2022-May-02
Make Your Voice Heard About Boat Noise!
We need your help now!
The Decibel Coalition has been working to get regulatory change that will allow enforcement agencies to deal with boat operators who have excessively loud boats. The simple solution is to put limits on the amount of noise that motors can make and the procedures to enforce it. This will give police the tools they need to help control excessively loud boats that affect the quiet enjoyment of our lakes.
The federal government, through Transport Canada (TC), has opened consultations on these regulations but only until May 13, 2022.
We would like you to go to the TC “Let’s Talk” web page and weigh in on question 5:
The following text can be used as a guide:
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- This is the only proposal that can realistically address excessive boat motor noise
levels for both new and existing vessels. - They must be accompanied by internationally recognized decibel limits
and efficient and effective enforcement procedures - Performance standards for manufacturers, importers and vessel operators will
create clear, easy to understand, objective standards with decibel limits consistent
with the USA and the EU. - Compliance costs for manufacturers and importers are minimal
- Enforcement costs are low and are much lower than the current regulations
- This is the only proposal that can realistically address excessive boat motor noise
Feel free to answer questions 1-4 and 6 if you like, but the solution in question 5 is the only one that will work effectively to reduce excessive boat motor noise in Canada.
Share Your Concerns With Your MP
You can also write to your federal MP’s both at the cottage and at your fulltime residence asking them to support these regulatory changes. The Decibel Coalition has a tool to help you send the letters. Just click here and the letter will be generated for you with some basic information. It would be especially useful if you include the lake you are on and how these excessively loud boats affect you. Numbers matter to politicians and the more they hear about this problem the faster it will get addressed.
We want Transport Canada and our MP’s to get the message Loud and Clear. Your few minutes to
complete these two items will be a big help!
More information on the Decibel Coalition and boat noise can be found here.