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Fun and safety: Love Where you Lake event Saturday will launch new policies for rental boats

May 11. In the wake of drownings on Lake Norman last year, Mecklenburg County Parks and Recreation and Cornelius Lake Patrol are stepping up safety efforts, especially at public boat ramps in Cornelius. The new policies for rental boat companies using the boat ramps at Ramsey Creek and Blythe Landing will be shared at a […]

Changes in location, date for Saturday’s lake safety events

May 4. The venue and time of  the two-part “Love Where you Lake Event” at Blythe Landing Saturday have been changed due to the expected inclement weather —The 9:30am meeting with Mecklenburg County Parks and Recreation and Cornelius Lake Patrol has been moved from Blythe Landing to Fire Station No. 1 on S. Main. Officials […]

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West Marine, Qualified Captain on board with Cornelius-based Devoted Float

March 27. The Devoted Float, a Cornelius-based awareness and resource organization focused on drowning prevention, has teamed up with The Qualified Captain, the water industry’s leading expert on safety, and West Marine, North America’s marine supply resource leader, to launch a major national campaign that encourages the installation of waterside lifesaver rings throughout the country. […]

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Town Board approves repairs to fire boat

Feb. 7. By Dave Vieser. The Cornelius Town Board unanimously approved the expenditure of $204,092 to repair the Cornelius Lemley Fire Dept. fire boat. Funds will be transferred from the 2023 fiscal year budget general fund surplus in order to cover the cost of the repair. Speaking with commissioners prior to the Feb. 6 board […]

Float it Forward: Donation of life rings at YMCA

Lake safety one life ring at a time

Jan. 10. By Dave Yochum. Members of the Float it Forward lake safety effort donated life rings to the lakefront YMCA in Cornelius as part of their effort to install life rings on every dock. Elise Redmond, a Cornelius Realtor, and her son Cade, say that the life rings can save lives. Indeed, they were […]