Official Kitsilano Canadian Coast Guard Base Opening


VANCOUVER, BRITISH COLUMBIA--(Marketwired - Aug. 5, 2016) - The Honourable Dominic LeBlanc, Minister of Fisheries, Oceans and the Canadian Coast Guard, will formally open the Canadian Coast Guard Kitsilano Base.

Media are invited to attend.

Date: Monday, August 8, 2016
Time: 9:30 a.m.
Location: 1661 Whyte Avenue
Vancouver, B.C.

Directions and parking: https://goo.gl/maps/tc3zxekS6RQ2

NOTE: Around 9:15 a.m. at Jericho Boat Launch, adjacent to Kitsilano Base, there will be a photo opportunity of a flotilla of First Nation canoes and other marine response vessels arriving at the beach.

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Contact Information:

Michelle Imbeau
Communications Advisor, Canadian Coast Guard
Fisheries and Oceans Canada
604-666-2872
C: 604-219-5730

Patricia Bell
Press Secretary
Office of the Minister
Fisheries and Oceans Canada
613-992-3474
Patricia.bell@dfo-mpo.gc.ca