Dear Editor:
I read with interest Jane Seyd’s informative article A Ship For All Seasons (April 16) regarding CCGS Sir Wilfrid Laurier, its upgrading, equipment, and service in the Arctic.
My father contributed in welding hulls of Coast Guard vessels and BC Ferries at Burrard Dry Dock, later Versatile Shipyards. I served as flower girl to the governor general for the inaugural launch of CCGS Pierre Radisson.
It is good to see the North Vancouver shipbuilding industry continue their legacy in being instrumental in the maintenance and retrofit of these impressive icebreaking vessels required for their increasingly important role in both scientific and sovereign duties in our Arctic.
Andrea Stanley
North Vancouver
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