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{
"time": "2023-06-05 18:00:00",
"attribution": {
"en": "Mr. Gord Johns (Courtenay\u2014Alberni, NDP)",
"fr": "M. Gord Johns (Courtenay\u2014Alberni, NPD)"
},
"content": {
"en": "<p data-HoCid=\"7830749\" data-originallang=\"en\"> Mr. Speaker, it is an honour to table a petition on behalf of residents of British Columbia and visitors to the Pacific Rim National Park Reserve.</p>\n<p data-HoCid=\"7830750\" data-originallang=\"en\">The petitioners call on the <a data-HoCid=\"278910\" href=\"/politicians/steven-guilbeault/\" title=\"Steven Guilbeault\">Minister of Environment and Climate Change</a> to reinstate the surf guard tower and surf guard services, and to extend the duration of the surf guard program to accommodate the growing number of emergencies as well as visitors at Long Beach in the Pacific Rim National Park Reserve.</p>\n<p data-HoCid=\"7830751\" data-originallang=\"en\">Emergencies at Long Beach are attended by Parks Canada, in collaboration with the Canadian Coast Guard, Westcoast Inland Search and Rescue, B.C.'s Emergency Response Group and the RCMP. However, rescues initially fall into the hands of surfers, beachgoers and the surf schools that operate in the park.</p>\n<p data-HoCid=\"7830752\" data-originallang=\"en\">In February 2018, a man died at Lovekin Rock. In May 2018, in the same area, a woman died. In March 2016, four people were saved by the Canadian Coast Guard and Canadian Armed Forces. In August 2021, another man drowned at the same spot.</p>\n<p data-HoCid=\"7830753\" data-originallang=\"en\">Basically, lifeguards watched over that beach as part of the Pacific Rim National Park Reserve surf guard program for 40 years, until the Conservative government cut the program in 2012. The petitioners are calling on the government to reinstate this program so that no more lives are lost.</p>",
"fr": "<p data-HoCid=\"7830749\" data-originallang=\"en\">Monsieur le Pr\u00e9sident, j'ai l'honneur de pr\u00e9senter une p\u00e9tition sign\u00e9e par des r\u00e9sidants de la Colombie-Britannique et des visiteurs de la r\u00e9serve de parc national Pacific Rim.</p>\n<p data-HoCid=\"7830750\" data-originallang=\"en\">Les p\u00e9titionnaires demandent au <a data-HoCid=\"278910\" href=\"/politicians/steven-guilbeault/\" title=\"Steven Guilbeault\">ministre de l\u2019Environnement et du Changement climatique</a> de r\u00e9tablir la tour de surveillance et les services de sauvetage destin\u00e9s aux surfeurs et de prolonger la dur\u00e9e du programme de surveillance des surfeurs, afin de faire face au nombre croissant de visiteurs et de situations d\u2019urgence \u00e0 Long Beach, dans la r\u00e9serve de parc national Pacific Rim.</p>\n<p data-HoCid=\"7830751\" data-originallang=\"en\">Parcs Canada s'occupe des urgences \u00e0 Long Beach, en collaboration avec la Garde c\u00f4ti\u00e8re canadienne, les services de recherche et de sauvetage de Westcoast Inland, le groupe d'intervention d'urgence de la Colombie-Britannique et la Gendarmerie royale du Canada. Cependant, les sauvetages sont initialement assur\u00e9s par les surfeurs, les baigneurs et les \u00e9coles de surf qui se trouvent dans le parc.</p>\n<p data-HoCid=\"7830752\" data-originallang=\"en\">En f\u00e9vrier 2018, un homme est d\u00e9c\u00e9d\u00e9 \u00e0 Lovekin Rock. En mai 2018, dans le m\u00eame secteur, une femme est d\u00e9c\u00e9d\u00e9e. En mars 2016, quatre personnes ont \u00e9t\u00e9 sauv\u00e9es par la Garde c\u00f4ti\u00e8re canadienne et les Forces arm\u00e9es canadiennes. En ao\u00fbt 2021, un autre homme s'est noy\u00e9 au m\u00eame endroit.</p>\n<p data-HoCid=\"7830753\" data-originallang=\"en\">Pendant 40 ans, des sauveteurs ont surveill\u00e9 cette plage dans le cadre du programme de surveillance pour surfeurs de la r\u00e9serve de parc national Pacific Rim, jusqu'\u00e0 ce que le gouvernement conservateur mette fin \u00e0 ce programme en 2012. Les p\u00e9titionnaires demandent au gouvernement de r\u00e9tablir ce programme afin d'\u00e9viter que d'autres vies ne soient perdues.</p>"
},
"url": "/debates/2023/6/5/gord-johns-1/",
"politician_url": "/politicians/gord-johns/",
"politician_membership_url": "/politicians/memberships/4237/",
"procedural": false,
"source_id": "12263911",
"h1": {
"en": "Routine Proceedings",
"fr": "Affaires courantes"
},
"h2": {
"en": "Petitions",
"fr": "P\u00e9titions"
},
"h3": {
"en": "Surf Guard Services",
"fr": "Les services de sauvetage pour surfeurs"
},
"document_url": "/debates/2023/6/5/",
"related": {
"document_speeches_url": "/speeches/?document=%2Fdebates%2F2023%2F6%2F5%2F"
}
}