VANCOUVER, BC, Aug. 16,
2024 /CNW/ - On Saturday,
August 17 2024, the Honourable Carla Qualtrough, Minister of
Sport and Physical Activity, and the Honourable Terry Beech,
Minister of Citizens' Services, on behalf of the Honourable Diane
Lebouthillier, Minister of Fisheries, Oceans and the Canadian Coast
Guard, will be joined by George
Berthe of Makivvik, at Vancouver Shipyards, to unveil the
name of the Canadian Coast Guard's Offshore Oceanographic Science
Vessel, and celebrate its launch.
Members of the Naalak Nappaaluk family will be in attendance to
commemorate his name being chosen for the vessel.
Media will be invited to a photo-op followed by a question
period with Ministers Qualtrough and Beech.
Media can park at the main Seaspan parking lot and obtain a
guest pass at the check-in table that will be located at the
entrance to the shipyard near 50 Pemberton.
The event will be outdoors. Footwear must be closed toe.
Flat-soled waterproof footwear is recommended.
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Date:
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Saturday, August 17,
2024
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Time:
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Arrival time 8:00 am
PST (local time). Event begins at 8:30 a.m. PST.
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Location:
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Seaspan Shipyards
Operations Center,
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50 Pemberton
Avenue, North Vancouver.
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Registration: Media planning to attend the event in person are
asked to contact Fisheries and Oceans Canada Media Relations by
emailing Media.xncr@dfo-mpo.gc.ca prior to the event.
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