After deadly speedboat crash, Tsleil-Waututh Nation calls for stiffer enforcement – BC [Video]

The Tsleil-Waututh First Nation says it wants to be part of increased enforcement on the water in the wake of a speedboat collision on Saturday that killed a 10-year-old boy and left a second child with critical injuries.

The tragedy happened in the waters of Burrard Inlet, just off North Vancouver’s Cates Park and in Tsleil-Waututh territory.

“Speed is definitely an issue. The number of boats are an issue,” elected Chief Jen Thomas said of the boating activity near the park.

“Enforcement is key. Tsleil-Waututh Nation uses these waters every single day. We have our boats that go up Indian Arm … our members out in the canoes training every single day.”

Thomas said the area is often crowded with vulnerable water users, including kayakers and paddleboarders, but that boaters in the area are frequently reckless.

“The boats just go whipping on by. We see it all the time. They don’t …