Tsimshian elder Murray Smith and Coast Mountain College Instructor Ken Shaw at the launching of the newest marine resource for the Prince Rupert campus (Photo from Province of BC) |
Funded with 250,000 dollars of assistance of the Province of British Columbia, the new 7.6-metre (27 foot), 12-passenger, aluminum-hulled boat will add to the experience of learning for students and staff of the program.
The ACE initiative draws not only students from the Northwest, but across Canada and from around the world.
The program was a path once charted by North Coast MLA Jennifer Rice who is an alumnus of Coast Mountain College and represented the Province at Monday's launching of the Na Malgsa Aks
Na Malgsa Aks means “the story the water tells” in the La̱xyuubm Ts’msyen language. and the new boat will serve as a mobile classroom, complete with the latest technofy for field studies off the North Coast of the Prince Rupert area.
The vessel comes equipped with a range of equipment towards those studies, including:
a crane and winch for lowering and towing equipment;
side-scan sonar;
single-beam echo sounder;
laptop for remotely operated vehicle control;
lifeline, first-aid kit, safety vests, inflatable boat, line puller and handheld radio;
underwater cameras;
an
underwater wi-fi extension line;
air drones; and
plankton troll nets.
The combined classroom and field-work experience the boat will enable will prepare students for careers in sustainability, ecology, and fish and wildlife conservation.
Further background on Monday/s launch of the Na Malgsa Aks can be reviewed from the Provincial Government's information release.
A wider overview of past Coast Mountain College notes is available here.
Cross posted from the North Coast Review.
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