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MACAULAY ANNOUNCES A $468,000 FEDERAL INVESTMENT FOR IMPROVEMENT PROJECTS AT SAVAGE HARBOUR, PRINCE EDWARD ISLAND

October 4, 2000

MONTAGUE – The Honourable Lawrence MacAulay, Member of Parliament for Cardigan, and Solicitor General of Canada, announced today on behalf of the Honourable Herb Dhaliwal, Minister of Fisheries and Oceans, that the federal government will invest $468,000 in harbour improvements at Savage Harbour in Prince Edward Island.

"The completion of this project will mean a safer and more efficient working environment for the area’s fishing industry," said Mr. MacAulay. "This project underlines the federal government’s commitment to maintaining viable and safe harbours in support of Prince Edward Island’s marine community."

The Savage Harbour project will entail improvement, renovation, repair and major reconstruction of the existing breakwater at the harbour facility. The commercial fishing industry is dependent upon the breakwater to prevent build up of sand bars and to allow safe passage to and from the wharf facility.

This project is being undertaken by the Department of Fisheries and Oceans, Small Craft Harbours Program, in close collaboration with the Harbour Authority, which manages and operates this facility for the benefit of local users. It is this close cooperation and partnership with Harbour Authorities that enables the federal government to continue to provide an operable system of harbours and facilities throughout Canada in support of commercial fisheries.