On a Facebook Post, Pat OSullivan writes that the summer Boat Day activity scheduled for Wednesday 27th December, has been cancelled. See also WBRA Summer Activities.
More bad news from the WBRA I regret to say. I’m sure many here will be aware that water samples are taken from the Waikawa Stream by Horizons RC on a weekly basis at this time of year. The last sample was taken on Monday 18 December and the result is that the e-coli levels are high and the stream is unsafe for swimming. There are possibly other contaminants of which we are unaware. This is unlikely to change in the immediate future.
Therefore, in the interests of the health and wellbeing of those intending to take part in the annual boat day scheduled for 27 December 2023 the boat day is cancelled for this year.
This is obviously a severe disappointment as it is a fun event, but we collectively feel the risk to people tipping out of boats and to the volunteer rescue swimmers is too great this year. The usual swimming races would be out of the question anyway. The other summer events will go ahead as scheduled.
