The refit of the R/V Skalugsuak is underway at the Verreault Navigation shipyard in the town of Les Méchins, Quebec. Over the course of the last month, Verreault engineers and mechanics have built and installed a dive platform, a housing for our SCUBA compressor, and new carburetors. The boat was put back into the water
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GEERG President Jeffrey Gallant attended a reception to mark the opening of the Aquarium du Québec‘s (Quebec Aquarium) new pavilion on May 17. Upon being taken to the shark and ray exhibit by curator Jill Marvin and the diving safety officer Paul Boissinot, Jeffrey was pleasantly surprised to see a quote of his on the
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Skalugsuak’s auxiliary inflatable Kato underwent structural work at the CFP Paul-Rousseau trade school in Drummondville (Quebec) on May 15. Under the supervision of our Fleet Manager, Mr. Paul Lemay and of Mr. Pierre Tessier (CFPPR), the modifications reinforced the floor panels which had been damaged from the strain of carrying extra heavy loads in rough
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