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  Canadian coast guard - Canadian Coast Guard Internet Site / Site Internet de la Garde
The Canadian government will use similar means to notify their flag vessels of a closure, including the Canadian Coast Guard station at Tofino.
This is outlined in a report on the Canadian Coast Guard released in the The Auditor General informed the committee that the Canadian Coast Guard is
The Canadian Coast Guard College is pleased to announce that it now operates a It is the intent of the Canadian Coast Guard College to contact as many
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  Canadian Coast Guard - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
CCG is responsible for patrolling Canada's 202,080 km long coastline; the longest of any nation in the world.
CCG is headquartered in Ottawa, Ontario and is the responsibility of the federal Department of Fisheries and Oceans.
CCG maintains a number of major bases and operating locations/stations on the Atlantic and Pacific coasts, as well as in the St. Lawrence River, Great Lakes and major navigable inland waterways such as Lake of the Woods, Lake Winnipeg, and Great Slave Lake/Mackenzie River.
en.wikipedia.org /wiki/Canadian_Coast_Guard   (2362 words)

  
 Canadian Coast Guard College - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
The Canadian Coast Guard College (CCGC) is a maritime training college and Canadian Coast Guard facility located in the Cape Breton Regional Municipality, near Sydney, Nova Scotia, Canada.
CCGC trains officer cadets for the Canadian Coast Guard in a 4-year program whereby graduates receive a Bachelor of Technology (Nautical Science) granted in collaboration with Cape Breton University, in addition to employment as an officer in the coast guard.
Unlike the United States Coast Guard (USCG) and its United States Coast Guard Academy in New London, CCG is a civilian organization and CCGC is a civilian post-secondary college.
en.wikipedia.org /wiki/Canadian_Coast_Guard_College   (500 words)

  
 Canadian Coast Guard Auxiliary
Canadian Coast Guard Auxiliary members are volunteers who donate their time and vessels to assist the Canadian Coast Guard in search and rescue missions and who promote safe boating practices through education and training exercises.
The Canadian Coast Guard established the Canadian Coast Guard Auxiliary in 1978.
CCG Auxiliary volunteers are often the first to arrive on the scene of a distress call, as was the case with the crash of Swissair Flight 111 off Peggy’s Cove.
www.dfo-mpo.gc.ca /media/backgrou/2003/hq-ac74a_e.htm   (374 words)

  
 Canadian Coast Guard
The CCG was founded as the "Marine Branch" of the Department of Marine and Fisheries in 1867.
The distinctive red-and-white vessels of the CCG fleet are stationed at the 5 CCG regional offices (Western, Central, Laurentian, Maritimes and Newfoundland, with their headquarters at Vancouver, Toronto, Québec City, Dartmouth and St John's) as well as at 11 strategically located bases and 5 subbases.
The CCG provides and maintains some 13 000 channel buoys and 10 000 land-based aids of which 266 are major LIGHTHOUSES; 33 coastal radio stations and 15 vessel traffic centres provide navigational hazard and weather advice.
thecanadianencyclopedia.com /index.cfm?PgNm=TCE&Params=A1ARTA0001271   (411 words)

  
 USCG Auxiliary - International Affairs
Canadian Coast Guard Auxiliary -- The Canadian Coast Guard Auxiliary (CCGA) volunteer organization was established in 1978/79 by the Canadian Coast Guard (CCG) to enhance search and rescue capabilities in Canada.
Italian Coast Guard Auxiliary -- The Italian Coast Guard Auxiliary (Guardia Costiera Ausiliaria Italiana) is a volunteer organization established in 1998.
Philippine Coast Guard Auxiliary -- 109th Squadron -- The Philippine Coast Guard Auxiliary is the support group of the Philippine Coast Guard made up of dedicated and civic-spirited personnel committed to a noble cause.
www.cgauxinternational.org /international.html   (1793 words)

  
 Roger Boshier - Canadian Coast Guard Managerialism, Stakeholder Resistance and the Struggle to Save Rescue Diving
Coast Guard managers in B.C. had suspended and then permanently terminated a rescue diving program that, in the opinion of stakeholders, was an important part of marine SAR in British Columbia.
A Coast Guard diver approached, removed his regulator and said "the boat is sinking … we've got two minutes … have you ever scuba-dived?" The answer was "no" but, in her words, Matilpi "wrapped around him as we were going up.
If CCG diving is to be suspended, then it seems that the general public, and the employees who have devoted several years of their lives to the project, deserve to have the service live or die based upon information that is factual" (2001, p.
www.edst.educ.ubc.ca /rboshier/RBrescusediving.htm   (16000 words)

