Watch above: Anyone who keeps their boat on Sylvan Lake was asked to make sure it was still secure Saturday, after Friday’s wild weather. Eric Szeto has the details.

EDMONTON – Anyone who keeps their boat on Sylvan Lake is being asked to make sure it’s still secure after Friday’s wild weather.

“Yesterday the whole lake was full of white caps, water splashing up on shore,” said Cpl. James Allemekinders with Sylvan Lake RCMP.

“It was a pretty intense day.”

At least 15 boats have washed up along the south shore of the lake. Several of those boats have taken on a lot of water, RCMP said.

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Some of the boats have been tied up or taken off the lake by RCMP, but several are still strewn about along Lakeshore Drive between 40 Street and Petro Beach.

Officers are attempting to contact boat owners, but say they’re having little success.

RCMP are concerned that if winds shift Saturday the unsecured boats will be washed back out onto the lake, becoming a hazard for other lake users and property owners.

“Once a boat breaks free and is floating without an operator, it can go anywhere, do anything, it can hit other boats. If it sinks it leaks fuel, leaks oil into the lakes, which obviously is an environmental concern,” said Allemekinders.

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CALGARY – The Alberta Summer Games in Airdrie was off to a great start as day 2 of competition got underway Saturday.

The event, which is taking place in Airdrie wouldn’t be possible without an army of volunteers.

The city is hosting 3000 athletes, coaches and officials with another 2000 volunteers.

Some volunteers were still signing up as late as Friday afternoon.

“It was pretty scary, we were still recruiting volunteers yesterday,” said Track and Field Chair, Grant Erickson.

“People were making phone calls to friends and family.”

Volunteering is nothing new to Jodie Matsuba-Szucs, who already volunteers for several organizations in Airdrie.

She jumped at the chance to coach at the Alberta Summer Games.

“The satisfaction of creating opportunity, we have a few athletes at the national level and potentially going international,” said Matsuba-Szucs.

Her son is also a volunteer coach and has played at the national level himself.

The Alberta Summer Games wraps up Sunday, July 27th.