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Transport Minister Marc Garneau has vastly expanded the interim ban on boating on the Ottawa River to a more than 400-kilometre stretch from the Otto Holden Dam, northwest of Mattawa to Lake of Two Mountains near Hudson, Que.

The interim order, issued Tuesday night, also includes the Mattawa River between the Hurdman Dam and where it enters the Ottawa River. It includes all pleasure craft, including human-powered boats such as canoes and kayaks.

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Tuesday night’s order lifted restrictions on the Muskoka River, where floodwaters have receded.

“Although we have expanded the area covered by the Interim Order, I am pleased to see the improved situation in the Muskoka area. We continue to work with municipalities and law enforcement to ensure the safety of our fellow citizens,” Garneau said in a statement Tuesday night.

The boat ban on the flooded Ottawa River was the first use of a new law that gives the Minister of Transportation broad powers over Canada’s waterways.