Tag: boating
May 20-26, 2023 is Safe Boating Awareness Week
The Annual, Safe Boating Awareness Week will take place across Canada from May 20th to May 26th, 2023. The purpose of this initiative, managed by...
Boaters Advised To Exercise Caution On Waterways
The Ministry of Natural Resources and Forestry –Bracebridge Minden Parry Sound District is advising area residents that a Watershed Conditions Statement – Water Safety...
Orillia OPP Search For Overdue Boater In The Bass Lake Area
Members of the Orillia OPP were contacted at approximately 11:58 a.m. regarding a male who had gone fishing and failed to return home at...
New Boat Trailer Parking Program Takes Effect May 15 In Orillia
Residents can park and launch for free with Resident Boat Trailer Parking Permit
As approved during the 2023 budget process, a new Boat Trailer Parking...
OPP Remind The Public Not To Feed The Bears
Southern Georgian Bay Marine Report:
Boaters checked by marine officers from the Southern Georgian Bay OPP in even late August continue to be short on...
Drinking During The Boating Season In Ontario
Legal Commentary / By calvinlaw
Drinking during the boating season is part of almost everyone’s summer in Canada. However, freedom to...
Swimmer Struck And Killed By Vessel In Port Carling
On Monday July 25, 2022, at 6:45 a.m. Bracebridge OPP officers along with Muskoka Paramedic Services and Muskoka Lakes Fire Department responded to a...
Southern Georgian Bay OPP Charge Impaired Boater
The Southern Georgian Bay OPP were on patrol checking vessels and operators for equipment and impairment focusing on Giants Tomb and Beckwith Island areas along...
OPP Remind Boaters That Impaired Boating Is Impaired Driving
Southern Georgian Bay OPP along with road safety partners Arrive Alive would like to remind all vessel operators that Impaired Driving is Impaired Driving...
OPP Find Four Minors In A Canoe With No Life Jackets,...
Marine officers from the Southern Georgian Bay OPP netted numerous charges for mariners drinking liquor and being without enough lifejackets while plying Georgian Bay and...
