Minister Cannon concludes Arctic visit
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April 5 to 6, 2010
Resolute Bay, Nunavut
Borden Island, Nunavut and NWT
Minister Cannon concluded his visit to Resolute Bay and the Borden Island ice camp, where he met those collecting data to prepare Canada’s submission to the Commission on the Limits of the Continental Shelf.
For the first time in Canadian history, autonomous underwater vehicles are being used to collect data in the Arctic. The vehicles are launched into the water through a hole made by removing 30 tonnes of ice.
Operations at the Borden Island ice camp will continue through the spring of 2010, as Canada works to meet the criteria set out in the United Nations Convention on the Law of the Sea.
Foreign Affairs and International Trade Canada has overall responsibility for preparing and presenting Canada’s submission to the Commission on the Limits of the Continental Shelf. Natural Resources Canada and Fisheries and Oceans Canada are responsible for the scientific work that will support the submission.
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News release - Minister Cannon concludes Arctic visit and holds media availability - April 7, 2010
