Vancouver, British Columbia – The Honourable Jean-Yves Duclos, Minister of Public Services and Procurement, will be at Seaspan Shipyards of Vancouver, British Columbia to provide an update on the progress of the Canadian Coast Guard’s Offshore Oceanographic Science Vessel. Media will be invited to a photo-op followed by a question period with the Minister.
The Honourable Diane Lebouthillier, Minister of Fisheries, Oceans and the Canadian Coast Guard and Member of Parliament for Gaspésie—Les Îles-de-la-Madeleine, will make an announcement regarding investments under the National Shipbuilding Strategy.
The Canadian Coast Guard Atlantic Region will officially welcome the multi-tasked vessel CCGS Kopit Hopson 1752 in a re-naming and re-dedication to service ceremony at the Canadian Coast Guard Base in Dartmouth, NS.
The Minister of Public Services and Procurement, the Honourable Jean-Yves Duclos, on behalf of the Minister of Fisheries, Oceans and the Canadian Coast Guard, the Honourable Diane Lebouthillier, will welcome the new medium class icebreaker CCGS Vincent Massey with a dedication to service ceremony.
The Canadian Coast Guard Atlantic Region will welcome the new search and rescue lifeboat CCGS Gabarus Bay with a dedication to service ceremony. Canadian Coast Guard representatives and community members will be in attendance for the event.
Dartmouth, Nova Scotia – The Canadian Coast Guard Atlantic Region will welcome the new search and rescue lifeboat CCGS Chedabucto Bay with a dedication to service ceremony.
The Minister of Fisheries, Oceans and the Canadian Coast Guard, the Honourable Joyce Murray, and Mark Gerretsen, Member of Parliament for Kingston and the Islands will officially open the Canadian Coast Guard’s new Search and Rescue station in Kingston, Ontario.
The Minister of Fisheries, Oceans and the Canadian Coast Guard, the Honourable Joyce Murray, together with the Parliamentary Secretary for Fisheries, Oceans and the Canadian Coast Guard, Mike Kelloway, will welcome new Officer Cadets during this year’s graduation ceremony at the Canadian Coast Guard College. Photo opportunities will be available for media in attendance.
The Minister of Fisheries, Oceans and the Canadian Coast Guard, the Honourable Joyce Murray and the Minister of Public Services and Procurement, the Honourable Helena Jaczek, will simultaneously announce a major investment to fund the renewal of the Canadian Coast Guard’s small vessels fleet.
