Huronia West and Nottawasaga Ontario Provincial Police (OPP) want everyone to expect the unexpected and to always wear a Personal Flotation Device (PFD) when enjoying the waterways. Download the CTV ...

It is essential that everyone wear a life-jacket or personal flotation device (PFD), regardless of their swimming ability, when boating. A life-jacket can save your life when you're on the water, but ...

A column I wrote in July 2022 — in which I questioned why it still wasn't mandatory for us to wear life-jackets while boating — created quite a stir across the country. It received far more attention ...

A new safety alert issued by the National Transportation Safety Board (NTSB) urges vessel owners and operators to provide each crewmember with a personal locator device. These devices improve a ...

A new law means anyone under the age of 13 must wear a flotation device when the boat is moving.

A new safety alert issued by the National Transportation Safety Board (NTSB) urges vessel owners and operators to provide each crewmember with a personal locator device. These devices improve a ...

The New Brunswick government has introduced legislation to make personal flotation devices or life jackets mandatory for fishers, answering a recommendation issued after two fishermen drowned in 2016.

After scouting the whole gorge a few hundred feet below us, we committed. As we looked downstream on the Stehekin River toward the final crux rapid, made up of three high-volume, dynamic recirculating ...

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