PROPERTY OWNERS THAT HAVE PURCHASED PROPERTY ON THE SHUSWAP RIVER FOR RECREATIONAL VALUE NEED TO HAVE THEIR RIGHTS PROTECTED AND RESPECTFUL BOAT USERS. PEOPLE HAVE BEEN ENJOYING BOATING ACTIVITES ON THIS WATERWAY FOR MANY YEARS AND SHOULD HAVE THE RIGHT TO CONTINUE. PROPERTY OWNERS AND THE PUBLIC HAVE NOT HAD SUFFICIENT NOTIFICATION ON THE "PROPOSED" CHANGES TO THE SHUSWAP RIVER. NATURAL LOWS AND HIGHS ON THE SHUSWAP RIVER CAUSE WAY MORE EROSION ON THE RIVERFRONT THAN TWO MONTHS OF BOATING ACTIVITIES. WE OWN A LOT OF PROPERTY ALONG THE SHUSWAP RIVER AND WE WANT TO PROTECT AND ENJOY OUR FRONT YARDS IN BOTH RECREATIONAL BOATING, WATERSKIING, FISHING, BIRD WATCHING PADDLE BOARDING, CANOEING AND KAYAKING ACTIVITIES. IT IS NOT REASONABLE TO BAN AND RESTRICT BOATS TO 10 HORSE POWER WITHOUT PROVING SUFFICIENT EVIDENCE THAT IT IS THE BOATS CAUSING ALL THE EROSION ISSUES. IF YOU ARE GOING TO MONITOR ANYTHING BEGIN BY DOING WHAT MOST LAKES DO AND BAN CIGARETTE BOATS AND MONITOR FOR DRUNK VISITORS CAUSING ISSUES. LOCAL PEOPLE LIVING AND USING THE SHUSWAP RIVER FRONTAGE GENERALLY CARE ABOUT THE WATERWAY AND THEY ARE RESPECTFUL WHEN SHARING THE WATERWAY. MANY PEOPLE WHO PURCHASED PROPERTY ALONG THIS WATERWAY FOR RECREATIONAL PURPOSES HAVE NOT EVEN HEARD ABOUT THESE "PROPOSED" CHANGES. PEOPLE WHO SLOW DOWN AND ARE RESPECTFUL TO ONE ANOTHER SHOULD NOT BE BANNED FROM BOATING ACTIVITIES ON THE SHUSWAP RIVER. WE DO NOT BELIEVE YOU HAVE HEARD FROM THE BOAT USERS BECAUSE THIS ENTIRE PROCESS HAS BEEN CREEPING ALONG SILENTLY. WE WANT OUR VOICES HEARD AND OUR BOATING RIGHTS PROTECTED!