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TOWARF

Town of Oakville Water Air Rescue Force

AQUAE NUMQUAM ILLOS MERGENT
The waters will never take them
Supported by the Town of Oakville
Unit # 008 of the Canadian Coast Guard Auxiliary

Patrol Season Began May 16 and will End October 31, 2009

TOWARF, a Canadian Coast Guard Auxiliary Unit, provides marine search and rescue service with the primary goal of saving lives at risk in Western Lake Ontario.  Started in 1954 by Oakville then Police Chief Fred Oliver, TOWARF has been patrolling the waters off Oakville ever since. With more than 75 trained volunteers, TOWARF is on duty 45 hours a week and on call 24/7 during the boating season.

MARINE EMERGENCY CONTACTS:
  • Trenton Joint Rescue Coordination Centre 1 800 267 7270 
  • Prescott Coast Guard Radio Marine Radio Channel 16 or *16 on a Cellular Phone
  • Police - 911
  • TOWARF monitors Marine Radio Channels 16 and 68 during patrol hours and is on call 24/7 to the Rescue Centre and Halton Regional Police Service

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