The Canadian Safe Boating Council (CSBC) is offering an opportunity to have local boating safety advocates or heroes recognized for their outstanding or life-saving efforts in the field of recreational boating safety and environmental stewardship.
Canadian Safe Boating Award (CSBA) recipients may have pulled someone to safety from a capsized boat, taught school children about the importance of always wearing a life jacket or helped to keep the waterways clean and free of pollutants and debris.
Perhaps a company has developed a product that enhances boating safety or maybe someone was walking along the beach, heard someone calling for help and decided to react. The CASBA awards span a number of categories including:
– rescue of the year;
– marine professional of the year;
– top volunteer dedicated to safe boating;
– best boating safety initiative;
– safeguarding the environment;
– marine industry;
– visible PFD wear in advertising; and
– best media contribution to boating safety.
From Victoria to St. John’s, CSBC encourages all Canadians to keep their eyes and ears open. If they know or hear of some deserving individual or organization in their area, the council asks them to submit a nomination with related details by completing the form at www.csbc.ca.
Nominations close Nov. 4.
