Marine SAR station to be built for increased safety of Northern BC’s Coast

NORTHERN BC–The Canadian Coast Guard and Gitga’at First Nation are moving forward with a new Coast guard Search and Rescue (SAR) station to be built in Hartley Bay, BC.

According to a press release the station is placed in a strategic location (Hartley Bay) that will increase the capacity to respond to marine emergencies in the remote area.

“A new search and rescue station and its highly trained Canadian Coast Guard personnel, in partnership with the Gitga’at First Nation, will make waters in this area safer for mariners. This community knows these waters better than anyone, and have already been first to respond to local marine emergencies.” –The Honourable Jonathan Wilkinson, Minister of Fisheries, Oceans and the Canadian Coast Guard