Click on these links if you intend to or go boating close to the Canada/U.S. border near the Niagara Region.

http://www.thestar.com/News/GTA/article/484950#Comments

http://cnews.canoe.ca/CNEWS/Canada/2008/08/25/6564331-sun.html

Boating in the Lower Niagara River upstream from Queenton, ON is very dangerous as the river is full of large rocks, fast moving rapids and undercurrents. Only the most experienced boaters with expert knowledge of this part of the river should attempt to navigate upstream from Queenston. American anglers drowned a few years ago when their boat got pulled under the rapids. An imaginary border line that runs through Lake Ontario, the Niagara River, Lake Erie and other bodies of water separates Canada and  the U.S.

If you are going boating/fishing in any water close the Canada/U.S. border make sure you have with your original copy of boat ownership, boating safety equipment, Pleasure Craft Operator Card, Canadian Passport, fishing licence for the U.S state that you are fishing in and Travel Health Insurance. If you are stopped in U.S waters for a spot check by U.S. Customs and Border Protection, you could be charged if you don't have proper identification and/or fishing licence. You can have your boat and fishing tackle seized. If you have a medical emergency and end up in a U.S. hospital, the bill can be very expensive if you don't have Travel Health Insurance.

If there is an emgency call for a water rescue on the Canadian side of the Lower Niagara River or the mouth of the Lower Niagara River emptying out into Lake Ontario, it will be the U.S. Coast Guard that respond as they are the closest to the Lower Niagara River. I don't believe there is a Canadian Coast Guard station close enough to that area. The USCG will enter Canadian water for the May Day call and if it is a medical emergency, there is a good chance that person will end up in a U.S. hospital.