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Demonstration in Support of Labrador Search and Rescue
September 16, 2025

On behalf of Jeanette Russell and the Labrador Coalition for Search and Rescue, we would like to invite you to attend tomorrow’s demonstration to be held at 280 Southside Road in St Johns starting at 9am. 

“Public Search and Rescue Protest for Labrador

Please join the Labrador Coalition for Search and Rescue and the FFAW for a peaceful protest at 9 am tomorrow, September 17th in St. John’s at the Canadian Coast Guard Maritime Rescue Sub-Centre at 280 Southside Rd. to commemorate the 4-year anniversary of the loss of the F.V. Island Lady.  Come and help to demand action from the Canadian Coast Guard.   

I can’t sit home another September 17th mourning the loss of Marc and Joey knowing how vulnerable Labrador’s mariners are because the Canadian Coast Guard has failed to invest in the essential primary search and rescue needed to protect lives at sea.

Labrador Lives Matter too.”

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Dr. Erin Carruthers

Dr. Erin Carruthers is the Science Director and Senior Fisheries Scientist with the Fish, Food and Allied Workers Union (FFAW-Unifor), which is the labour union that represents the owner-operator fleet in Newfoundland and Labrador. The FFAW is committed to research and management that supports healthy oceans, fisheries, and coastal communities. Dr. Carruthers received her Ph. D. in Biology from Memorial University in 2011 followed by a postdoctoral fellowship with the Centre for Fisheries Ecosystems Research. Before coming to Newfoundland, Erin worked as a Research Biologist with Fisheries and Oceans Canada at the St. Andrews Biological Station. Her current research program is co-constructed with fish harvesters and includes research on coastal fishing communities, collaborative longline and trap surveys, and best practices for the avoidance, handling and release of unwanted catch.