Manitoba Businesses, Cottagers Furious After Parks Canada Bans Motorized Boats on Clear Lake — After Saying It Wouldn’t

Manitoba businesses, cottagers furious after Parks Canada bans motorized boats on Clear Lake — after saying it wouldn’t

Cottagers and business owners are angry after Parks Canada flip-flopped and announced a motorized boat ban on Clear Lake this summer to help prevent the spread of zebra mussels. Parks […]

Use of motorboats nixed on Manitoba’s Clear Lake in zebra mussel battle - Winnipeg

Parks Canada said Friday that, as part of its ongoing effort to thwart the spread of zebra mussels, motorized watercraft are banned from the lake for the season.

Use of motorboats nixed on Manitobas Clear Lake in zebra mussel battle - Winnipeg #News #Canadian #CDN #Canada

Visitors will be welcome at Clear Lake this summer, but their motorboats won’t. Parks Canada said Friday that, as part of its ongoing effort to thwart the spread of zebra mussels in Riding Mountain National Park, motorized watercraft are banned from the lake for the season. Boats without motors — like kayaks or canoes — are allowed, but with a number of restrictions, including the requirement that a boat can only be used in Clear Lake in order t…