Police Prepare for 2-4 Blitz

Police are bracing for the upcoming long weekend, which historically has been a deadly time.

Not just the roadways, but waterways have been areas of heartbreak to the families of those who say they don’t need to wear a lifejacket.


A 16 year Transport Canada study by the Office of Boating Safety reveals some pretty embarrassing facts about those who use the waterways for recreational purposes.


“It is astounding to note,” the 2010 report reads, “that in exposure to boating, where the most frequent injury incidents involve capsizing and falling overboard, non-swimmers and weak swimmers continue to boat without a floatation device, and drown as a result.”


For more see the May 15/12 issue of the Viking Weekly Review