Vanguard Magazine

8 DECEMBER 2021/JANUARY 2022 www.vanguardcanada.com S SIT REP One of the Canadian Government's key priorities is to ensure that the Ca- nadian Coast Guard has the equipment needed to keep Canada's water- ways navigable and safe. It is vital that the country's waterways remain open and allow for the free movement of people and goods. For this reason, the Coast Guard's fleet undergoes regular maintenance work at shipyards across Canada. The Canadian Coast Guard just announced seven contracts for refit and vessel life extension on Coast Guard ships. Valued at over $28 mil- lion, these contracts mean shipyards from the east and west coasts, plus in the Great Lakes and Quebec regions, will perform maintenance and life extension work on seven Coast Guard Ships. "A strong, well-equipped Canadian Coast Guard fleet is essential to Shipyards Across Canada Just Received Over $28 Million in Contracts for Vessel Maintenance from the Canadian Coast Guard protect Canadians on the water, to conserve and protect the marine envi- ronment, and to conduct critical science missions that enable us to bet- ter understand our ecosystems. By investing in these seven vessels, we are helping ensure our oceans are safer and healthier, while supporting good, skilled jobs in our Canadian shipyards," says the Honourable Joyce Murray, Minister of Fisheries, Oceans, and the Canadian Coast Guard. Planned refit work will be performed on the Canadian Coast Guard Ships (CCGS) John P. Tully, Des Groseilliers, Leim, Ann Harvey, and Sir John Franklin. The refit work ensures the ships remain in good work- ing order, comply with Canadian maritime regulations, and are ready for Coast Guard crews to put to use when needed. Vessel life extension will be performed on two additional Coast Guard vessels, the CCGS Amundsen and CCGS Sir Wilfrid Laurier. Once they are dry-docked they will enter an extended maintenance period designed to increase the operational life of these vessels. The work will take place over a number of months and will ensure the vessels and their crews stand ready to serve Canadians. ''Under the National Shipbuilding Strategy, the Government of Canada continues to ensure that our members in uniform have the equipment they need to carry out their important work," said the Honourable Filom- ena Tassi, Minister of Public Services and Procurement. "These contracts are further proof that the strategy is renewing and maintaining Canada's fleets while creating jobs and generating economic benefits for commu- nities across Canada.'' Awarded under the repair, refit, and maintenance pillar of the National Shipbuilding Strategy, these contracts will provide well paying jobs for Canadians in cities across Canada, and are an important part of the Ca- nadian Coast Guard's fleet management plan. CFB Comox Awarded $12.5-million Infrastructure Greening Contract by Department of National Defence Defence infrastructure is being greened in order to reduce carbon foot- print and provide military personnel with sustainable and efficient facili- ties in which to work and train. A new energy performance contract (EPC) to upgrade infrastructure at CFB Comox was awarded by the Department of National Defence on November 18. Some 105 facilities will be upgraded at the Base. This will reduce energy costs in the region by nearly 13 percent. That's $250,000 annually. Energy retrofits will also lower greenhouse gas (GHG) emis- sions by over 32 percent, or 1,820 tonnes per year. This is equivalent of taking more than 350 cars off the road! "It is critical that we take steps as an organization to reduce our green- house gas emissions. Energy performance contracts like this are an ef- fective means to green and modernize our infrastructure while, at the same time, lowering energy costs for the base. All of these retrofits and upgrades at Bases and Wings across Canada add up – we will continue to invest in greening our facilities as we work toward meeting our emis- sions targets and securing a greener future for Canadians," said, the Honourable Anita Anand, Minister of National Defence. The contract for this work is valued at $12.5-million and was awarded to MCW Custom Energy Solutions of Toronto, Ontario. Work is expected to begin in early 2022. It is anticipated that all retrofits and upgrades will be completed by early 2023. The full reduction in energy costs will be realized by fall 2023. The goal is to reduce GHG emissions by 40 percent by 2025. The proj- ect will help meet this target five years ahead of schedule. It will also contribute to the federal government's target of achieving net-zero emis- sions by 2050. Her Majesty's Canadian Ship (HMCS) SHAWINIGAN reverses away from CCGS SIR WILFRID LAURIER following a successful refueling of the HMCS SHAWINIGAN as both vessels were at anchor in Victoria Strait, Nunavut. Photo: Corporal Neil Clarkson, 14 Wing Imaging Photo: A CP-140 Aurora aircra flies over HMCS GLACE BAY during Operation NANOOK 2020 on August 21, 2020. Photo by Corporal David Veldman, Canadian Armed Forces.

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