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ARTICLE · 06 JULY 2020

Safe Boating Is Smart Boating

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Boating season in Ontario is in full swing. As Ontario continues to ease lockdown restrictions, recreational boating is a popular summer activity that offers plenty of opportunity for physical distancing.

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Salvatore Shaw
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Boating season in Ontario is in full swing. As Ontario continues to ease lockdown restrictions, recreational boating is a popular summer activity that offers plenty of opportunity for physical distancing. However, misuse of pleasure crafts results in hundreds of injuries and fatalities each year. Practicing safe boating means that the operator of the boat, and all of the passengers on board, understand the risks and rules of boating.

BEFORE YOU GO: KNOW THE RULES AND REGULATIONS

  • Boating While Impaired: Operating a pleasure craft under the influence of drugs or alcohol puts all passengers on board and others using the waterway at risk. Under the Criminal Code of Canada, operating a pleasure craft while impaired can lead to license suspension, fines, and even imprisonment.1 In Ontario, the punishment for a person charged with drinking while boating mirrors the punishment for drinking and driving.2

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