March 27, 2015 - Richibucto, New Brunswick
The Honourable Gail Shea, Minister of Fisheries and Oceans, joined by Robert Goguen, Member of Parliament for Moncton-Riverview-Dieppe, announced today that the Government of Canada will invest $ 74.3 million over the next two years to improve safety and working conditions for fishermen at harbours in New Brunswick.
More than $7.5 million of this total investment will support the following harbour projects:
- Botsford – replacement of a deteriorated wharf
- Cap-des-Caissie – upgrades to electrical system
- Cape Tormentine – replacement of a deteriorated wharf
- Cap-Lumière (Richibucto Cape) – repairs to wharf and channel maintenance dredging
- Petit-Cap – replacement of a deteriorated wharf
- Richibucto – replacement of a barricaded breakwater wharf
- Barre-de-Cocagne – repairs to a deteriorated wharf
- Cap-de-Saint-Louis – regular maintenance dredging
- Chockpish – regular maintenance dredging
- Cap-Pelé (Les Aboiteaux) – regular maintenance dredging
- Saint-Édouard-de-Kent – regular maintenance dredging of the harbour basin and channel
Details on other New Brunswick harbour projects will be announced shortly.
Since 2006, the Government of Canada has provided an unprecedented level of funding to support investments in public infrastructure across the country. Last fall, Prime Minister Harper announced an additional investment of $5.8 billion over the next two years to build and renew infrastructure across the country to support Canadian heritage, First Nations education, defence, borders, research, small craft harbours, transportation and search and rescue. As part of this funding, Fisheries and Oceans Canada and the Canadian Coast Guard will receive a total of approximately $551 million. This includes $288 million for harbour improvements at small craft harbours.
Photo caption: From left to right, M. Cyril Polchies, President of the Richibucto Harbour Authority, the Honourable Gail Shea, Minister of Fisheries and Oceans, and Robert Goguen, Member of Parliament for Moncton-Riverview-Dieppe, pose for a picture after an announcement of $7.5 in repairs and improvement to the small craft harbours in Southeast New Brunswick.
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Frank Stanek
Media Relations
Fisheries and Oceans Canada
Ottawa
613-990-7537
Sophie Doucet
Director of Communications
Office of the Minister
Fisheries and Oceans Canada
613-992-3474
NR-G-15-04E
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