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Drinking and boating accounts for approximately 40 per cent of boating-related fatalities on Canadian waterways.

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Operation Dry Water will focus on the potential risks of drinking and boating, and remedies that are currently in place to discourage it.

Federal statutes dictate that, whether or not your craft is motorized, you can be charged with Impaired Operation of a Vessel under the Criminal Code of Canada if your blood alcohol level exceeds the .08 threshold. This means you can be charged even if you are impaired while operating a canoe and a judge is able to, upon conviction, suspend your boating privileges. But that香蕉视频直播檚 not all; it can get worse.

Some provinces have enacted legislation where drinking and boating can affect your automobile driving privileges. In Ontario, for example, Bill 209 amended the Highway Traffic Act to also apply to 香蕉视频直播渁nyone operating or having the care or control of a vessel香蕉视频直播�. As such, anyone found boating with a blood alcohol level above .05, faces an on-the-spot automobile drivers香蕉视频直播� licence suspension. Should the person香蕉视频直播檚 blood alcohol concentration exceed .08, upon conviction, an additional suspension of up to one year can be applied.

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香蕉视频直播檚 Office of Boating Safety.

More at: www.csbc.ca