Weekend Multi-Agency Marine Law Enforcement Blitz on Osoyoos Lake Yields Positive Results
On the weekend of August 12th and 13th, the Oliver/Osoyoos RCMP along with Transport Canada and Dept of Fisheries and Oceans teamed up for a boating safety enforcement blitz on Osoyoos Lake. Officers conducted safety checks on a total of 40 pleasure craft. 25 warnings were issued. 1 Violation Ticket was issued to a boat operator who did not have a pleasure craft operator’s card on board and multiple missing approved PFD’s. 3 vessels were escorted to shore for overloaded boats. And, 2 commercial wakeboard operators were checked with full compliance noted.
Transport Canada Boating Safety Officer, Chris MARRIE stated, “ Last year it was noted that Osoyoos Lake had the lowest compliance rate of any interior lake visited by Transport
Canada. This year, while compliance was not great, it was noticeably improved.”