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Category Archives: Canada

Harper Government Invests in Manitoba Harbours

M.P. Bezan highlights significant federal support for nine fishing harbours March 18, 2015 – Gimli, Manitoba James Bezan, Member of Parliament for Selkirk–Interlake, on behalf of the Honourable Gail Shea, Minister of Fisheries and Oceans, announced today that approximately $7.5 million will be invested across the province to improve safety and working conditions for fishermen…

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SmartATLANTIC Consortium deploys first Saint John Inshore Weather Buoy

March 17, 2015 – Saint John, New Brunswick An important step forward for users of Port Saint John and the Bay of Fundy was marked on Saturday, March 14, with the deployment of the SmartATLANTIC Saint John Inshore Weather Buoy, a technology that provides the marine transportation community, commercial fishers, recreational boaters, meteorologists, researchers and scientists with…

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Seafood Expo North America: More than fish tails and fish tales

Atlantic Canadian seafood companies hook into world markets via Boston seafood show It’s a late-winter ritual Atlantic Canadian fish and seafood companies have been undertaking for years –and this year is no exception. A delegation from Atlantic Canada is heading down to Boston, Massachusetts to meet, network and do business with international seafood buyers during…

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Is Terrorist Propaganda Being Used to Push C-51?

Recent social media posts about terror threats by Al-Shabaab that involve the West Edmonton Mall have some claiming that this is just terrorist propaganda designed to push C-51 by those behind the new proposal. According to a conservative post on social media, which ha a link to a petition in support of Bill C-51, “Jihadi…

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