The Government of Canada invests in an improvement project at Pangnirtung Harbour in 2014-2015
Pangnirtung, Nunavut
The Honourable Leona Aglukkaq, Minister of the Environment, Minister of the Canadian Northern Economic Development Agency and Minister for the Arctic Council, on behalf of the Honourable Gail Shea, Minister of Fisheries and Oceans, today announced that the Government of Canada is making further investments at Pangnirtung Harbour to improve berthing conditions for local fish harvesters.
The project at Pangnirtung consists of the installation of additional floating timber wharves in the harbour basin.
This is part of the Government of Canada’s investment of $106 million in repair, construction, maintenance and dredging projects at harbours across Canada. This includes regular program funding for 2014-15 and an additional $40 million over two years, as announced in Economic Action Plan 2014.
Quick Facts
- The Government of Canada invested $40.5 million for the construction of the Pangnirtung Harbour that took place between 2009 and 2013.
- The facility consists of a fixed wharf, breakwater, marshalling area, floating wharves, sealift ramp, channel and basin.
- The harbour supports economic and employment opportunities for this community of 1,300, and its 250 local fish harvesters and their approximately 150 vessels, and provide the basis for viable and sustainable regional economic expansion in the fisheries.
- Economic Action Plan 2014 provided an additional $40 million over two years for repair, construction and maintenance projects at Canada’s small craft harbours.
- The Small Craft Harbours Program is responsible for over 1000 small craft harbours across Canada.
Quotes
“This announcement is an example of how our Government is investing in the future of Canada’s north. We were proud to invest in the construction of the first small craft harbour in Nunavut. This additional investment will address overcrowding in the harbour while enabling further access to the inshore commercial fishery and add to Pangnirtung’s marine-based transportation links with other Nunavut communities.”
The Honourable Leona Aglukkaq, Minister of the Environment, Minister of the Canadian Northern Economic Development Agency and Minister for the Arctic Council
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Associated Links
Small Craft Harbours
http://www.dfo-mpo.gc.ca/sch-ppb/aboutsch-aproposppb-eng.asp
Government of Canada Opens First Small Craft Harbour in Nunavut
http://dfo-mpo.gc.ca/media/npress-communique/2013/hq-ac49-eng.htm
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