Government of Canada to announce funding for improvements to Arctic ground search and rescue

Media advisory

Antigonish, Nova Scotia – Members of the media are invited to join Anthony Housefather, Parliamentary Secretary to the Minister of Emergency Management and Community Resilience, accompanied by Dr Andy Hakin, President of St. Francis Xavier University, and Dr Peter Kikkert, Associate Professor at St. Francis Xavier University, for a funding announcement about the Government of Canada’s efforts to improve Canada’s search and rescue system. Following the announcement, media will be able to ask questions.

Event: In Person
Date: Wednesday, August 27, 2025
Time: 1:30 p.m. (ADT)
Location: Joyce Family Atrium, Mulroney Hall, St. Francis Xavier University
2332 Notre Dame Ave
Antigonish, Nova Scotia

Contacts

Mathis Denis
Director of Communications
Office of the Honourable Eleanor Olszewski
Minister of Emergency Management and Community Resilience and Minister responsible for Prairies Economic Development Canada
mathis.denis@ps-sp.gc.ca

Media Relations
Public Safety Canada
613-991-0657
media@ps-sp.gc.ca

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