WANTED – Members for the national CPS-ECP Environment Committee

Environment Committee

Dec 9, 2021

Do YOU want to contribute to the following objectives to achieve greater good? If yes, please join us for an online meeting in January (date to be determined).

1. Reduce risk to boaters and marine life.

2. Increase awareness of our relationship with and impacts to waterways.

3. Increase action that benefits conservation and research.

4. Further enhance the potential of on-water enjoyment.

5. Empower boaters to increase aquatic stewardship and responsibility.

Please email Jack Adams at jadams40@telus.net and, in January, we will send you a poll to determine a date for the online meeting.

At that meeting, we will discuss:

 What would be involved in being a member of the CPS-ECP Environmental Committee;

 What has been achieved by the Committee and the Boat Blue campaign (see www.BoatBlue.ca); and

 Next steps to achieve the objectives listed above.

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