Royal Galipeau, Member of Parliament for Ottawa-Orleans, on behalf of the Honourable Greg Rickford, Canada’s Minister of Natural Resources and Minister for the Federal Economic Development Initiative for Northern Ontario, today inaugurated a new remote sensing antenna at the Gatineau Satellite Station. The antenna is one of a series of new, state-of-the-art antennas installed at satellite receiving stations in Gatineau, Quebec; Prince Albert, Saskatchewan; and Inuvik, Northwest Territories.
Announced in Budget 2012, $38.9 million was allocated for the revitalization of Natural Resources Canada’s satellite stations. The new state-of-the-art antennas, like the one inaugurated today, will prove to be powerful and cost-effective tools to help address important issues related to the safety, security and economic prosperity of all Canadians. The installation of these antennas will allow Canada to keep pace with advances in geospatial technologies and rapidly evolving capabilities to manage emergency response, shipping and navigation, and exert our sovereignty over our land and resources.
Royal Galipeau
Member of Parliament (Ottawa-Orleans)
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