Municipal Marinas Clean Marine Program
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Download and print a Clean Marine Pledge form, then fill it out to show your - and your crew's - commitment to the environment.
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Flora MacDonald Confederaftion Basin Marina is in the heart of historic downtown Kingston in front of City Hall. It features 400 slip finger docks that can accommodate both power and sail boats.
Portsmouth Olympic Harbour is just minutes from the downtown in the historic Portsmouth Village. It provides a relaxed park-like setting with walkways along the water and features 300 slip finger docks that can accommodate both power and sail boats.
A Workplace Passport is now required before performing any repairs, maintenance, commissioning and/or selling of boats on the City's marina properties.
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Boaters visiting City of Kingston marinas this year are being encouraged to help safeguard the waterfront environment by participating in the Clean Marine Program.
Become a partner in the Clean Marine Program by returning a signed pledge form to our office. You'll receive a token of our appreciation for your — and your crew's — commitment.
THE CLEAN MARINE PLEDGE
I commit my guests, my crew and myself:
- To keep all refuse and garbage of any kind on board the boat until we are able to place it in the waste containers on shore.
- To separate all recyclables as possible and place them in the appropriate containers.
- To separate hazardous wastes, including used oils and antifreeze, unwanted paints, solvents and cleaners, batteries and old unusable fuel and dispose of them in accordance with marina guidelines or else take all such wastes to the municipal household hazardous waste collection site.
- To take all necessary steps to avoid spilling fuel (fuelling at the dock is prohibited), oil or any chemicals or cleaners whatsoever into the water and to refrain from pumping oil-contaminated bilge water overboard.
- To carry out repair work on the boat in designated areas only, taking all precautions required by the marina to avoid leaving any debris, litter, solid or liquid contaminants on the ground.
- To make all efforts to contain paint from sanding or scraping projects. Paint scrapings will be captured by a ground cloth. Paint dust will be captured through the use of a dustless sander using a vacuum and filter attachment. Paint refuse will then be double plastic bagged and disposed of in the garbage dumpster (not in garbage cans).
- To never discharge raw sewage from the black-water holding tanks to anywhere other than an approved pump-out facility.
- To avoid pumping grey water overboard while docking in the marina and to use the onshore washroom facilities whenever practical.
- To conserve water by using an automatic shutoff nozzle when filling or washing the boat.
- To use environmentally-friendly products (such as Eco Logo Products) whenever and wherever possible
- To operate the boat in a safe and considerate manner at all times, to operate the engines only when necessary and to avoid creating a wake when entering and leaving the marina.
- To always show respect for the environment and for the fish, birds and animals and all other creatures that share it with us.
- To promote Clean Marine practices at all time.
