A strong turn out this afternoon as upwards of 100 people kept up the fight to save the Kitsilano Coast Guard base.
The station is set to close at the end of the summer, as part of federal budget cuts.
Union supporters and elected officials largely made up the crowd.
Among the non-partisan group were Green Party leader Jane Sterk and NDP leader Adrian Dix.
“If the prime minister changes his mind – Prime Minister Harper, whoever they send out – I will be the first within five minutes to publicly praise him for doing it,” Dix told the demonstrators.
A statement from B.C. Attorney-General Shirley Bond was also released at the event.
It read that while the province understands that the current fiscal climate requires difficult budget decisions, public safety must be the guiding principle.
The Kits base responds to about 350 search and rescue calls each year.
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