[Paddlewise] Backers of kayak bill may be paddling upstream - Framingham, MA - The MetroWest Daily News

From: Jackie Myers <jackie_at_paddlewise.net>
Date: Thu, 07 Jun 2007 11:47:42 -0700
http://www.metrowestdailynews.com/homepage/x1689350607

"Boston - Kayakers today opposed a bill that would require all students 
taking kayak instruction to first be trained on how to pull themselves 
out of water when their kayaks flip over."

"Filed by Rep. William Straus (D- Mattapoisett) on behalf of a 
constituent whose husband died in a kayak accident during a training 
course, the bill faced opposition in the last legislative session 
because opponents said it would put some people out of business, said 
Sen. Jarrett Barrios (D-Cambridge), co-chair of the Committee on Public 
Safety and Homeland Security. "


Jackie
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