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THE BRUSSELS POST, DECEMBER 20, 1978 —
Enjoy your snowmobile but follow
the safety rules on:. the road
If there's one breed of
people who welcome winter
snowstorms it's the snow-
mobiler.
Since the provincial gov-
ernment considers ' snow-
mobileg as one more type of
motorized vehicle, there are
a number of regulations
under the Motorized Snow
Vehicles Act that winter
sportsmen should be familar
with.
First, anyone owning a
snowmobile, must register
the vehicle within six days of
purchase, with the Minsitry
of Transportation and Com-
munications.
In addition to registration,
drivers must have a permit to
drive their snowmobile un-
less it is being driven only on
land owned or occupied by
yourself. The fee for the
annual driving permit is $10.
Also, when the driving
permit is issued, you receive
a number- plate to be at-
Awards
country
The Canadian Ski Associa-
tion announces an incentive
program designed to make
award winners of Canada's
erOsg-country skiing
population.
With the support of
Carnation' Company Limited,,
the CSA has launched the.
firs't ever Carnation Cross
Country Skiing Touring
Awards Program, which
enables cross-country skiers
to earirgold, silver or bronze
finished medals.
A total of one' million
official log books are' avail-
able through the CSA offices
(Ottawa), or in special
marked packages of Carna-
tion Hot Chocolate and Carna
tion Instant Breakfast. Inter-
ested skiers will record their
skiing achievements in the
log books.
When required distances
have been completed, partici-
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tached to the front of the
vehicle. This is the last year
this procedure will be fol-
lowed. Next season the plate
will be replaced with a
registration number which
will be attached to, or
painted on, both sides of the
vehicle.
WHERE YOU CAN GO
Snowmobiles can be oper-
ated on your own property or
on other land with the
owner's written permission.
They're • also allowed on
public trails, in public parks
and conservation areas, ex-
cept where prohibited.
Snowmobiles can also be
driven beside a King's High-
way or secondary highway,
except where prohibited, as
long as you keep the vehicle
on the right-of-way between
the shoulder, of the road and
the adjoining property fence,
driving as far away from the
serviced road is pospible.
Under the current legis-
to cross
skiiers
in the sport; forecasts predict
there may be as many as 2.5
million cross-country
skiers by the end of 1979, the
100th aniversary of the sport
in Canada. (The earliest docu.
lmented account ,of cross-
country skiing in Canada
dates back to 1879 when a
Mr. A. Birch, of Montreal,
skied from his home town to
Quebec City.)
A major reason for the
tremendous growth of cross-
country skiing is that it is a
fun-filled recreation fit for
the entire family. North
America's patriarch of nordic
skiing, 103 year-old Herman
(Jackrabbit) Smith-Johan-
nsen of Montreal, is testi-
mony to the lifelong nature of
cross-country skiing. In
lation, snowmobile drivers
cannot drive on the serviced
portion of a King's highway
or secondary highway, except
to cross, and this must be
done at a 90-degree angle.
Snowmobiles are absol-
utely forbidden on a freeway.
Local muncipalities have
the right to pass their own
bylaws regulating the operat-
ion of motorized snow veh-
The association of holly
and Christmas is derived
from the Druids of early
British history. The plant
was considered sacred
(named for the word
"holy") and it was thought
the sun never deserted the
holly tree. In many parts of
Europe, sprigs of holly were
later used in decoration to
commemorate the birth of
Christ.
Early Europeans be-
lieved holly repelled all evil
spirits and was a protection
against lightning. In parts of
England, it was considered
unlucky to leave holly in
your home after New Year's
Eve.. Others believed,, to
ward off misfortune, holly
must 'be removed before
Shrove Tuesday and burn-
ed in the same fire in which
pancakes were then baked.
ides anywhere within their
boundaries.
HIGHWAY REGULATIONS
To drive a snowmobile
along a highway, a person
must be 16 years or older and
must already hold a valid
Ontario driver's licence.
SPEED LIMITS
There are also a number of
regulations governing 'the
speed limit for snowmobiles.
You may not drive a
A popular superstition
followed that prickly hollies
were present in homes where
husbands were in com-
mand. If smooth-leaved
hollies decorated the home,
the wife dominated.
In more 'modern times,
holly leaves and bark were
used to cure various ail-
ments. American Indians
brewed holly tea to restore
good appetites and keep
warriors healthy in battle.
Indian women wore sprigs
of holly during childbirth to
ease pain and assure de-
livery of a healthy infant.
Dahoon holly was popu-
larly used by Anierican set-
tlers in North Carolina to
purify swamp water.
Historians consider leg-
ends of the past to be the be-
ginning of the present-day
symbol of good will, the,
beautiful Christmas holly.
snowmobile faster than 15,
miles per hour on a highway
where the speed limit for
cars is 30 m.p.n. or less or in
any public park, conservation
area or exhibition grounds..
You may not drive faster
than 30 miles an hour on any
highway where the speed
limit for cars is more than 30
miles an hour. This speed
limit also applies to public
trails.
COLLISION REPORTS
Snowmobile operators must
report any collision on or off
the highway which 'results in
injury to any person or
damage to property appar-
ently exceeding $100.
HELMETS
Helmets must now be
worn by all snowmobile
operators, passengers and
persons being towed by a
snowmobile, when on the
roadway, shoulder or public
trails. The helmets must
comply with the same stand-
ards in force for motorcycle
helmets.
Next week: A discussion of
trespassing, a land owner's
liability and a snowmobile
owner's liability.
[from
The Council
of
MORRIS TOWNSHIP
We thank you for your continued support
and hope to serve you well in the next two
yeai term.
The legend
of the holly
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1VLE11.11Y., MERRY
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