{"id":13005,"date":"2013-11-29T07:00:13","date_gmt":"2013-11-29T12:00:13","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/blogs.northcountrypublicradio.org\/inbox\/?p=13005"},"modified":"2013-12-05T08:58:49","modified_gmt":"2013-12-05T13:58:49","slug":"border-quarrel-about-towboat-turf","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/blogs.northcountrypublicradio.org\/inbox\/2013\/11\/29\/border-quarrel-about-towboat-turf\/","title":{"rendered":"Border quarrel about towboat turf"},"content":{"rendered":"
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Are U.S. towboats illegally taking Canadian work? Photo: Eric<\/a>, Creative Commons, some rights reserved<\/p><\/div>\n

When boats break down on waterways between the U.S. and Canada, does it matter who comes out to tow them to shore?<\/p>\n

According to a report from the CBC<\/a>, that question is getting more attention after the owner of Canadian Coastal Services<\/a>, has complained about U.S. owned towboats getting too much of the business he says rightfully belongs Canadian companies:<\/p>\n

Company owner Glenn Swinton claims U.S. competitors are breaking the law when they do the same by entering Canadian waters and towing boats to Canadian ports.<\/p>\n

Swinton says Canadian legislation is clear: it’s illegal for a foreign company to tow a boat found in Canadian waters to a Canadian port.<\/p>\n

Swinton says U.S. companies working in Canadian waters are costing him upwards of $80,000 each year.<\/p>\n

Swinton has raised the issue with Transport Canada and the Canada Border Services Agency. He alleges neither agency is doing anything to resolve the issue.<\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n

I have no idea how companies on both sides of the border work those issues out. According to the CBC story, the relevant legislation is found in the Coasting Trade Act<\/a> and the\u00a0United States Wreckers Act<\/a>.<\/p>\n

Boaters, what is your experience or opinion? Are there clear rules that are being followed?\u00a0 Or is the tow business pretty much a free-for-all? Is this a sensitive issue in our region too? Do tell.<\/p>\n

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Need a tow? Who’re you gonna call? Photo: Lucy Martin<\/p><\/div>\n

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