  
 CANADIAN COAST GUARD: Weatherships CCGS Vancouver and Quadra. Station Papa
CANADIAN COAST GUARD: Weatherships CCGS Vancouver and Quadra.
CCGS Vancouver above is at Ocean Station Papa, the North Pacific weather station.
Canadian Coast Guard got two brand new weatherships, the CCGS Vancouver and CCGS Quadra, to replace the old Second World War St.
peacecountry0.tripod.com /ccgs.htm   (1134 words)

  
 The Canadian Coast Guard
In Canada the Canadian Coast Guard (CCG) has been operating hovercraft continuously since the end of the 60's.
In the CCG «Laurentide» region, a base was established in the mid 70's at Nun Island, Montreal.
The new hovercraft of the Canadian Coast Guard, the BHC AP.1-88/400.
www.vif.com /users/malina/cacts/gardc_e.htm   (255 words)

  
 OPENING OF CANADIAN COAST GUARD STATION SANDSPIT   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-19)
The location of the station was determined in a rigorous seven-step site selection process that involved, among other things, a study of current search and rescue coverage and marine activity in the area.
In 2001, the Government of Canada announced that CCG would establish a new Coast Guard Station to provide Search and Rescue (SAR) and other Coast Guard services in the communities of Sandspit and Bella Bella on the north and central coast of British Columbia, as part of the SAR Integrity Program.
Canadian Coast Guard Station Bella Bella was officially opened earlier this week along with the naming and dedication of CCGC Cape Farewell.
www.pac.dfo-mpo.gc.ca /comm/pages/release/p-releas/2004/nr056_e.htm   (328 words)

  
 CANADIAN COAST GUARD AUXILIARY   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-19)
VANCOUVER - The Canadian Coast Guard Auxiliary (Pacific) today received a commendation from the Deputy Minister of the Department of Fisheries and Oceans.
The commendation is one of five presented to the Coast Guard Auxiliary Associations across Canada.
The Coast Guard reimburses the Auxiliary for the out-of-pocket costs of fuel and oil, insurance while on authorized activities, and training and administrative/organizational costs.
www.pac.dfo-mpo.gc.ca /comm/pages/release/p-releas/1997/nr9750_e.htm   (200 words)

  
 Jean Lukes
She said that at 10.07Z this morning her office had received a request by Iridium phone to pickup Jean Luckes by helicopter due to his state of “extreme fatigue” he was picked up at 14.35.
The Canadian Coast Guard are trying to pick up the ocean rowboat boat of Jean Luckes at 22.30Z ORS passed the latest position of Jean Luckes ocean rowboat to the Canadian RCC.
ORS is cooperating with the Canadian Coast Guard and will continue forwarding the latest Argos positions as soon as we get them.
www.oceanrowing.com /Jean_Lukes/Rescued.htm   (268 words)

  
 Canadian Coast Guard 1962-2002   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-19)
The Canadian Coast toils in relative obscurity, both at home in Canada as well as abroad.
Most Canadians imagine their Coast Guard is similar in stature to the US Coast Guard with their military structure, armaments and missions.
The CCG had no law enforcement or powers of arrest until the 1995 merger with the Dept of Fisheries fleet.
www.seawaves.com /bookreviews/canadiancoastguard.htm   (289 words)

  
 Should the Canadian Coast Guard be armed?   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-19)
But our Coast Guard also must be given the power to arrest,detain and give on the spot fines also,as of now they have non of these powers.
Canadian Coast Guard spots a boat, that has left the US and is attempting to land in Canada.
Given the current taskings, training, and equipment of the Coast Guard, a more likely scenario is somewhere in the middle: mounties embarked on a CG vessel to look after the police work.
forums.army.ca /forums/index.php?topic=32547.msg243528   (1794 words)

