Enhanced Security at Port of Montréal

May 7, 2007
7 May 2007
 
Enhanced Security at Port of Montréal
 
The following is excerpted from a news release issued by Public Safety Canada on 7 May 2007.
 
The Honourable Stockwell Day, Minister of Public Safety, and the Honourable Michael M Fortier, Minister of Public Works and Government Services and the Minister Responsible for Montréal, today unveiled new radiation detection equipment at the Port of Montreal. …
 
            The Canada Border Services Agency’s (CBSA) radiation detection equipment locates and identifies sources of both natural and artificial radiation to prevent potential threats from entering Canada.
 
This new radiation detection technology will help protect Canada's security by detecting potentially dangerous substances.
 
Systems are operating at terminals in Saint John and now Montréal, and installation is ongoing in Vancouver and Halifax.

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Canadian Economy & Politics
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