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