Well pretty much everyone in this thread is a...
Went rafting on Saturday. Bylaw officers on the bank of Stanley park pulling over rafters. From what I gathered the major offenses are rafting without a life jacket, open alcohol, and tying rafts together. My group bought life jackets before hand. I bought mine from Canadian Tire for $25 and some bought theirs for $20 at Walmart. And we simply put them on just before Stanley Park and took them off shortly after. We also pre-mixed our booze into powerade bottles and left the beer cans behind. Other people got out of the river before the park, walked around and got back in. I also thought there was an increase in littering because people who would normally take their empties with them, threw them on the bank because they didn't want to get caught with them by the bylaw officers. Nice work City.
Don't really get why people are talking about Bow river conditions and temperatures. I didn't think anyone was complaining about that enforcement. If drowning on the Elbow is large concern of yours I am going to make too assumptions. 1. You are not water savvy at any level and should probably stay away from large puddles. 2. You have not been on the Elbow river. I am guessing my second assumption is the most likely of the two scenarios.