Take the Boating Ontario Survey to Improve Boating in Ontario

Boating Ontario

The Boating Ontario Association asks you to take just 20 minutes to fill in their survey of your experiences and wishes for Ontario’s locks, canals and waterways to improve boating in Ontario.

You could win one of 3 prizes. First prize is a 2014 Season Pass for locking and boating on the canals while the second and third prizes are two tickets to a Toronto Leafs / Ottawa Senators hockey game.

The contest ends April 30 2014 but why wait! Complete the survey today at www.boatingontario.ca/2014boatersurvey  and help to build a better boating experience on Ontario’s waterways.

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