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Vanguard December 2022/January 2023

Preserving capacity, General Tom Lawson, Chief of the Defence Staff, Keys to Canadian SAR

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Her Majesty's Canadian Ship MONCTON, a Kingston-class maritime coastal defence vessel sits anchored alongside the Canadian Coast Guard Ship Pierre Radisson for fuelling in Nunavut during Operation QIMMIQ on September 14, 2015. Photo: Corporal Felicia Ogunniya, 12 Wing Imaging Services, Shearwater S SIT REP Incident Response Collaboration Improvements Between the Canadian Coast Guard and Local Communities Canada is a country with a massive amount of coastline. As such, it places a great deal of importance on partnerships, collaboration, and communication as the key drivers for ensuring a strong safety system to protect our oceans. The Canadian Coast Guard is currently modern- izing how they collaborate with coastal communities and how they share information about Canada's waterways. Recently, $24 million in funding was announced under the Oceans Protection Plan to implement and expand the Canadian Coast Guard's Communication Portal for Integrated Incident Response initiative across Canada. This announcement was made by the Honourable Joyce Murray, Minister of Fisheries, Oceans, and the Canadian Coast Guard. The CCG's Communicaiton Portal is a digital tool that enables better communication, information sharing, and collaboration with partners and affected communities during on-water emergencies and exercises. Initially, the Communication Portal for Integrated Incident Response will focus specifically on environmental response. Later, it will expand to include search and rescue operations and vessels of concern. "This investment will empower local communities and the Canadian Coast Guard to better communicate with our partners to improve marine incident responses across Canada. Only through collaboration at all lev- 8 DECEMBER 2022/JANUARY 2023 www.vanguardcanada.com TO OUR SPONSORS THANK YOU! A PASQUA FIRST NATION COMPANY bestdefenceconference.com SEE YOU NEXT YEAR NOV 15 - 16, 2023

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