Safe Boating Week Begins With Victoria Day Weekend, Canada Road Safety Week Continues

With the long weekend here, Ontario Provincial Police are reminding boaters to be careful out on the water.

As tomorrow marks the start of Safe Boating Week, Superior East OPP Constable Trevor Tremblay urges boaters to be prepared while heading out on the water.

OPP note 2020 saw 32 boaters and paddlers die on OPP-patrolled waterways - a twelve-year high for marine deaths - with failling overboard and capsized vessels the lead primary causes.

Constable Tremblay further reminds drivers to be careful on the roads.

Canada Road Safety Week is also underway - running through the weekend - with local OPP watching for the "Big Four" causal factors in collisions - impaired, aggressive, or distracted driving, or lack of seatbelts - though Constable Tremblay also reminds drivers to be wary of fatigue and to "know your limits, don't push it".