A cottage owner in Nipissing Township wishes boaters would listen to the police about slowing down on area waterways.
Ever since Lake Nipissing reached flood warning status, municipal and provincial police have issued statements telling boaters not to speed on the waterways.
The reason is that wakes from boats are stronger when boats speed across the waterway.
The wakes, in turn, create waves that smash into the shoreline and with water levels already very high, those waves are hitting infrastructure and homes close to the water.
Dave Walton will attest to the damage.
Walton says he’s seen boaters going full out on Lake Nipissing with the result that his docks have been damaged and waves regularly hit his cottage.
Walton’s cottage is close to where the South River goes into Lake Nipissing.
“The wakes and the waves are breaking my docks apart and smashing against my cottage,” Walton said.
Walton says some boaters may not be aware of the damage they are causing and he’s asking they follow the advice from the police and take it slow on the waterways with their boats until levels have receded.
