SarniaLambton MP frustrated with river float down event CBC News


Float Down St Clair River / Sarnia 2022 YouTube

Aug 21, 2023 12:48 PM A group of Canadian floaters at the annual float down on the St. Clair River. (Carol Churchman photo) Tara Jeffrey A sea of colourful inflatables, paddle boards, tubes and kayaks flooded the St. Clair River Sunday for the annual Port Huron Float Down, where ideal weather conditions attracted some 4,000 people, officials say.


Sarnia foots fourfigure bill for FloatDown aftermath Toronto Star

August 11, 2023 Sarnia, ON Transport Canada This notice is to inform all mariners about temporary vessel traffic restrictions during an expected increase in the number of people using the St. Clair River during the Port Huron Float Down event on Sunday, August 20, 2023.


Bad weather appears to sink St. Clair River float down participation

Authorities on both sides of the Canada-U.S. border are warning people not to participate in an annual tubing party this Sunday on the river that separates Sarnia, Ont., from Port Huron, Mich..


The Port Huron Float Down — Christine Croucher

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SarniaLambton MP frustrated with river float down event Windsor

As you may already be aware, the Port Huron Float Down is taking place on Sunday August 20, 2023. As we have done in the past for this day, our black gate will be closed until 1600 hours (4 pm). Members will of course have normal access using their gate pass, but we wish to discourage any non-members from coming onto the SYC property to access Lake Huron from our beach to participate in the.


Float Down St River Sarnia 2022 YouTube

Troy Shantz and George Mathewson The Coast Guard is bracing for double trouble after an anonymous group in Sarnia announced it plans to join the Port Huron 'float down' with a Canadian version on Aug. 20. The strong current of the St. Aug 15, 2017 1:00 AM


Staying afloat The Sarnia Journal

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Port Huron Float Down Winds blow 1,500 U.S. boaters into Sarnia, Ont

August 13, 2021 Sarnia, ON - The safety of mariners is one of the Canadian Coast Guard's top priorities. We work alongside domestic and international partners to provide effective search and rescue services in the Great Lakes.


Float Downers escorted home The Sarnia Journal

As you may already be aware, the Port Huron Float Down is taking place on Sunday August 20, 2023. As we have done in the past for this day, our black gate will be closed until 1600 hours (4 pm).


First responders ready for annual float down The Sarnia Observer

Canadian and U.S. officials are in the midst of preparations for Sunday's return of the St. Clair River Float Down, an unsanctioned - but popular - event where thousands of people traditionally.


COVID19 complicating river float down emergency response The Sarnia

Floaters from the Canadian side pass in front of an OPP boat north of the Blue Water Bridge Sunday during the Port Huron Float Down. An estimated 3,000 people took part. (Tyler Kula/The Observer)


SarniaLambton MP frustrated with river float down event CBC News

Rescuing some of the 1,500 U.S. residents who washed ashore illegally during Sunday's botched Port Huron Float Down cost city taxpayers more than $8,000, city hall said. Ten Sarnia Transit buses and drivers made 19 trips shipping wayward floaters back to the U.S., public works were forced to close streets, and Sarnia firefighters deployed trucks, crews and a marine vessel.


Sarnia, Ont., mayor wants to know how much it cost to return 1,500

"We like to just go out on the water and chill and get together and catch up together," said Crookshank, adding she was "pumped" for the Float Down. German brothers Jan-Nicklas Mahlow and Sven Ole Mahlow, visiting people they know in Sarnia after Jan-Nicklas spent time here as an exchange student eight years ago, were also first-time participants.


Port Huron Float Down Incident Cost City Of Sarnia More Than 8,000

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168 rescued during Port Huron Float Down CBC News

Harrison Plain, of Sarnia, waits to put his inflatable into the water for the Port Huron Float Down at Lighthouse Beach in Port Huron, Mich., Sunday, Aug. 21, 2016.


How the Port Huron Float Down went south — right to Sarnia, Canada

The Port Huron Float Down is scheduled to take place on Sunday, August 20, 2023, on the St. Clair River. This un-sanctioned event poses significant dangers to participants and other users of the waterways during the 7.5 mile /12 km course.