A Fundraiser for Merv Wiseman – Advocate Merv Wiseman has lent a hand all his life, now he needs one
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE Thursday, March 13th, 2025
A Go-Fund-Me campaign has been launched to raise money for Merv Wiseman, a retired Canadian Coast Guard employee best known as a tireless advocate for a variety causes from wild commercial fisheries and the fur industry to search and rescue services and agriculture.
“Merv has lent his hand to good causes his entire life, and it’s only right we lend him a hand now in his hour of need,” says Peter Leonard, spokesman for the fundraiser.
Merv suffers from pulmonary fibrosis, a chronic lung disease, but has been approved for the waiting list for a life-saving, double-lung transplant at the Toronto General Hospital.
He and his wife, Eileen, must relocate from their home in North Harbour, Placentia Bay, to a residence within 10-minutes of the hospital to be ready for an operation at any time.
Only depending on when a double-lung match becomes available, the wait may take months, and rent alone will cost thousands of dollars a month.
Merv spent a 35-year career with the Canadian Coast Guard and is perhaps best known for leading the charge to reopen the marine rescue sub-centre in St. John’s in 2017, and as a search and rescue advocate.
Merv also operated a fox farm in North Harbour since the mid 1980s, and served for years on the executive of the province’s fur breeding and agriculture associations, including terms as president.
Find the Go Fund me campaign at this link: 
https://gofund.me/220ee449 organized by friend, Ryan Cleary.
The fund-raising campaign’s goal has been set at $18,000 — funds to cover a wide range of costs including travel, accommodations, and living expenses associated with the move to Toronto to be near the hospital.
To contact Peter Leonard please call 709 682 4589
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