Search & Rescue stations across NF&L open for 2025 operational season

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St. John’s – The Canadian Coast Guard’s seasonal search and rescue stations across Newfoundland and Labrador are now  open for the 2025 season: Old Perlican Twillingate Port au Choix St. Anthony Corner Brook (Temporary location for the 2025-2026 season)* *Please note that while wharf infrastructure upgrades are ongoing at Lark Harbour, our crew will be operating out of Corner Brook at the …

Coast Guard Inshore Rescue Boat training in Parry Sound

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Parry Sound – The Canadian Coast Guard’s Inshore Rescue Boat (IRB) program will hold search and rescue training for crews between April 25 and May 12, 2025 in Parry Sound, Ontario. Training will be carried out during daytime and nighttime hours at the Canadian Coast Guard (CCG) Base in Parry Sound and surrounding waters south to Midland, and north to Britt. …

Icebreaking near Bruce Mines, Ontario

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Sarnia – The Canadian Coast Guard advises residents of Bruce Mines, Ontario that the USCGC Neah Bay will carry out icebreaking operations in the area on or around April 16, 2025. The purpose of this operation is to break up the ice to allow commercial vessels safe and efficient movement. It is recommended that all traffic on the ice, including pedestrians, fishers, snowmobilers, and all-terrain vehicle …

Carney announces further measures to secure Canadian sovereignty

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Dorval– This election comes at a time of crisis. With President Trump threatening our economy and sovereignty, we need to secure Canada by supporting our businesses and industry here at home, and helping them diversify to new markets. “We will protect our sovereignty in an increasingly dangerous and divided world by rebuilding, reinvesting, and rearming our military,” said Mark Carney, …

Feds offer $26.8m for water infrastructure in Torbay, Nf&L 

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Torbay – Joanne Thompson, Minister of Fisheries, Oceans and the Canadian Coast Guard, and Member of Parliament for St. John’s East, announced a federal investment of over $26.8 million to build a water supply, treatment and distribution system in the Town of Torbay. This funding will support the development of Great Pond as a municipal water supply. It will include the construction …

Search & Rescue stations in ON open for 2025 recreational boating season

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Sarnia, Ontario – The Canadian Coast Guard’s seasonal search and rescue stations across the Great Lakes will open on the following dates: March 21: Amherstburg, Kingston, Port Dover, Port Weller March 28: Cobourg April 4: Goderich, Meaford, Tobermory April 11: Thunder Bay Waterways remain very cold at this time of year and take much longer to warm up when compared to …

Protecting BC’s aquatic ecosystems under Aquatic Ecosystems Restoration Fund 

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Vancouver – The health of our oceans and waterways is essential to sustaining aquatic species and ecosystems, and plays a crucial role in our own health and well-being. Canada’s Oceans Protection Plan is increasing protections to preserve these important marine ecosystems, which are under pressure from climate change, pollution, and shipping activities. Today, the Minister of Fisheries, Oceans and the Canadian …

Icebreaking near Midland in Ontario

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Ontario – The Canadian Coast Guard advises residents in Midland in Ontario that the CCGS Griffon will carry out icebreaking operations in the Georgian Bay area on or around January 7, 2025. The purpose of this operation is to break up the ice to allow commercial vessels safe and efficient movement. It is recommended that all traffic on the ice, including pedestrians, fishers, snowmobilers, …

Helping Grande-Entrée harbour fire in Magdalen Islands

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Quebec – Small craft harbours are at the heart of many coastal communities, bringing people together for work and leisure, while supporting jobs in the fish and seafood industry for more than 45,00 Canadians. Following the fire that caused significant damage to the Grande-Entrée wharf on June 30, 2024, the Minister of Fisheries, Oceans and the Canadian Coast Guard, Diane Lebouthillier, …

Celebrating new Arctic, Offshore Patrol Ships shipbuilding milestones

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Nova Scotia – The Canadian Coast Guard serves Canadians everyday by protecting lives and the environment, and supporting the safe movement of goods in our waterways. The renewal of its fleet ensures the Canadian Coast Guard can continue to carry out its important work for years to come, while supporting innovation and creating new shipbuilding jobs from coast to coast to coast. …