Peterborough Squadron, CPS-ECP: Speaker Series Event for Tuesday, April 25th 2023, 7:00 – 8:30 p.m. EST
Apr 12, 2023
Ask the Expert
Q and A Session about Weather, Fire, and Insurance!
As boaters, we are all rightly cautious about the damage that severe weather events, and fire can inflict on our boats and our passengers. We have been trained to consult weather forecasts for our region before we set out on the water. But we may not be able to recognize that the weather is changing based on cloud, wind and wave patterns once we are underway. To compound the risk, events involving lightning may lead to fire aboard the vessel. There are other potential fire hazards that we need to consider as well. For our April 25th speaker series event, we have invited three guests who have considerable expertise in these topics. We welcome Captain Bill Walker. Senior Marine Captain at Toronto Fire Services, John Cunningham, who will speak about maritime weather, and a representative of Cowan Insurance Group, who will discuss marine insurance to provide peace of mind should your vessel suffer loss or damage.
There will be a three 15 minute presentations, with approximately 5-10 minutes of questions for each topic. A general question period will follow the last presentation.
Meet Captain Bill Walker:
Bill is the Senior Marine Captain at Toronto Fire Services and has over 33 years of service as a Commercial Captain with Ontario Northland and a variety of Lake Freighter and Tour Boat operations. Prior to being hired by Toronto Fire, he worked for the Toronto Police Marine Unit, where he responded to hundreds of marine incidents. Bill has worked with Toronto Fire Services since 2009 and is currently in charge of Toronto Fires Marine division, where he supervises shift Captains and Engineers. Bill is also the lead instructor for Rescue Boat Operations and Fireboat-based Ice Water Rescue Operations. When not behind the wheel, Bill enjoys watching his girls play soccer. Bill will deal with three topics of interest to all boaters:
• Causes of fire aboard vessels;
• What to do if a fire breaks out; and,
• Toronto Fire’s capabilities
Meet John Cunningham: 
John is the owner of a small business in Peterborough, Ontario and enjoys taking family and friends on day trips along the Trent-Severn waterway in his 17 foot Bowrider. John is a graduate of Wilfrid Laurier University where he studied geography and meteorology. John has many years of experience as a member of Peterborough Squadron, where he has taught units on Marine weather to students in our boating and navigation classes. John will cover the following in his presentation:
• What causes weather?
• Weather conditions unique to the Kawarthas;
• Signs of impending bad weather
• Safety tips about lightning
Cowan Insurance:
The Cowan Insurance Group is a long time partner of CPS-ECP. A representative from Cowan Insurance will present the benefits and discounts available to CPS-ECP members and will also provide a description of what their tailored coverage may include.
So please join us on Tuesday, April 25th at 7:00 p.m. to join in the fun. Click the link below to access the talk and join in a few minutes early just in case you encounter some technical difficulties
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Link to access the talk:
“Ask The Expert” Speaker Session
Apr 25, 2023, 7:00 – 8:30 PM Eastern Standard Time
The line will be open at 6:45 for attendees to join the session, which will start promptly at 7:00 pm EST.
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