The river is still too high to float

The RCMP do that?

I assume they are from the regional office, not the City detachment since it is outside the city limits.

Does anyone know what the law is regarding drinking on a ship/boat that takes tourists around English Bay in Vancouver for instance. There are several which have sit down dinner facilities.

Also houseboats on some of the southern lakes. Rent them on the lake, tour around for a week … anchor in coves, have supper .. a bit of Okanagan wine goes good with that. Legal? … or not legal?

Of house boats on Ness Lake ?

Okay, found it:

Since boats operate on public waterways, liquor may only be consumed in boats or other water craft if the vessel is licensed or it is being used as a residence. In this case, residents and their guests may consume liquor in the cabin or on the deck of their boat.

Having open liquor and drinking liquor in open vessels, small water craft, or vessels which are not equipped to be living quarters is not allowed.

Operating or assisting to operate a vessel or having the care and control of a vessel while impaired by alcohol or with a blood alcohol level more than .08 (eighty milligrams of alcohol in one hundred millilitres of blood) is a criminal offence. The same rules which prohibit driving while impaired apply to vessels.

Persons using smaller vessels for a special event, such as a day charter by a social club for its members, may obtain a Special Occasion Licence to allow for the sale and service of liquor to the participants.

Cruise ships and larger motor vessels that ply scheduled routes or travel from one destination to another may be licensed if they provide a service that, while primarily marine oriented, is consistent with the services provided by other sectors of the hospitality industry (for example, luncheon and dinner cruises)…

Sorry, forgot to p[rovide the source.

Ministry of Energy and Mines and Responsible for Housing.

Should have know that was the Ministry that deals with Liquor …. so obvious … ;-)

http://www.pssg.gov.bc.ca/lclb/LLinBC/basics.htm

Gus,

to much time on your hands?

“Since boats operate on public waterways, liquor may only be consumed in boats or other water craft if the vessel is licensed or it is being used as a residence. In this case, residents and their guests may consume liquor in the cabin or on the deck of their boat.”

Strange wording ….. does it then follow that:

Since motor vehicles operate on public lands, liquor may only be consumed in vehicles or motorized transportation devices if the vehicle is licensed or it is being used as a residence. In this case, residents and their guests may consume liquor in the cabin of the vehicle.”

nope, how about you AAV?

Ad hominem attacks against poor Gys sem to be the order of the day today …. nothing much else that has any real meaning to it come to your mind .. ?

You know, I really do not understand why Ben puts these comment sections onto his site ….. do you AAV?

I do, he puts them on here for comments.

By the way Gus, my question to you was not ad hominem. It was a simple question brought on by the observation that you ask a question then proceed to research and answer your own question.

ad hominem is the act of basically trying to discredit somebody, not sure where I did that. Not only do you seem to have allot of time on your hands, but you also seem a bit sensitive today.

I for one will continue to drink on my boat & allow anyone else on board to do the same. Some of us can exercise self restraint without the help of the many state. A couple of beers on a sunny afternoon isn’t gonna hurt anyone, no matter what the prohibitionists would like us to believe.

Flame suit on.

Nanny state

I tend to agree with you weaksauce ….

I see boating as more of a recreation. I wonder if a water skier or boarder is allowed to drink while on shore, jump into the water, and start water skiing. Do skiers need helmets? I do not think so. Life jackets? Maybe.

How about people who swim? Life jackets? Not yet, I think.

Where is the limit of where government should require people to augment their own physical ability and physical protection with that of mechanical protective means?

Is this part of the price of a government funded health system?

Ah, so I take it AAV that your comment “Gus, to much time on your hands?” is actually a compliment. ;-)

gus: “You know, I really do not understand why Ben puts these comment sections onto his site”

They’re a necessary evil. He’d lose 75% of his web traffic if the comments section were removed.

No Comment…

One Democrat needs a nap… either that or he feels threatened by opinions that differ from his.

I thought this was about cops and boats, and not for petty personal attacks.

Having the rcmp enforcing the boating laws is not a symptom of a nanny state, the requirements for minimum safety and emergency equipment on board a vessel and most recently, operator proficiency, were borne of experience. Too many people dying, in other words.
A nanny state would have you register your boating intentions with the authorities, apply and pay for a permit to go boating on a given day, in an approved location, with an overseer travelling with you to the site, and riding in your boat.
Our society may be headed in that direction, but for the most part I believe we still enjoy a lot of freedom.
metalman.

I appreciate the research time Gus has.

Yes, I think Gus is amazing in the research he has the ability and time to do for the benefit of us all.

I am also pleased to see the police doing their duty to protect us all out there. Sometimes they are protecting people from themselves.