Petition urges GRCA to set safety example on Grand River [Video]

Residents are petitioning the Grand River Conservation Authority for enhanced safety measures on the Grand River following the drowning deaths of two women in July.

They want to see signs installed along the waterway with warnings about unseen dangers.

“It’s not consistent all the way down the river,” explained Amy Haertel, who knew one of the women who died.

She called the signs around GRCA-owned dams exceptional, and she want the water management agency to set an example for other dam owners along the Grand River.

“[To] help in getting that signage to the people before they get into the water, and that can be part of their educational campaigns,” said Haertel.

At their latest board meeting, the GRCA said they’re not responsible for signs along the Grand River.

“The regulatory body for signage around dams, on navigable waters, is Transport Canada. When you’re putting up signs, booms [and] buoys …