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NMMA Canada helps form Canadian Outdoor Recreation Roundtable

Boats and Places
Nov 5, 2019
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The Canadian Outdoor Recreation Roundtable (CORR) was formed this month by a group of outdoor industry associations, led by the National Marine Manufacturers Association (NMMA) Canada. CORR was created to provide a strong voice for outdoor use across Canada. ...

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Electric and Hybrid Niche Growing

Mike Milne
Sep 20, 2017
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By Mike Milne The Canadian federal government is currently working on policies that will help get more zero-emission vehicles onto Canadian roads. The way current technology stands, that means electric vehicles. Because pleasure boat exhaust emissions th...

An Earthly Alternative

Mike Milne
Apr 12, 2017
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By Mike Milne The head or marine toilet, with a holding tank and pumpout system, is a convenience for boaters and an important piece of environmental protection equipment. But as most cruising boaters know, keeping it working well and avoiding clogs and odo...

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PowerLines: Cleaning up our Act

Mike Milne
Apr 21, 2016
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By Mike Milne The past two decades have brought a wave of environmentally friendly engine technology onto the waterfront, and the test team at Boats&Places and PowerBoat Television has been there to evaluate and experience it. We’re pretty sure clean...

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New Player on the Green Scene

Mike Milne
Jan 21, 2016
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By Mike Milne The Clean Marine program, which encourages marinas to adopt environment-friendly practices and programs, may have some competition. Developed by in the late 1990s by Boating Ontario, then called the Ontario Marine Operators Association, the...

Don’t Move a Mussel

BoaterNews
Jun 3, 2015
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The provinces of Alberta and Manitoba are taking a "paws-on" approach to keep invasive species from entering their waterways. Alberta has famously prevented rats from penetrating its borders and is now taking aim at invasive water species with the help of s...

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Tuning up your Small-Craft Weather Skills

Mike Milne
Mar 21, 2015
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By Mike Milne For cruising power boaters, weather knowledge is essential and weather awareness is constant. Being able to sleep soundly at an anchorage or confidently head across a long open-water passage also means having solid 12- or 24-hour weather forec...

A Greener Haulout

Mike Milne
Mar 20, 2015
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By Mike Milne The environment isn’t usually top-of-mind for boaters during haulout season, but storage choices and winterization procedures can have a big impact. The main goal of post-season care is ensuring your boat makes it through to the next boatin...

Preventing the Spread of Invasive Species

BoaterNews
Mar 16, 2015
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Invasive species can have devastating effects on the environment around waterfront properties and in our lakes. By Terry Rees, Federation of Ontario Cottagers’ Associations Recreational boating is one of the true joys of living on or near the water. Having...

Be Wake Wise

Amanda Comission
Mar 1, 2015
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By Amanda Comission With files from the Federation of Ontario Cottagers’ Associations Boats are built to be used. Maybe it’s for practical reasons, like getting gear over to a water-access island cottage no matter the weather. Or maybe it’s just for fun,...

Environment

NMMA Canada helps form Canadian Outdoor Recreation Roundtable

Electric and Hybrid Niche Growing

An Earthly Alternative

PowerLines: Cleaning up our Act

New Player on the Green Scene

Don’t Move a Mussel

Tuning up your Small-Craft Weather Skills

A Greener Haulout

Preventing the Spread of Invasive Species

Be Wake Wise

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