development.
