Media Advisory - Canadian Coast Guard to hold events in Nova Scotia: Dedicating CCGS Jean Goodwill to service; unveiling new engine training system for Canadian Coast Guard College students and personnel Français
SYDNEY, NS, Aug. 24, 2022 /CNW/ - The Canadian Coast Guard will hold two media events in Sydney, Nova Scotia this week.
Dedication to service ceremony for the CCGS Jean Goodwill and vessel tour
Date: |
Thursday, August 25, 2022 |
Time: |
2:00 p.m. ADT (Media should arrive by 1:30 p.m.) |
Location: |
Port of Sydney, 90 Esplanade |
Mike Kelloway, Parliamentary Secretary to the Minister of Fisheries, Oceans and the Canadian Coast Guard, and Mario Pelletier, Commissioner of the Canadian Coast Guard, will attend the dedication to service ceremony for the CCGS Jean Goodwill. A media tour of the vessel will be provided following the ceremony.
Launch and demonstration of new Canadian Coast Guard College engine training system
Date: |
Friday, August 26, 2022 |
Time: |
11:00 a.m. ADT |
Location: |
Canadian Coast Guard College, 1190 Westmount Rd |
Parliamentary Secretary Kelloway and Mario Pelletier, Commissioner of the Canadian Coast Guard will be at the Canadian Coast Guard College to unveil an innovative engine training system for Canadian Coast Guard students and personnel. This is the only system of its kind in Canada and one of two around the world. A demonstration will be provided.
NOTE: To ensure the continuity of our operations, we ask that all attendees complete a rapid antigen detection test (RADT) prior to these events. We recommend that a do-it-yourself RADT be used at home the night before or the morning of the ceremony. Wearing a mask will be required when physical distancing cannot be maintained.
SOURCE Canadian Coast Guard
Kevin Lemkay, Director of Communications, Office of the Minister of Fisheries, Oceans and the Canadian Coast Guard, 613-992-3474, [email protected]; Media Relations, Fisheries, Oceans and the Canadian Coast Guard, 613-990-7537, [email protected]
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