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Shuswap Lake Integrated Planning Process (SLIPP) All-Committee MeetingEducation, Compliance and Enforcement Update
Chris Marrie, Transport Canada April 12, 2012 Quaaout Lodge
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E, C & E Activities Support all SLIPP Goals
Enforcement Outreach and
Education
Compliance Promotion
The first priority is outreach and education, followed by compliance promotion and finally enforcement, when necessary
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2011 E, C & E Results Summary
§ Annual priorities focused on boating safety, shoreline care and environmental stewardship
§ SLIPP partners: CSRD, Sicamous, DFO, TC, COS, BC Parks, BC MoE, BC FLNRO, RCMP
§ Key achievements included: – No boating deaths on Shuswap Lake during the seasonal operation of the SLIPP
E,C,E unit
– Lowest fatality rate on record for Shuswap Lake
– New SLIPP outreach and education materials
– Over 100 days of lake patrols (people days)
– C&E focus on foundational projects
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Outreach and Education
§ Focus on boating safety, sustainable development, environmental stewardship and education on key bylaws and regs
§ SLIPP website www.slippbc.com
§ 3 Public Meetings, August 2011 (> 400 participants)
§ 3 Industry Shoreline Care Workshops, Nov 2011 (> 60 participants)
§ Over 100 people days of SLIPP lake patrols (4 coordinated long weekend campaigns)
§ SLIPP booth at Calgary boat show – 4 SLIPP partner agencies participated and reached over 500 visitors
§ Greywater & clean boating brochures, SLIPP and DFO Shoreline Care display panels
§ Ongoing outreach though agencies’ core business
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SLIPP Website
Observe a violation?
Report it to the RAPP Line
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Brochures
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Operation Dry Water Campaign
§ All boaters checked were sober
§ No boating deaths in the province this weekend- awareness campaign a success!
§ Combined Sicamous stats for RCMP, COS & TC:
§ 32 private boats checked on dock and on water
– 30 warning tickets – 2 charges on the water- towing
without a spotter, no operator card – 2 ASD tests - results over for vehicle
limits, but under .08 for on the water
§ 4 commercial operators (workboats) issued Notice of Deficiencies from TC
§ 3 rental boats checked- 3 warning tickets issued- 1 for speeding in Sic Narrows (over 8km/hr).
§ Partnered with MADD
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August Long Weekend Operation
§ SLIPP organized a floating detachment on the lakes over 3 days
§ SLIPP participants included RCMP, COS, TC, BC Parks, DFO & FLNRO
§ SLIPP Partner Statistics Summary: – 229 pleasure craft vessels checked
– 88 anglers checked
– 136 warnings issued
– 33 tickets issued
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Compliance and Enforcement Update
§ Voluntary compliance achievements
§ Initiated Shoreline Restoration Project
§ Initiated Sicamous Narrows Inventory Project