  
 Canadian Coast Guard Lifeboat Naming and Dedication Ceremony   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-19)
In the late years of the 1990’s the Canadian Coast Guard began a program of replacing their aging mercy craft with these state-of-the art, multi-task, high endurace, all aluminum cutters.
In addition to traditional Coast Guard ports the SAR integrity program has put these tough small boats in coastal communities such as Bella Bella, Port Hardy and Sandspit to add timely, technologically advanced capacity dedicated missions that can be as unpredictable as the ocean conditions they brave.
But it is our Coast Guard we celebrate today that with this increased capacity will provide faster response times and increased effectiveness to threatened mariners even in the worst of nature’s fury.
www.ltgov.bc.ca /whatsnew/sp/sp_jun23_1_2005.htm   (704 words)

  
 Canadian Coast Guard Auxiliary Pacific Unit 12 Halfmoon Bay   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-19)
Canadian Coast Guard Auxiliary - Pacific Unit 12 Halfmoon Bay (CCGA12) assisted BC Ambulance personal in transferring two patients resulting from injuries sustained due to falling from the scaffolding of a house under construction on Thormanby Island.
Halfmoon Bay Auxiliary Coast Guard Coxswain Dave Gordon and Unit Leader Bob McKee took Brian Stapleton for a 5 hour familiarization ride on the new Halfmoon Bay Fast Response Vessel through the Skookumchuk to present Mr.
Canadian Coast Guard Auxiliary - Pacific Unit 12 is based in Halfmoon Bay BC with an area of responsibility starting at White Islets and north to McNaughton Point and half way across the Strait of Georgia.
www.ccga12.org   (556 words)

  
 Office of Boating Safety
The Discontinuation of *CG The Coast Guard has requested all wireless providers to remove *CG used to reach the Coast Guard for maritime emergency assistance.
The Coast Guard plans to distribute a beach safety video along the Oregon and Washington coasts in an effort to remind beachgoers to use caution while on the beach.
The United States Coast Guard announces that it is entering into a partnership in support of recreational boating safety with World Champion Racers, Gino Marrone and Craig Barrie for the 2005 race schedule.
www.uscgboating.org   (331 words)

  
 Regan Helps Celebrate Canadian Coast Guard College 40th Anniversary
It is not only Canadian Coast Guard ships that have benefited but also other government departments, the private sector as well as international maritime organizations," said Kate Fawkes, Acting Commissioner of the Canadian Coast Guard.
In addition to Canadian students, the Coast Guard College also trains students from Kuwait and the United Arab Emirates, for an average total of 40 students graduating each year.
Current and former staff, graduates and their families, along with Coast Guard employees are taking part in the celebrations being held this weekend at the College.
news.gc.ca /cfmx/view/en/index.jsp?articleid=163809   (408 words)

  
 Canadian Coast Guard Information   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-19)
After a few requests for information regarding the coast guard here on the west coast, I did some investigating and have turned up the latest info on stations, times, freqs, etc. 1.
Others: Canadian Forces Fleet Meteorological Broadcasts (fax) from station CKN on 2754.5, 4268, 6456 and 12753 at (all PST) 0245, 0300, 0310, 0320, 1025 to 1110, 1230 to 1245, 1515 to 1540 and 2115 every ten minute to 2240.
As you can see the coast guard here on the west coast and up north is heavy on the MF spectrum with only a little HF.
www.wunclub.com /files/ccginfo.html   (576 words)

  
 Coast Guard airlifts ill Canadian fisherman   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-19)
JUNEAU, Alaska – A Coast Guard helicopter rescue crew from Air Station Sitka airlifted an ill Canadian fisherman from a vessel in Dixon Entrance, 60 miles southeast of Ketchikan, this afternoon.
The Coast Guard received a call for assistance from the Rescue Coordination Center in Victoria, British Columbia, relaying information that a 30-year-old fisherman aboard the 35-foot boat Albion Star suffered multiple epileptic seizures.
The Jayhawk helicopter crew, on a fisheries patrol in Dixon Entrance, diverted to the Albion Star's position in Canadian waters, hoisted the man and took him to the helicopter landing pad at the Canadian coast guard base in Prince Rupert, British Columbia at 2:02 p.m.
www.uscg.mil /d17/allnews/news99/14899.htm   (122 words)

