Orillia Perch Festival
The annual Orillia Perch Festival kicked off on April 16th and runs to May 7th, hosted by the Orillia Chamber of Commerce and the Orillia Fish & Game Conservation Club. Particpants head out on Lakes Simcoe and Couchiching to test their skill in the pursuit of over 60 tagged perch worth $500 each and two bonus […]
Read moreBoating Licence / Operator’s Card Exams are Changing
Starting tomorrow, it going to be tougher to get your Operator’s Card. If you’re going to take your exam online you will have to work through a 3 hour online study course, including practice questions before you can write the open book exam which itself has increased from 36 to 50 questions. Opinions vary on whether or […]
Read moreLow Water Levels in Georgian Bay
According to A-Channel news in Barrie, the water levels in Georgian Bay are 30cm lower than normal and only 20cm from reaching the lowest levels ever recorded. Most importantly, the water level is lower than is indicated on the charts. Check out the full story on A-Channel News. http://anewsvideo.ca/play.php?vid=363
Read moreWallace Gouk of Port Credit Marine Surveys on Ventilation Safety: Why you should be concerned…..
Two reasons….Carbon monoxide is poison and flammable vapours may blow you up. There is no bigger safety leap you can make that is so easy and so cheap to do right. This is so simple and so inexpensive to do right that I find it hard to believe so many boat builders still get it […]
Read moreActual Cash Value vs. Agreed Value Coverage
Actual Cash Value and Agreed Value are terms that refer to how the insurance company calculates what they will give you at the time of a loss. If your policy is an Actual Cash Value policy and you were to have a loss, for example the boat is stolen., the adjuster looks at the value of […]
Read moreOur First Boat
Our boating memories started on a whim and we’ve never looked back! My husband has always wanted a boat, one of the many ‘man’ toys I had put off purchasing while we started out with our young family. One summer a few years back my brother purchased a lake-access-only cottage and, after falling in love with the […]
Read morePicking the Right Deductible for You
When chooisng a deductible you have to look at your financial situation. Ask yourself…’If something happened to my boat tomorrow, what cost would I be comfortable absorbing’? If you answer $500, then maybe the lowest available deductible is good for you. If you are comfortable managing a larger amount, say $3000 then maybe the highest […]
Read moreChildhood Memories
It’s funny how having kids brings you back to your own childhood. When I look at my son I want him to experience the same wonderul moments I did growing up, when everything was new and exciting. I was lucky enough to have a family cottage. Our cottage was on an island near Fenlan Falls, […]
Read moreThanks to the Crawford Family
A big ‘thank you’ to the Crawford Family for sending us their story! It’s great to hear back from our clients.
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