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Reprint – DFO Shutting Down Coast Guard Radio Stations, but Prince Rupert’s Will Be Expanded

June 10, 2012BC, Comox, disaster, lighthouse, litehouse, MCTS, Prince | Rupert, rescue, safety, ships, Sidney, Tofino, VancouverAnti-Automation, Automation, British Columbia, Canada, Coast Guard, Communication, Environment, Equipment, Fisheries and Oceans, Fishing, Foreign, Government, Incidents, Lighthouses, Medical Emergency, Operators, Radio, Reprint, Search & Rescue, Ships & Shipping, Shipwrecks, Travel, Tsunami, WeatherretlkprLeave a Comment

I wrote an article on January 04, 2012 entitled MCTS To Lose Staff To Save Money. After that date, the department of Fisheries and Oceans (DFO or F&O) have changed their plans. They are now closing whole stations instead of a removing a few men! The news article below is well written and explains what […]

A Trip by Helicopter up the West Coast to Carmanah Point 2006

June 8, 2012BC, Bell 212, Carmanah, helicopter, lighthouse, litehouse, MCTS, Mike | Shepherd, Tofino, trip, Vancouver IslandAdult Memories, Anti-Automation, Beachcombing, British Columbia, Coast Guard, Communication, Construction, Equipment, Groceries & Mail, Helicopters, Keepers, Lighthouses, Maps, Old Website, On The Job, Operators, Photos, Radio, Transportation, Travel, Visitorsretlkpr2 Comments

A trip by helicopter up the west coast of Vancouver island to Carmanah Point October 25, 2006 To see what part of the west coast of Vancouver island is like from the air, check out Mike Shepherd’s article Coast Guard Bell 212 Helicopter Trip. There are some really nice shots of the Pacific Ocean and familiar lighthouses. – […]

Shiny New Guest Blogger, Bearing a Letter

January 21, 2012BC, British Columbia, Canada, CG, Coast Guard, lighthouse, litehouse, marine, marine traffic, MCTS, MCTSO, reduction, ships, staff, staff reduction, stations, traffic, vesselsBoats, British Columbia, Information, Medical Emergency, Operators, Search & Rescue, UnionretlkprLeave a Comment

Hi all. Our lovely blog master asked if I would make a guest post now and then, and, since the world as I appreciate it is where everyone listens to me, of course I said “yes!” By way of introduction, I’ll post a letter that I sent to Hon. Mr. Keith Ashfield, Minister of the […]

MCTS To Lose Staff To Save Money

January 4, 2012BC, British Columbia, Canada, CG, Coast Guard, lighthouse, litehouse, marine, marine traffic, MCTS, MCTSO, reduction, ships, staff, staff reduction, stations, traffic, vesselsAnti-Automation, Boats, British Columbia, Canada, Coast Guard, Communication, Cruise Ship, Government, Lighthouses, Medical Emergency, On The Job, Radio, Search & Rescue, Ships, Ships & Shipping, Transportation, UnionretlkprLeave a Comment

For those of you that do not know, MCTS (Marine Communications and Traffic Services) is “the Branch of the Canadian Coast Guard that provides communications and vessel traffic services to the sea-going public”. “MCTS monitors for distress radio signals; provides the communications link between vessels in distress and the JRCC/MRSC; sends safety information; handles public […]