To raise awareness and reduce alcohol related deaths, the Canadian Safe Boating Council (CSBC) and Police Services across the Country are launching an initiative called ‘Operation Dry Water.’ The goal is to discourage this dangerous practice.
With the summer boating season in high gear, the Civic Holiday weekend is the perfect time to remind Canadian boaters about the risks of drinking and boating. Combined with sun, wind, waves and the rocking motion of the boat, the effects of alcohol on the water can be greatly increased.
The CSBC and Chatham-Kent Police Service would like, through this initiative, to raise attention to the problem of boating under the influence and to remind boaters not to drink and boat. “This weekend, the CKPS Marine Unit will be active in patrolling our waterways” says Sgt. Ed MacLean of the Traffic Management Unit.
“We will be focusing our efforts on speeding boaters and those violating liquor laws while out on the water.”
Operation Dry Water will focus on the potential risks of drinking and boating, and remedies that are currently in place to discourage it.
Operation Dry Water is aimed at reducing the number of alcohol-related accidents and fatalities on the water while fostering a stronger and more visible deterrent to alcohol use while boating. The end goal? To achieve safer and more enjoyable recreational boating.
This initiative is made possible through support of Transport Canada’s Office of Boating Safety.
For a 30-second PSA and additional information on boating safety please visit www.csbc.ca.
