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Sponsored Content – Written in partnership with Airmar: Enhance Your Boating Experience with SmartBoat and Diesel Flow Meters

Feb 20, 2024 In the realm of marine technology, simplicity and cost-effectiveness are paramount. Enter SmartBoat® and the revolutionary Diesel Flow Meters by Airmar, offering boat owners seamless integration and precise monitoring capabilities. Streamlined Connectivity with SmartBoat SmartBoat simplifies the process of connecting analog and digital sensors to your NMEA 2000® network. The Airmar SmartBoat Module (ASM) eliminates the need for additional hardware…

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Early Bird Sale launches for boating permits on Parks Canada’s historic canals and waterways

Feb 13, 2024 Parks Canada is pleased to announce its pre-season sale on select boating permits for the Trent-Severn Waterway, Rideau Canal and other National Historic Sites. Boaters can now purchase their Seasonal Lockage and Mooring permits and enjoy a discount on their visits to all the historic canals and waterways in Ontario and Quebec….

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Brunswick 2023 Revenues Second-Best On Record

Financial analysts were watching carefully last week as Brunswick Corp released its 2023 fourth quarter and full year financial results, eager to see how the world’s largest boat builder held up in a market kneecapped by inflationary pressures and interest rate hikes.

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Honouring 25 Years of Safe Boating Practices In Canada

Jan 30, 2024 The 2023 Canadian Safe Boating Awards (CASBAs) were held Jan 21st in Toronto, at the National Yacht Club. This year was the 25th gala event and the Canadian Safe Boating Council (CSBC), its members and stakeholders in recreational boating safety assembled to honour the people, programs, organizations and marinas that help to make boating in Canada safer and better for all of us,…

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Boating Industry Canada Employer of Choice Program

Jan 30, 2024 Jeff Doran of the Employer of Choice program holds the Award Plaque with the CMP Group staff at the Toronto International Boat Show Industry Breakfast event on January 23, 2024. The Boating Industry Canada Employer of Choice Program has been running now for almost a decade and it’s been very affordable and useful…

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Andy Adams inducted into the NMMA Canada Hall of Fame

Jan 30, 2024 On Tuesday, January 23rd during the Toronto International Boat Show, at the NMMA Canada Industry Breakfast, Andy Adams was inducted into the NMMA Canada Hall of Fame. Nominations had been open during the late fall 2023 and the submissions were discussed and evaluated. The NMMA Canada Board of Directors then voted and…

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Yamaha Motor Announces Intent to Acquire Electric Marine Propulsion Manufacturer Torqeedo

On January 19, 2024, Yamaha Motor Co., Ltd. Announced the recent conclusion of a stock purchase agreement with Germany’s DEUTZ AG, which owns marine electric propulsion manufacturer Torqeedo, to acquire all of Torqeedo’s shares.

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ABYC Announces Board Members, Award Recipients at Annual Meeting

Jan 16, 2024 ABYC Board of Directors(Left to right: Derek Rhymes, Matt Majors, Robert Newsome, Cindy Squires, Craig Scholten (ABYC Technical VP), Nancy Cueroni, Phil Estes, Jeff Wasil, John Adey (ABYC President), Sean Hatherley, Christina Paul, Pete Chisholm, William Daley, Leon McCorkle. Missing: Joe Maniscalco, Scott Croft, Randall Lyons, Eric Fetchko) 2024 ABYC Award Winners(Left to right: Tom…

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Changes may impact our industry – Vessel Operating Restriction Regulations Consultation

Jan 9, 2024 Transport Canada recently underwent consultations on changes to the Vessel Operation Restriction Regulations (VORR) process under the Canada Shipping Act, 2001. Their goal is to simplify the process going forward by allowing municipalities to submit new requests for restriction regulations on recreational boating and have them quickly implemented responding to local political pressures. This could lead to a…

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Register Today for NMMA’s Industry Breakfast at TIBS – RSVP now before we reach our maximum

