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Released: 18 May, 2001

30-Day Extension Granted For Review Of Decision To Cancel Rescue Diving Pilot Project

May 18, 2001

Ottawa -- A thirty-day extension has been granted at the request of Mr. Peter G. Bernard to complete the review of the decision to cancel the rescue diving pilot project in British Columbia.

The appointment of Mr. Peter Bernard was announced by the Honourable Herb Dhaliwal on March 15, 2001. A two-month deadline was given at the time for the completion of the report. Mr. Bernard has submitted a request to the Minister for an extension. In his letter, Mr. Bernard cited the need for more time in order to produce a complete evaluation of the decision.

In response to Mr. BernardÂ's request, Minister Dhaliwal has granted a thirty-day extension. Mr. Bernard will submit his report to the Minister at the end of this period.

The letter from Mr. Bernard, his biography and the news release announcing Mr. BernardÂ's appointment dated March 15, 2001, are available on the automated Fax-On-Demand service of Fisheries and Oceans. They are immediately retrievable -- to users with a touchtone phone and a fax machine -- 24 hours a day, 7 days a week.

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To retrieve, dial 1-416-362-1447 and follow the voice prompts.

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