HE IS WELCOME ON THE WATERWAYS OF MIAMI

On Thursday, in a courtroom in Oshawa, Ont., Sillars became the first Canadian to be convicted of impaired driving charges for the act of paddling a canoe.

(Thanks to Rod Nunley, Chris Elzi and John Lobert)

Comments

[Qaz]

Maybe that canoe deserved some good paddling?

[Tom]

Not a very funny story so it does not deserve to be on this blog

[Ralph]

I've canoed thousands of miles in arctic Canada, and occasionally had a beer, but never paddled drunk. I've swamped a few times in whitewater stone sober, and that water is COLD. The laws of nature should be enough warning.

And as a licensed boat captain for over 50 years, my understanding of the definition of "vessel" is damn near anything that floats that carries passengers or cargo. A rubber duck is questionable. A canoe is not. Harrumph.

[Mikey123]

I can row a boat, Canoe??

[coscolo]

Agree with Tom, only thing funny about the story was the headline. A child died thanks to the drunk deciding to take him along.

[N. N.]

Unfortunately, all too common in cottage country where people seem to think that because they're on vacation the laws of physics are temporarily repealed.