SATURDAY, JUNE 17, 1972
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PS AN ONT'S I MATED SKIING A CANOEING
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THE MAPINE DEPARTMENT TO PAY PEVIED THE PUBLIC TO TAKE SAFETY MEASURES BEFORE WATER SKIING AND CANOEING,
A SPOKESVAY FOR THE TEPARTYE'T SAID SKIERS SHOULD JOIN A CLUB AN LEAP TO SWIM BEFORE ATTEMPTING TO SKI ON WATER.
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+THEY SHOUL ALSO WEAR A SUITABLE BUOYANCY ALT AND PICK A CLEAR AREA FREE OF UNTERWATER A VISIBLE OBSTRUCTIONS, + HE SAID.
TO THE BOAT RIVERS THE SPOKESMAN AVISED THEN TO BECOME PROFICIENT IN THIS TYPE OF BOAT HANTLING AND HAVE AN OBSERVER SOLELY TO HELP WATCH THE SKIER WHILE THEY WATCH FOPEWART.
HE ALSO ADVISED THEM TO MAKE SUPE THAT THE SKIEP IS KEPT CLEAP OF ALL OBSTRUCTIONS INCLUDING ANCHORED BOATS AND SWIMMING AREAS.
ON CANOEING, THE SPOKESMAN SAI THE CANOEISTS SPOULT WEAP LIFE JACKETS AND PADELE IN SAFE LOCATIONS.
THEY SHOULD NOT GO OUT ALONE NOP PUT MORE PEOPLE I" THE CANCE THAN 1 13 DESIGNED TO CARRY, HE SAID.
THE SPOKESMAN ARTET THAT A SOCKLET ENTITLET +SAFETY AFLOAT+ PREPARED BY THE MARINE EPARTMENT IS BEING PEVISET AT REFRITETM AT WILL BE AVAILABLE SOON.
IN ADDITION. A LEAFLET ENTITLET +TOS A DONT'S FOD CANCEL STS+ HAS ALSO BEEM PREPAPER FOR CANOEISTS AND MAY RE OBTAINABLE AT ANY MARINE LICENSING STATION,
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