Dec 5, 2023 The annual NMMA Canada State of the Industry Breakfast will be held Tuesday, January 23 from 8:30 am–11 am at the Beanfield Centre (Exhibition Place), 105 Princes’ Blvd, Toronto, ON. As always, our industry breakfast takes place during the Toronto International Boat Show. Join your industry colleagues learn about current trends in the…

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2024 NMMA Canada Hall of Fame — Call for Nominations

Dec 5, 2023 Nominations are now being accepted for the 2024 National Marine Manufacturers Association (NMMA) Canada Hall of Fame. Inductees in the NMMA Canada Hall of Fame include those who have or continue to, generate substantial and lasting contributions toward advancing the marine industry. The due date for nominations is December 15, 2023. The 2024 NMMA Canada…

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Transport Canada wants to modernize the VORR and manage Long-term Anchoring

Nov 28, 2023 By Andy Adams You have until December 11 to make your opinions heard. In our story in Boating Industry Canada News Week Digest last week about the recent CMAC meetings in Ottawa, we discussed that Transport Canada is considering new regulation in a number of areas. When you participate in this, you…

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Canada’s Marine Retailers Band Together to Form New Canadian Marine Retailers Association

Nov 28, 2023 The provincial marine associations from across the country, collectively representing over 80,000 jobs and $9.2B in national annual economic impact, announced the formation of a new national association whose mandate will be to represent the interests of recreational boating including recreational boat retailing and brokering, boat and engine & trailer sales, accessories, slip rentals, service, storage, fuel sales and more. Headquartered…

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Canadian Marine Advisory Council meetings November 14 and 15, 2023 – What I heard

Nov 21, 2023 From the left: Bruce Hayne, Boating BC, Josée Côté, Naustime Quebec, Marie-France Mckinnon, NMMA Canada, Rick Layzell, Boating Ontario To better understand what’s going on with Transport Canada and their oversight of Canada’s marine transportation industry including commercial shipping and recreational boating, I registered to attend the Canadian Marine Advisory Council (CMAC) meetings that…

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The Searial Cleaners by Poralu Marine

Nov 21, 2023 The Searial Cleaners are a range of technologies developed by Poralu Marine that address the plastic pollution crisis in our waters. The cleaners are a range of four technologies – three technologies for the water and one technology for the beach. Plastic pollution is a continuous growing crisis around the world. The…

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Labour Shortages in Canada’s Marine Transportation Sector

Nov 14, 2023 As editor at Boating Industry Canada News Week Digest, I’m very aware of the labour shortages our industry is experiencing and so I signed up for the November 10, 2023 webinar titled “Labour Shortages in Canada’s Marine Transportation Sector“ to learn more. Julia Murphy from Transport Canada led the webinar and introduced…

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Set sail for success at the 2023 Annual Boating BC Conference, where we’re all about Winning Together!

Nov 14, 2023 Join hundreds of delegates who have already registered to attend the 2023 Boating BC conference at the Delta Hotels by Marriott Vancouver Delta from November 21-22, 2023. The conference is 75% of its capacity, and the excitement is building for this year’s event, themed “Winning Together – Bet On It” with the entertainment being conveniently…

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Federal Government Empowers Minister of Transport to Curb Watercraft Usage

Nov 7, 2023 In their October newsletter, NMMA Canada alerted their readers that on October 12, the federal government had announced a streamlined process to restrict the use of watercrafts on lakes and rivers. Under this new process, the Minister of Transport has the authority to issue interim orders upon receiving a request from other levels of government, including municipalities….

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Come to the 2023 Annual Boating Ontario Conference where we will be Standing Strong Together

Nov 7, 2023 Join hundreds of delegates who have already registered to attend the 2023 Boating Ontario conference at Deerhurst taking place November 27-29, 2023. As in the past we have secured an UNBELIEVABLE room rate for you of just $159 per night! The rate is available until November 7th, so call to book your room at the resort as soon as…

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Mercury Marine’s Eric Nelson Elected Chair of the NMMA Canada Board of Directors

The Canadian division of the National Marine Manufacturers Association (NMMA) recently announced the election of new officers to its Board of Directors.

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