 In her first year she also made the first Canadian surveys of notorious Sable Island and rescued the crew of the steamship "Alette", crushed by ice in Hudson Bay, the first of many rescues the rugged "Acadia" would make.Among her more enduring work was a survey of the Bay of Fundy which became her longest assignment prior to entering military service in World War I.After the outbreak of war in 1914, "Acadia" was among the government vessels used to patrol the Bay of Fundy during the winter months, sailing between Yarmouth, Nova Scotia and Grand Manan.