Re: Edit: Bill 13

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Posted by David Gilchrist on December 28, 1999 at 22:19:26:

In Reply to: Edit: Bill 13 posted by Dustyn Farrow on December 28, 1999 at 21:39:47:

Dustyn, Congratulations on becoming a diver. One of the most memorable dives I made was when I was able to take my sons to visit some of the shipwrecks that I had been diving on while they grew up. Hope you and your Dad will be able to have many memorable dives on shipwrecks too.
Regards,
I cannot believe that someone would even propose something so dumb as Bill 13. I
: : am 13 years old and I just passed my diving course this summer. Now I'm am being told
: : that I will not be able to dive on any wrecks with my dad, Rob Farrow. I didn't go through
: : all the trouble of studying and open waters so that I could swim around on the bottom admiring the fish!
: : My dad has written a letter opposing Bill 13 and has sent it to many MPP's (members of
: : provincial parliament) and divers, I hope many other divers have and will do the same. I
: have attached an URL which contains the E-mail addresses for the MPPs. As for Bill
: : 13, it says it will preserve shipwrecks by prohibiting people from diving on them, but my
: : question is, exactly who are they preserving these wrecks for? Prohibiting divers from
: : doing what they love is not going to save a wreck. Wrecks, both wooden and steel, will
: : eventually collapse on their own. An example of this is the Whale back Barge 115 wreck(Steel Barge),
: : it has already started to collapse under its own weight. Another example is the Mary Mclachlan
: (Wooden Schooner), whose deck collapsed sometime over the winter of 96/97. With its deck gone it will eventually
: : collapse and we will lose a part of our heritage, not due to diver carelessness, stripping,
: : or damage but due to weather and time. There are those few divers who do strip wrecks,
: : about 1% of the entire diving public, but why should they ruin it for the rest of us. I think
: : that Bill 13 should be scrapped, for the sake of all divers.

: : Thanks for reading,

: : Dustyn Farrow

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: Dustyn, Congratulations on becoming a diver. One of the most memorable dives I made was when I was able to take my sons to visit some of the shipwrecks that I had been diving on while they grew up. Hope you and your Dad will be able to have many memorable dives on shipwrecks too. : Regards, : I cannot believe that someone would even propose something so dumb as Bill 13. I : : : am 13 years old and I just passed my diving course this summer. Now I'm am being told : : : that I will not be able to dive on any wrecks with my dad, Rob Farrow. I didn't go through : : : all the trouble of studying and open waters so that I could swim around on the bottom admiring the fish! : : : My dad has written a letter opposing Bill 13 and has sent it to many MPP's (members of : : : provincial parliament) and divers, I hope many other divers have and will do the same. I : : have attached an URL which contains the E-mail addresses for the MPPs. As for Bill : : : 13, it says it will preserve shipwrecks by prohibiting people from diving on them, but my : : : question is, exactly who are they preserving these wrecks for? Prohibiting divers from : : : doing what they love is not going to save a wreck. Wrecks, both wooden and steel, will : : : eventually collapse on their own. An example of this is the Whale back Barge 115 wreck(Steel Barge), : : : it has already started to collapse under its own weight. Another example is the Mary Mclachlan : : (Wooden Schooner), whose deck collapsed sometime over the winter of 96/97. With its deck gone it will eventually : : : collapse and we will lose a part of our heritage, not due to diver carelessness, stripping, : : : or damage but due to weather and time. There are those few divers who do strip wrecks, : : : about 1% of the entire diving public, but why should they ruin it for the rest of us. I think : : : that Bill 13 should be scrapped, for the sake of all divers. : : : Thanks for reading, : : : Dustyn Farrow

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