The Member of Parliament for Halifax, Andy Fillmore, will announce investments in oceans research partnerships in Nova Scotia. The announcement will be done on behalf of the Minister of Fisheries, Oceans and the Canadian Coast Guard, the Honourable Jonathan Wilkinson.
Moncton, New Brunswick – On behalf of the Minister of Fisheries, Oceans and the Canadian Coast Guard, the Honourable Jonathan Wilkinson, Parliamentary Secretary Sean Casey, will announce an initiative to support the sustainability of Atlantic salmon populations.
Burnaby, British Columbia – Minister of Fisheries, Oceans and the Canadian Coast Guard, The Honourable Jonathan Wilkinson will deliver a keynote speech and participate in a Q&A session regarding growth opportunities for businesses in British Columbia at the BC Chamber of Commerce Annual General Meeting luncheon.
Member of Parliament for Acadie-Bathurst, Serge Cormier, and New Brunswick Minister of Tourism, Heritage and Culture, the Honourable Robert Gauvin will make an important joint announcement related to the Atlantic Fisheries Fund in Shippagan, New Brunswick.
Parliamentary Secretary to the Minister of Fisheries and Oceans and the Canadian Coast Guard, Sean Casey will make an important announcement on investments in small craft harbours for Ontario communities, including Bayfield, Lion’s Head, Port Elgin, Dyer’s Bay, Howdenvale, Meaford, Big Bay (North Keppel), White Cloud Island, Pembroke, and Silver Water.
Vancouver, B.C. – The Minister of Fisheries, Oceans and the Canadian Coast Guard, the Honourable Jonathan Wilkinson, and Parliamentary Secretary to the Minister of Transport, Terry Beech will make an important announcement on the protection and recovery of the endangered Southern Resident killer whale.
The Minister of Fisheries, Oceans and the Canadian Coast Guard, the Honourable Jonathan Wilkinson, and the Member of Parliament for Central Nova, Sean Fraser will make an announcement related to the restoration of coastal habitats in Eastern Nova Scotia.
Minister of Fisheries, Oceans and the Canadian Coast Guard, the Honourable Jonathan Wilkinson, and the Member of Parliament for New Brunswick Southwest, Karen Ludwig, will announce investments in research partnerships in New Brunswick. Following the announcement, Minister Wilkinson and MP Ludwig will be joined by Donald Killorn, Executive Director of the Eastern Charlotte Waterways, and Benjamin de Jourdan, Research Scientist of the Huntsman Marine Science Centre, for a discussion about the impacts of climate change on the fishery.
Dartmouth, NS – Darren Fisher, Member of Parliament for Dartmouth-Cole Harbour, will join fishery officers for the on-water portion of their Marine Mammal Response Training, provided under the Oceans Protection Plan.
Québec (Quebec) – The Minister of Fisheries, Oceans and the Canadian Coast Guard, the Honourable Jonathan Wilkinson, and the Minister of Agriculture, Fisheries and Food of Quebec, Mr. André Lamontagne, will make an important announcement to support Quebec's fisheries and seafood industry, along with Member of Parliament for Gaspésie—Les-Îles-de-la-Madeleine and Minister of National Revenue, the Honourable Diane Lebouthillier.