  
 CBC News: Canadian warships to sail to Louisiana
Three Canadian warships, a coast guard vessel and three Sea King helicopters will be sent to Louisiana on Tuesday with relief supplies for the U.S. Gulf Coast.
The vessels will work with the U.S. Navy and U.S. Coast Guard and carry Canadian Forces personnel, some of them military engineers who might be able to help restore power and generate electricity.
About 40 navy divers from both coasts were also expected to deploy with the mission, which got clearance after American officials accepted a Canadian offer of help.
www.cbc.ca /story/canada/national/2005/09/02/Canadian_ships_to_louisiana20050902.html   (437 words)

  
 coast guard --  Britannica Student Encyclopedia
Among the best known are the United States Coast Guard, Her Majesty's Coastguard in Great Britain, the Canadian Coast Guard, and the Japanese Maritime Service Agency.
In several European countries coast guard duties are performed by...
Known first as the Revenue Marine and later as the Revenue Cutter Service, it was named the United States Coast Guard on Jan. 28, 1915, when it also took on lifesaving duties.
www.britannica.com /ebi/article-9273712   (872 words)

  
 NEW VESSELS FOR CANADIAN COAST GUARD
A CCG crew of approximately eight will be on board with approximately two Fisheries and Oceans Canada fishery officers.
Like all CCG vessels, the research vessels will also respond to search and rescue incidents when needed.
An approximate CCG crew of 12 will be on board with the possibility for 10 scientists.
www-comm.pac.dfo-mpo.gc.ca /pages/release/bckgrnd/2005/bg001_e.htm   (260 words)

  
 Adventures in the Charlottes: The Canadian Coast Guard & Environment Canada
Every year I have sailed in Canada, the Canadian Coast Guard has impressed me. They are always very professional, yet don’t appear to be highly bureaucratic.
The Canadian Coast Guard Pacific Region (British Columbia) is divided into four regions.
The Canadian Coast Guard seems to be very serious about the sail plans, which is comforting.
www.tgw.net /sailing/qca/ccg.htm   (497 words)

  
 Canadian Coast Guard Auxiliary Pacific Luncheon   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-19)
So the coast you protect is ancient, but so I suspect is your remarkable and much admired craft of volunteering your own life in the service of saving the lives of those who are in distress on the Sea.
I was in Canadian Forces Base at Comox recently for the arrival at 442 Squadron of 2 of the expected 5 Heavy Duty, Cormorant Helicopters soon to be in service from there.
All these Services are linked to the Coast Guard and working alongside each other in the integrated manner of our time assuring that the Auxiliary Service is also "on deck" to perform rescues and save lives together.
www.ltgov.bc.ca /whatsnew/sp/sp_feb23_2_2002.htm   (1221 words)

  
 Mayday
Coast Guard Officer Sid Jones radioed the position of the wreck to the Comox Centre so that they could issue a notice to shipping, warning mariners of the danger posed by the charred skeleton of the Agnes May.
With hypothermic patients, Coast Guard rescuers apply external heat with thermo-pads, hot packs or heating pads, to the head, neck, trunk and groin along with inhalation therapy.
In general, awareness of hypothermia is growing, thanks in part to the pioneering work done some 20 years ago by the University of Victoria.
www.hypothermia.org /mayday/mayday.html   (853 words)

  
 Heroic Rescues at Sea
New Zealand native Carolyn Matthews, a former registered counselor, was compelled to write the book while researching the role of grief counselors during the Swissair disaster.
Her account of 34 Canadian Coast Guard rescues provides an excellent synopsis of the full scope of the Coast Guard's diverse role on Canadian waterways.
Heroic Rescues at Sea is a well-documented tribute to the men and women of the Canadian Coast Guard and the critical role they play in saving and protecting the lives of people who venture onto Canada's abundant lakes, rivers and seas.
www.landfallnav.com /bo251.html   (201 words)

  
 The Canadian Coast Guard Cutter Spume   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-19)
The Canadian Coast Guard Cutter Spume was stationed in Meaford Ontario and served Georgian Bay.
Having served it's purpose as a search and rescue vessel the Spume was scheduled for the scrap yard, but was saved largely through the efforts of Meaford's Mayor, William T. Pearson and the assistance of Ovid Jackson MP.
The Coast Guard Cutter "Spume" is lifted to it's final resting place at the Meaford Harbour after spending much of its life patrolling area waters.
www.meaford.com /fishbyte/Spume.htm   (429 words)

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