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Re: lv-ab: Re: Melbourne Anchoring Ordinance - derelict boats

From: Rob Zanussi (no email)
Date: Fri Oct 13 2006 - 22:31:07 EDT

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    It's a day or two late, but that's because I misaddressed it.
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    Some of you may not be aware of this, but in Canada, a dock which extends
    out over the water is deemed to be public property and anyone can use it. I
    am not sure if this applies to landlocked lakes or just those that the
    Canada Shipping Act would cover.

    For example. I have a lot on an island on Georgian Bay and there is no road
    access, hence I need a boat and a dock. Anyone can come along and use my
    dock to fish from, have a picnic on, use it as a base for water skiing etc
    and there is nothing I can do about it. The same applies to part of the
    shoreline, anyone can cross the front of my property within a certain
    distance of the water.

    And Wally, if you wanted to moor right inside the area that I have bouyed
    off for the kids to swim in, there isn't a thing I can do about it. Well,
    not legally, but it is amazing what a nite dive with a scuba tank can do.
    (Kidding)

    Rob
    Now in land locked Alberta

    At 09:31 AM 10/9/2006 -0400, you wrote:
     In Georgian Bay and the North Channel, it is a
    >given that boaters don't anchor too closely in front of someone's cottage
    >nor interfere with their enjoyment of it - and we, the boaters, have been
    >there far longer, but it's a live and let live attitude and it works.
    >Nonetheless, the changes are welcome as I will be cruising to Florida
    >shortly.
       
    Do you realize that in about 40 years, we'll have millions of old ladies
    running around with tattoos and pierced navels?

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