A new Canadian Coast Guard station officially opened in Cobourg on Friday. The facility gives staff safe harbour along Lake Ontario's north shore. Marc Woodhouse gives us a closer look. | Global Peterborough

2.3K views · 114 reactions | Officer Cadets from the Canadian Coast Guard College participated in a simulated rescue on the water. Practical training like this prepares these future marine navigation officers to respond to different scenarios while working at sea. Learn more about the Officer Training Program: https://www.ccg-gcc.gc.ca/college/officer-training-formation-officier/program-information-programme-eng.html | Canadian Coast Guard | Facebook

1.8K views · 54 reactions | Did you know the Coast Guard once searched for a possible UFO?  In 1967, residents of Shag Harbour in Nova Scotia witnessed a strange lit object flying off the coast before crashing in the ocean. Search and rescue efforts found no trace of the object, and no planes were reported missing. To this day, it remains one of Canada’s most renowned UFO sightings! | Canadian Coast Guard | Facebook

Today, we announced an important investment for the renewal of the Coast Guard fleet under the National Shipbuilding Strategy. This investment consists of two Polar icebreakers to enhance Canada’s Arctic presence and provide critical services to Canadians. Learn more: http://ow.ly/HpXi30rGUIQ | Canadian Coast Guard

22K views · 279 reactions | This is what we’ve been waiting for! Learn more from Commanding Officers Lacombe and Wheaton who brought our new icebreaker to Canada and who were part of the journey to welcoming it into our fleet. See how thrilled they are to be the first ones to officially take command of this vessel. https://bit.ly/2EsMC4l | Canadian Coast Guard | Facebook

71K views · 647 reactions | After travelling more than 3400 nautical miles and 14 days from Landskrona, Sweden, these 3 icebreakers have just arrived in Quebec and will soon join our fleet. Have a look, they are quite impressive! #CCGProud | Canadian Coast Guard | Facebook

13K views · 214 reactions | Check out this time lapse as the Canadian Coast Guard ship Pierre Radisson escorts the tanker Traverstern through Frobisher Bay and into Iqaluit. | CBC Nunavut | Facebook