{"id":12921,"date":"2016-04-01T00:01:33","date_gmt":"2016-04-01T04:01:33","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/huntsville.dopperonline.ca\/?p=12921"},"modified":"2016-04-02T09:16:54","modified_gmt":"2016-04-02T13:16:54","slug":"public-dock-pfds","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/doppleronline.ca\/huntsville\/public-dock-pfds\/","title":{"rendered":"New policy requires all users of Huntsville’s public docks to wear PFDs"},"content":{"rendered":"

UPDATE: Happy April Fool’s Day! Thanks for playing along, Doppler readers.<\/p>\n

How far should officials go to keep residents and visitors to our town safe? Pretty far, it seems.<\/p>\n

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Thanks to a new Department of Fisheries and Oceans regulation, anyone using Huntsville’s public docks will be required to wear a personal floatation device (PFD) whether they plan to get into a watercraft or not. In Huntsville, the policy would primarily affect the Town Docks, the Hunters Bay boardwalk and the Locks.<\/p>\n

\u201cNo water is safe water, especially if you can\u2019t swim,\u201d said Akiris Vin, a new Public Safety Officer with the DFO. \u201cWe\u2019re adopting a zero tolerance policy on this to ensure that anyone using public docking areas will remain safe.\u201d<\/p>\n

When asked how many drowning deaths there have been to prompt this policy, he couldn\u2019t cite numbers but said, \u201cWhat kind of question is that? Even one is too many.\u201d<\/p>\n

Vin also highlighted the positive side of the policy. \u201cIt will create jobs because people will need to be monitoring people on the docks at all times.” Vin went on to say that at least eight people will be hired in the Huntsville area alone.<\/p>\n

PFDs will be available at each location for use free of charge to those who forget to bring their own or aren’t aware of the policy, but Vin says the Department hasn\u2019t ruled out the possibility of a user fee in future. \u201cWe\u2019ll have to see how it goes. We\u2019re hoping people don\u2019t wander off with them and we\u2019ll have to look at how long they last. It could be a significant budget item and we may need to offset that with some kind of fee.\u201d<\/p>\n

Town of Huntsville officials couldn\u2019t be reached for comment, but the PFD supplier who won the DFO\u2019s Request for Proposal said the ruling will be a boon for her industry.<\/p>\n

\"\"“I think I was awarded the contract because I came up with some pretty stylish designs and have a patent pending on an odour retardant that the DFO seemed very excited about. I have a leopard print for the ladies, camo for the men and a Sponge Bob motif for the kids,\u201d said Mia Mono, owner of the aptly named When Your Boat Doesn\u2019t Float PFDs.<\/p>\n

The policy takes effect today, April 1, 2016. For more information, go to www.WhatDayDoesYourCalendarSay.ca<\/a>.<\/p>\n

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