OPP remind boaters to remember safety while out on the water
The 2023 Canada Safe Boating Week runs May 19-26. This initiative is designed to increase public compliance with safe boating measures and ultimately, to save lives.
With Safe Boating Awareness Week kicking off during the Victoria Day long weekend, the OPP and its Marine Program members will be promoting safety on the water in partnership with the Canadian Safe Boating Council and other marine safety partners. The 29 people who lost their lives in OPP-investigated marine incidents in 2022 were made up of 18 boat operators, seven passengers and four people in the water. Only two of the deceased were wearing a lifejacket.
“There looks to be more people on the waterways, so all the more reason to wear your lifejacket or PFD and no drinking and boating. Impaired operation on the water carries the same fines and penalties as on the highway. Help keep our waterways safe for everyone."
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