During the month of June the Huntsville OPP have received several complaints regarding unsafe operation of vessels on the waterways in North Muskoka.

The OPP Marine Unit will be out on patrol over the Canada Day Holiday weekend. Police say officers will be stopping vessels and checking for operator sobriety and for required safety equipment.

They remind you that if you are out enjoying the waterways using any type of vessel you must have the necessary safety equipment on board and personal floatation devices for each person on the vessel.

Police say that the same rules and consequences apply with respect to alcohol and drugs while operating a vessel as they do while operating a motor vehicle.