The Canadian Coast Guard’s Inshore Rescue Boat (IRB) stations in Atlantic Canada and British Columbia opened recently.
Inshore Rescue Boat stations, staffed by post-secondary students trained by the Canadian Coast Guard, enhance search and rescue during the busy summer boating season.
The stations, which will remain open until early September, are in:
ATLANTIC CANADA
Prince Edward Island
- Charlottetown
Nova Scotia
- Halifax
- Mahone Bay
- Pictou
New Brunswick
- Saint John
- Shediac
Newfoundland and Labrador
- Conception Bay (in Conception Bay South)
- Bonavista Bay (in Terra Nova National Park)
- Notre Dame Bay (in Lewisporte)
BRITISH COLUMBIA
- Cortes Island
- Malcolm Island
- Nootka Sound
- Kelsey Bay
Waterways remain very cold at this time of year. Transport Canada’s Safe Boating Guide provides information for the recreational boating season.
On water emergencies can be reported 24 hours a day, 365 days a year, toll-free (within Canada) at 1-800-565-1582, or via marine VHF radio – channel 16.