It's a voluntary eco-certification program. Currently, we have 44 certified facilities, from harbour authorities to yacht clubs, marinas and boatyards. It's a three-year audit process based on an anchor rating system, just to see where the facilities' environmental best practices are at. We give them a score every three years and they hold that certification. We check everything from dock materials to waste conception and energy, and then we help these facilities build their goals and reach those goals. It can be little things, such as “Our goal is to remove creosote pilings within the next five years,” all the way down to lighting systems. It's a vast program, which we're looking to expand and to have those facilities help educate boaters as well.
One of our facilities has a unique recycling program, at Shelter Island Marina & Boatyard on the Fraser River. Their boat recycling is completely contained, and they do their best to recycle all the materials coming out. Any water that's washing down into their drainage system is contained, filtered and then reused for power washing there.
It's about finding more incentives for facilities and, hopefully, promoting what they have to other boatyards and continuing that work, but it's also speaking to them about what's working or not working. We're hearing that, say, 10 boaters per week call to have their boat recycled, and when they hear the cost maybe three of them recycle it. Depending on the materials, it can range from $100 to $1,000 per foot, so the list...it grows there on the cost.
