October 17, 2014
Mr. Robert Goguen, Member of Parliament for Moncton-Dieppe-Riverview, on behalf of the Honourable Gail Shea, Minister of Fisheries and Oceans, will share details about the Government of Canada's investment in three restoration projects in Cap-Pelé, Shediac and Saint-Louis de-Kent to protect and improve recreational fisheries habitat.
FERMEUSE, Newfoundland and Labrador - Senator Fabian Manning, on behalf of the Honourable Gail Shea, Minister of Fisheries and Oceans, will share details about investments by the Government of Canada in small craft harbours in Newfoundland and Labrador.
Toronto, Ontario ¿ On Thursday, October 16th 2014, Member of Parliament Bernard Trottier will share details about the Government of Canada's investment in a restoration project in Toronto to protect and improve recreational fisheries habitat. Photo opportunities will be available for media in attendance.
DARTMOUTH, Nova Scotia ¿ On Wednesday October 15th, 2014 the Honourable Peter MacKay, Minister of Justice and Attorney General of Canada and Regional Minister for Nova Scotia, will accept the CCGS Captain Goddard M.S.M. for the Canadian Coast Guard fleet on behalf of the Honourable Gail Shea, Minister of Fisheries and Oceans Canada. This event will also mark the successful completion of the contract with Irving Shipbuilding Inc. to build the nine Mid-Shore Patrol Vessels.
Chase, B.C. ¿ The Honourable Gail Shea, Minister of Fisheries and Oceans, joined by Colin Mayes, MP for Okanagan-Shuswap, will be participating in the opening ceremony of the 2014 "Salute to the Sockeye" festival at Adams River. The festival runs from October 3 to 26, 2014, and is hosted by the Adams River Salmon Society.
VANCOUVER, B.C. - The Honourable Gail Shea, Minister of Fisheries and Oceans, and Andrew Saxton, MP for North Vancouver and Parliamentary Secretary to the Minister of Finance, will announce significant capital funding to upgrade and renew infrastructure at salmon hatcheries and many spawning channels in British Columbia.
Media representatives are invited to an event where 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, on behalf of the honourable Gail Shea, Minister of Fisheries and Oceans, will dedicate the new maritime security vessel CCGS Caporal Kaeble V.C. Members of Caporal Joseph-Thomas Kaeble's family, as well as representatives from Royal 22e Regiment and Royal Canadian Mountain Police will be participating in the ceremony.
September 11, 2014, MISSION, B.C. - On September 12, 2014, MP Randy Kamp, Parliamentary Secretary to the Minister of Fisheries and Oceans and Member of Parliament for Pitt Meadows, Maple Ridge and Mission, on behalf of the Honourable Gail Shea, Minister of Fisheries and Oceans, will announce details of repairs to be completed at Mission Harbour. Photo opportunities will be available for media in attendance.
Nanaimo, B.C. - The Honourable John Duncan, Minister of State and Chief Government Whip, and Member of Parliament for Vancouver Island North, and Dr. James Lunney, Member of Parliament for Nanaimo-Alberni, on behalf of the Honourable Gail Shea, Minister of Fisheries and Oceans, will be holding a media availability session regarding moving forward with aquaculture activities regulations.
WEST VANCOUVER, B.C. ¿ The Honourable Gail Shea, Minister of Fisheries and Oceans, and John Weston, Member of Parliament for West Vancouver-Sunshine Coast-Sea to Sky Country, will attend the Coho Festival with the Pacific Salmon Foundation to acknowledge the vital work by communities and volunteers to conserve salmon. Photo opportunities will be available for media in attendance.