For the Canadian paddlers out there there has been some updates on the language/definitions on "Minor Waters" on the Transport Canda pages.
This is a change since the heartbleed bug closed the site.
http://www.tc.gc.ca/eng/marinesafety/tp-tp14838-3098.htm
The Q & A section has more clarifications . Question 11 is one.
http://www.tc.gc.ca/eng/programs-622.html
Quote"Question 11: How is navigation protected in non-scheduled navigable waters?
Answer: The public right of navigation, the right to use navigable waters as a highway, is protected in Canada irrespective of whether the navigable water is listed on the schedule to the NPA or not. Interferences with the public right of navigation in navigable waters not listed on the schedule to the NPA could be subject to court proceedings. Transport Canada will issue reference material to assist builders in addressing navigation-related impacts of their works."
Some of the clarification is the "vessel" must be able to fit in the turns of a meandering minor water.
Which is important to us who like to pond hop.
Some of you may like what you read on the private lakes section.
Just remember it may take a court case or two.....
For those of us who have followed this since 2008 we have been waiting for clarification for a long time.
Did they take our pictures and reports/letters to heart?
We may never know since we never received feed back.
But you always got to watch this stuff, you never know what may pop up.
Jeff