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Canadian Coast Guard regions are defined [2] as: The Arctic Region consists of the Yukon North slope, Northwest Territories, Nunavut, Nunavik, Nunatsiavut, and Hudson and James Bay. This boundary is inclusive of Inuit Nunangat. The Western Region consists of British Columbia, Alberta, Saskatchewan, Manitoba and Yukon, minus the Yukon slope.
The Canadian Coast Guard (CCG; French: Garde côtière canadienne, GCC) is the coast guard of Canada.Formed in 1962, the coast guard is tasked with marine search and rescue (SAR), communication, navigation, and transportation issues in Canadian waters, such as navigation aids and icebreaking, marine pollution response, and support for other Canadian government initiatives.
They provide distress and safety communications, vessel traffic services and marine weather information. "The Canadian Coast Guard announced in May of 2012 that they would be reducing the number of MCTS Centres across Canada from 22 to the present 12 centres in an effort to reduce the Coast Guard operating budget." [1] [2]
The Joint Rescue Coordination Centre Trenton (JRCC Trenton) is a rescue coordination centre operated by the Royal Canadian Air Force (RCAF) and the Canadian Coast Guard (CCG). It is located on CFB Trenton in Astra, Ontario near Quinte West.
Maritime Rescue Sub-Centre Quebec (MRSC Quebec) is a Canadian Maritime Rescue Sub-Centre that coordinates search and rescue operations in the following waters: the St. Lawrence River within the province of Quebec; the northern and western waters of the Gulf of St. Lawrence within the province of Quebec; the navigable estuary portion of the ...
In 1997, the Canadian Marine Rescue Auxiliary underwent a name change to become the Canadian Coast Guard Auxiliary. In May 2012, the Canadian Coast Guard Auxiliary - Pacific Region rebranded under the name Royal Canadian Marine Search and Rescue or RCMSAR. The Royal Canadian Marine Search and Rescue Inc., became the legal name of the ...
A Canadian Coast Guard trailerable buoy tender, named Tech II, at Nepean Sailing Club on Lac Deschênes. CCG employs various makes and models of small craft, generally less than 15 GT, 12 metres (39 ft) long or less, aboard ships and at shore stations for utility and search and rescue tasks.
CCGS Cove Isle is a navigation aids tender in the Canadian Coast Guard. [1] Cove Isle is assigned to the Canadian Coast Guard's Central and Arctic Region and is based out of CGS Base Parry Sound, Ontario, on Georgian Bay. The ship is classified as specialist vessel and used in a variety of roles: [1]