Media are invited to the Bedford Institute of Oceanography where the Honourable Lena Diab, Minister of Immigration, Refugees and Citizenship, on behalf of David J. McGuinty, Minister of National Defence will celebrate the dedication into service of the Canadian Coast Guard Ship (CCGS) Naalak Nappaaluk.
Media are invited to attend a virtual technical briefing for an update on the MSC Baltic III, the vessel gounded in Cedar Cove, near Lark Harbour, Newfoundland and Labrador. The Canadian Coast Guard, along with representatives from Resolve Marine, will provide an update on the next steps for the operation and the removal of the wreck from Cedar Cove. Representatives from Environment and Climate Change Canada will also be in attendance.
On behalf of the Honourable David J. McGuinty, Minister of National Defence, Mike Kelloway, Member of Parliament for Sydney—Glace Bay and Parliamentary Secretary to the Minister of Transport and Internal Trade, will make an announcement regarding next steps in planning the Canadian Coast Guard’s Polar Icebreakers’ future maintenance port, in Sydney, Nova Scotia.
Media are invited to Seaspan’s Vancouver Shipyards. The Honourable Mélanie Joly, Minister of Industry, on behalf of David J. McGuinty, Minister of National Defence will celebrate the acceptance of the Canadian Coast Guard Ship (CCGS) Naalak Nappaaluk.
Media are invited to Chantier Naval Forillon. Member of Parliament Serge Cormier will celebrate the completion of the tenth and final Bay Class search and rescue vessel built by Chantier Naval Forillon, the Canadian Coast Guard Ship (CCGS) Baie de Gaspé, and the start of construction of the Near-Shore Fisheries Research Vessel.
Media are invited to the opening of the Canadian Coast Guard’s new search and rescue station in Cobourg, Ontario. Chris Malette, Member of Parliament for the Bay of Quinte, will announce the station’s official opening on behalf of the Minister of National Defence, the Honourable David J. McGuinty.
Media are invited to a welcome event where the Honourable David McGuinty, Minister of National Defence, will formally welcome the Canadian Coast Guard to the Defence Team.
Media are invited to attend a technical briefing regarding the response operations for the grounded vessel MV Thamesborg in the Franklin Strait, Nunavut.
Media are invited to the celebration of the completion of the 10th and final Bay Class search and rescue vessel, the Canadian Coast Guard Ship Mira Bay, built by Hike Metal Products Ltd.
Dartmouth, Nova Scotia – On behalf of the Honourable Joanne Thompson, Minister of Fisheries, Member of Parliament for South Shore–St. Margarets, Jessica Fancy, and the Canadian Coast Guard will welcome the new search and rescue lifeboat CCGS Baie des Chaleurs with a dedication to service ceremony.