Sotally Tober
Well-Known Member
Here we go again, closing another base. Protestors rally against closure of the Vancouver Communications and Traffic Service Center located in Harbour Centre. All the operations will now be handled out of Victoria.
This is a real loss of service in our local waters.
It's as if the Federal government couldn't care less about the West coast and the safety of our waters.
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As from Global BC :
Unifor B.C. area director Gavin McGarrigle talks about the imminent closure of yet another coast guard base.
A rally against the closure of the Vancouver Marine Communications and Traffic Service Centre, a third coast guard base to be shut down this year, is being held this afternoon.
The centre located in Vancouver’s Harbour Centre closed its doors today. All operations will now be based out of Victoria.
“They were the eyes and the ears of Vancouver,” says Chad Stroud, President of Local 2182, Unifor that represents Canadian Coast Guard communication officers. “They did everything from talking to the incoming vessels to responding to maydays and anyone who was in trouble.”
Stroud says their biggest concern is the loss of service.
“My members are proud Canadian Coast Guard employees. They are well-trained and have a lot of local knowledge. We are very concerned that the local knowledge is going to be lost because now it is going to be centralized in Victoria.”
This is a real loss of service in our local waters.
It's as if the Federal government couldn't care less about the West coast and the safety of our waters.
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As from Global BC :
Unifor B.C. area director Gavin McGarrigle talks about the imminent closure of yet another coast guard base.
A rally against the closure of the Vancouver Marine Communications and Traffic Service Centre, a third coast guard base to be shut down this year, is being held this afternoon.
The centre located in Vancouver’s Harbour Centre closed its doors today. All operations will now be based out of Victoria.
“They were the eyes and the ears of Vancouver,” says Chad Stroud, President of Local 2182, Unifor that represents Canadian Coast Guard communication officers. “They did everything from talking to the incoming vessels to responding to maydays and anyone who was in trouble.”
Stroud says their biggest concern is the loss of service.
“My members are proud Canadian Coast Guard employees. They are well-trained and have a lot of local knowledge. We are very concerned that the local knowledge is going to be lost because now it is going to be centralized in Victoria.”
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