Boats

• ‘Environmental hazards’: Pitt Meadows, Transport Canada crack down on abandoned boats

  After two other groups were denied a B.C. cleanup grant in 2023, the City of Pitt Meadows and Transport Canada will remove sunken and abandoned structures from the Alouette River.

  Environment

  Feb 13
  
• 23rd Quinte Sportsman Show offers ‘something for everyone’ in Belleville, Ont.

  Outdoors enthusiasts from far and wide travelled to Belleville this weekend for the city's annual Quinte Sportsman show. The first since the pandemic.

  Canada

  Mar 12, 2023
  
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• Advocates come together to help sailors stuck for months on tugboats in Quebec port

  Paul Racette, who operates the Foyer des Marins seafarers' club in the port, said the workers, who hail from Mexico, Cuba and Guyana, aren't used to winter.

  Canada

  Feb 5, 2023
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• Mi’kmaw First Nation, environmental group work on creating zero-emission lobster boat

  An environmental charity and Membertou First Nation in Nova Scotia are partnering to develop the first generation of electric lobster boats on the East Coast.

  Canada

  Dec 2, 2022
• Overland flooding wreaks havoc in Gimli

  Trevor Cowie has been boating in Gimli for 22 years and says he's never seen anything like what he woke up to Sunday morning. 

  Weather

  Jun 26, 2022
• Parks Canada expands closure of locks on Trent-Severn Waterway due to high water levels, flows

  Effective Monday until further notice, Lock 1 from Trenton through to Lock 18 in Hastings will be closed, joining seven others closed on June 17.

  Environment

  Jun 20, 2022
• Rising fuel costs complicate summer travel planning in Saskatchewan

  Hitting the open road is a pastime enjoyed by many Saskatchewan families, but record-high gas prices have many travellers, and the tourism industry, keeping an eye on the pumps.

  Canada

  Jun 10, 2022
• Zebra mussels intercepted by Saskatchewan Environment near Manitoba border

  A boat contaminated with invasive zebra mussels was intercepted by Saskatchewan Environment inspectors and conservation officers near the Manitoba border.

  Environment

  Sep 16, 2021
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• Small mistake turns into a large diesel spill on the Rideau Canal

  A boating rental company had accidentally spilled 30 to 40 litres of diesel from one of its vessels in the Smiths Falls area of the Rideau Canal.

  Canada

  May 11, 2021
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• Aquatic invasive species remain a concern for Saskatchewan’s Ministry of Environment

  In 2020, 911 watercraft were inspected by Saskatchewan’s Ministry of Environment, with 620 identified as high risk for aquatic invasive species.

  Environment

  May 10, 2021