The defenders express their concern for the safety of navigators in the low continent of BC after the death of a 10 -year -old boy in North Vancouver on Saturday night.
North Vancouver RCMP said a boat was towing an inflatable tube that transported two children when the tube was reached by a fast boat just before 6:30 PM PT on June 7. A child died on the scene, and the other was transferred to the hospital in serious condition.
The fast boat driver, a man from North Vancouver, was arrested, police said. The man has not been appointed by the police until Monday afternoon.
North Vancouver RCMP said Sunday that alcohol and speed may have been factors in the accident.
An 11 -year -old boy was killed and another is in a critical condition after a fast boat reached an inflatable tube that transported two children in Cates Park in North Vancouver on Saturday night. As Leanne Yu reports, the police say that alcohol and speed may have been factors in the accident.
Bruce Hayne, executive director of the Boating BC association, said the rules are clear when it comes to boat alcohol.
“A typical daily boat, an arc or a pontoon boat, boats with which people would be more familiar for one -day excursions, alcohol cannot be open,” he told CBC’s The early edition.
But people still do it.
“We have really emphasized again and again that alcohol and navigation is a bad mixture,” said Hayne. “Leave that for the dock.”
Canada transport Safe Navigation Guide He says that navigation under the influence of drugs or alcohol is illegal.
It advises navigators to operate at a “safe speed”, which can vary according to location.
According to Transport Canada, navigators in Alberta, BC, Manitoba, Ontario, Saskatchewan and Nueva Scotia must observe the speed limit without possession of 10 km/ha 30 meters from the coast, except where other limits are published.
Local residents say that water security concerns are not new. Mehdi Bahrami frequents the area and said he has seen a speed and reckless behavior of some navigators.
“They don’t pay attention, they try to show off and accelerate it,” he said.
Education and application
Hayne de Boating BC said that despite the fact that the information is available, education is essential to guarantee water safety.
He said that the Defense Association is running a campaign around security and sharing river paths such as North Vancouver.
But he said the application is equally important.
The Head of the Nation of Tsleil-Waututh, Jen Thomas, said that the community wants to see a more active application in the launch of the ship, particularly to ensure that people have an adequate license and operate safely.
“This community is only growing and that is all you see are the ships. So I would like to see more application,” he said. “It will probably be a busy summer. And I really hope people think about what happened yesterday and take it seriously.”
Ian Gilson, of the Safe Boating Canadian Council, said that more application is needed in all jurisdictions, but in their experience, marine security is the first time in police budget cuts.
“I have discovered throughout the years that when police forces are asked to reduce their budget, they tend to get it out of the marine budget because they want to maintain their presence on the roads.”
He said that most people know the rules, but “throw caution in the wind” when they are in the water.
“They are recreating and saying: ‘Do you know what? I have worked hard throughout the week. Now I can get in my fast boat and put the hammer and simply cross my lake and then simply sit down and let the wind move in my hair.'”
The mayor of the North Vancouver district, Mike Little, said there is a periodic application in the area. The most frequent application application would require a change in the deployment of resources, he said.
“We are all under pressure [in] Our police departments to ensure that we have adequate resources for the challenges in our community, and we would have to see if that is a priority with them, “said Little.
It encourages people in the water to contact the police if you see someone operating a boat recklessly.
