Page 10. MAINE COASTAL NEWS July 2014 Waterfront News William Haggert to Receive 2014 Mariners Award
Senator Susan Collins to give keynote BATH – Maine Maritime Museum an- nounced today that William E. “Bill” Hag- gett, chairman and CEO of Pineland Farms Natural Meats and Pineland Farms Natu- rally Potatoes and former Bath Iron Works president and CEO, has been selected as the 2014 Mariners Award recipient. U.S. Senator Susan Collins is scheduled to be the keynote speaker at an event in his honor on Thursday, August 28. The dinner will be a held in the historic Percy & Small Shipyard at the museum in Bath. The Mariners Award is presented annu- ally to an individual who has made extraor-
dinary contributions to Maine’s maritime heritage which has signifi cant impact on the state’s culture and economy. A Bath native and a Colby College graduate, Haggett has been a leader in mar- itime industry, education and culture for much of his adult life. He was an executive at Bath Iron Works for 28 years, where his father had been a pipefi tter. He worked his way up to become chief operating offi cer, then president and chief executive offi cer, a position he held for eight years. While at BIW, he served a term as president of the Shipbuilders Council of America. Follow- ing his career at BIW, he served fi ve years
Harper Government leads an expanded team of partners to discover the fate of Sir John Franklin’s lost Arctic expedition
June 20, 2014 Ottawa, Ontario Government of Canada
This summer, the Government of Canada and an unprecedented number of organizations from the public, private and non-profi t sectors will partner together, us- ing state-of-the-art technology, to locate the historic ships of the ill-fated 1845 Franklin Expedition.
The 2014 Franklin Expedition will also have the added benefi t of furthering our knowledge in a number of priority areas, in- cluding through the collection of important scientifi c information about Canada’s most remote region.
The story of the North is the story of
Canada. This year’s expedition in the Vic- toria Strait supports the Government’s 2013 Speech from the Throne commitment to tell
this story and work with renewed determi- nation and an expanded team of partners to discover the fate of Sir John Franklin’s lost Arctic expedition.
Through the pursuit of common inter-
ests in the Arctic, the multi-partner collab- oration will advance goals in the following key areas: • Story of Canada: Canadians are northern people and our history is intrinsi- cally tied to being part of a northern coun- try. In order to tell that story for Canada’s 150th year, the Government is continuing its efforts to solve one of the most enduring mysteries of our past. • Safety and security: A vast and remote region with a harsh climate, Canada’s Arctic is both hazardous and fragile. Through sea- bed mapping and other research, this sum- mer’s expedition will contribute to making Canada’s Arctic both safer and more secure. • Arctic research and technology: Canada continues to showcase its innova- tion and develop the tools, techniques and
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as president and CEO of Irving Shipbuilding Ltd., in New Brunswick, Canada. Haggett’s community service roles are numerous and far reaching with many having a maritime connection. He joined the Maine Maritime Museum Board of Trustees in 1987, served as its chair from 2008 to 2010 and was named Trustee Emeritus in 2012. He also is a Trustee Emeritus of the Maine Maritime Academy Board of Trust- ees, joining the board in 1989 and serving as its chair from 1999 to 2005. He is one of only six honorary members of the Academy’s Alumni Association to have been invited to join by unanimous vote.
capacity needed to gather, interpret and apply knowledge about the Arctic. • Supporting Arctic communities:
Supporting our Arctic communities requires broad collaboration. Many of this summer’s projects will celebrate northern history and culture, and contribute to the sustainability of northern communities. Quick Facts
• Government partners for the 2014 Vic- toria Strait expedition include Parks Canada, Fisheries and Oceans Canada, the Canadian Coast Guard, the Royal Canadian Navy, Defence Research & Development Canada (DRDC) (an agency of the Department of National Defence), Environment Canada, and the Canadian Space Agency, as well as the Governments of Nunavut and Great Britain.
• Private and non-profi t partners include
the Arctic Research Foundation, the Royal Canadian Geographical Society who addi- tionally brings in The W. Garfi eld Weston Foundation, Shell Canada and One Ocean Expeditions as partners. • There will be a record number of ships (4) supporting the 2014 Victoria Strait Expe- dition: CCGS Sir Wilfrid Laurier (Canadian Coast Guard), HMCS Kingston (Royal Canadian Navy), research vessel Martin Bergmann (Arctic Research Foundation)
Previous recipients of the Mariners
Award include boat designer Bruce King, the workers of Bath Iron Works, writer and sea captain Linda Greenlaw, longtime president of Maine Maritime Academy Len Tyler, and the National Maritime Historical Society.
Sponsors for the August 28 event in-
clude Irving Woodlands, Ltd.; General Dy- namics Bath Iron Works; Libra Foundation; Reed & Reed, Inc.; Pineland Food Group; Jeff and Margie Geiger; Dick and Doris Lemieux; Bath Savings Institution; Colby College; Steve and Joanne Caulfi eld; and Bill and Mary Earl Rogers.
Minister Aglukkaq Announces 2014 Search for Franklin Expedition
and One Ocean Voyager (One Ocean Ex- peditions), as well as a number of smaller platform vessels.
• Some of the leading technologies to be employed will include the Canadian Space Agency’s RADARSAT-2 satellite imagery, high resolution multi-beam and side-scan sonar, Parks Canada’s remotely operated underwater vehicle, and DRDC’s state-of- the-art autonomous underwater vehicle, which was developed in collaboration with private-sector partners. • This year marks 50 years of outstand- ing accomplishments in underwater archae- ology at Parks Canada.
• Since 2008, over 1,200 km2 of the Arctic seabed, which is equivalent to over 2,200 football fi elds, has been newly surveyed and charted in the search for the Franklin ships.
• In 2012, the Canadian Hydrographic Service, with the support of the Canadian Coast Guard, completed new surveys of a route farther south into Alexandra Strait, constituting an alternate route around King William Island and has improved marine safety, search and rescue response time, and fuel economization. Quotes
“Our Government has made the North
a priority. Through exploration and research in Canada’s Arctic, we can understand our past and secure our future. The 2014 search for the Franklin ships not only provides the greatest opportunity yet for fi nding the historic Franklin vessels, it will contribute signifi cantly to our Government’s Northern Strategy. Information gathered on this ex- pedition will provide benefi ts to Canadians in the areas of Arctic sovereignty, marine safety, environmental protection, science and technology, history and culture.” The Honourable Leona Aglukkaq, Minister of the Environment and Minister responsible for Parks Canada
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