The Northwest Territories Recreation and Parks Association (NWTRPA) has been approved to receive a contribution of up to $71,212 towards their three-year project.

Under the scope of their project, the NWTRPA will conduct research to understand boating safety behaviours and practices in the Northwest Territories and develop an intervention program that will be integrated in selected communities.

The Regional District of Alberni-Clayoquot has been approved to receive a contribution of up to $74,362 towards their three-year project.

The Regional District of Alberni-Clayoquot’s project is a continuation of the Sproat Lake Boating Safety Awareness Program. It focuses on delivering a boating safety awareness program directed at local youth, local boating safety community and tourists who visit Sproat Lake, B.C.

Mothers Against Drunk Driving (MADD) Canada has been approved to receive a contribution of up to $212,511 for their three-year project.

MADD Canada’s project includes installing signs in various locations across Canada advising Canadians to contact 9-1-1 if they see drinking and boating activity, producing public service announcements with an emphasis on impaired boating and collecting data on boaters’ attitudes and behaviours toward impaired boating and the impact of the call 9-1-1 signs.

The National Marine Manufacturers Association (NMMA) has been approved to receive a contribution of up to $87,225 for their three-year project.

The NMMA’s project is a national hands-on skills training program designed to attract a broad base of the recreational boating community.

The Safe Quiet Lakes has been approved to receive a contribution of up to $22,800 for their one-year project.

The Safe Quiet Lakes project will increase the intensity of communicating safe boating practices throughout the community through education and awareness.

The Labrador Hunting and Fishing Association (LHAFA) has been approved to receive a contribution of up to $26,300 for their one-year project.

The LHAFA project focuses on raising the profile for safe boating within the Upper Lake Melville area, targeting primarily the hunting community within central Labrador.

The Conseil de gestion du bassin versant de la rivière Restigouche has been approved to receive a contribution of up to $25,600 for their two-year project.

The Conseil de gestion du bassin versant de la rivière Restigouche’s project aims to increase knowledge of the Restigouche river users and its tributaries on the elements of water safety.

The Saskatchewan Regional Parks Association has been approved to receive a contribution of up to $16,500 for their one-year project.

The Saskatchewan Regional Parks Association project will educate boaters who visit 60 regional parks across Saskatchewan for recreational boating purposes.

The Police Service of the Conglomeration of Longueuil has been approved to receive a contribution of up to $66,376 for their one-year project.

The Police Service of the Conglomeration of Longueuil project is a prevention, education and awareness program which involves on-water and land-based activities in, and around, the south shore of Montreal.

The Ontario Recreational Canoe and Kayak Association (ORCKA) has been approved to receive a contribution of up to $31,575 for their two-year program.

ORCKA’s project will produce, distribute and present a set of instructional DVDs and supporting instructional materials related to safe canoeing and kayaking practices.

The Canadian Power Sails Squadrons (CPS) has been approved to receive a contribution of up to $31,890 for their one-year program.

CPS’s project will provide education and awareness on safety equipment, the care and maintenance of that equipment and how to safely and effectively use flares. They will also organize and deliver flare disposal events where individuals will have the opportunity to return outdated flares.