Thursday, May 20, 2010

Get it on-your life jacket that is

Before you head out on the water, "get it on".  The Ontario Provincial Police, Ministry of Natural Resources and Thunder Bay Health Unit are behind a new campaign geared at fishermen who do not wear life jackets.  Outdoor Writer Gord Ellis says there's no excuse for not putting on a personal floatation device.  Ellis notes that fishermen spend lots of money on the latest equipment, that it seems silly to be concerned about a 200 dollar pfd.  Last year two people in Northwestern Ontario drowned in area lakes.