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Reducing the risk of sled accidents
TORONTO - "Many lakes have grueling students on what is nec-
not completely frozen over, leav- essary to ensure safe and resporisi-
ing a thin Layer of ice, too weak to ble handling of a snowmobile.
support snowmobiles and their Coupled with local campaigns by
passengers. If you stay on recom- various communities, snowmobile
metided trails, you will redrew the clubs and other service oiganiza-
risk of snowmobile accidents dra- tion, "Ride Safe. Ride Sober" is
matically. If you travel off the becoming a household word.
trail, you are taking a far greater This year, the OSSC has initial -
risk" • ed a number of projects' to help
Strong words of advice from spread the word about snowmobile
Anne Swarbrick, Ontario's Minis- safety across Ontario. Among
ter of Culture, Tourism and Recre- them:
ation. Unfortunately, five people tit Final report of the recommends
the price by losing their lives • dons from the international confer -
in off -trail snowmobile -related ac- ence, "Putting Safety on Track",
cidents in the province between held Oct 12-14 in Markham, will
Dec. 8 and 11. be forwarded to all delegates in
January. The OSSC, aided by key
A 34 -year-old man was killed stakeholders will formulate a mod -
Dec. 11 at Novar, 13 kilometres el action plan for snowmobile,
north of Huntsville when his safety by addressing the recnnt_
snowmobile collided head-on with
a truck. Police believe alcohol and
speed were contributing factors.
On Dec. 10, two men fell through
the ice on Meteor Lake, about 30
kilometres north of Sudbury, just
south of Westree. The body of a
67 -year-old Westree man was re-
covered_ His companion is miss-
ing and presumed drowne,d. The
same day, a 57 -year-old man was
driving on private property near
his home in Shakespeare, when his
machine hit an embankment in a
drainage ditch. Speeding was a
- suspected cause. A 41 -year-old fe-
male pedestrian died Dec. 8 in
Blake Township, near Thunder
Bay, when she was struck from
behind by a 21 -year-old male driv-
er.
In an attempt to prevent trage-
dies like these from occurring, the
province -wide "Ride Safe. Ride
Sober" snowmobile safety cam-
paign, managed and operated by
the Ontario Snowmobile Safety
Committee (OSSC), is conducting
an even more aggressive education
blitz this winter. The committee's
SLEDSMART safety education
team has been visiting schools
across Ontario since October, in-
dproduction of a "Family Guide
to Safe Snowmobiling," scheduled •ter advised the snowmobiling pub-
lic -We've experienced a very
Mild fall. Stay alive by keeping off
lakes and rivers. Our messages are
simple and to the point_ Use recog-
nized snowmobile trails. Don't
drink and ride. Dont speed. Also,
ensure your sleds are in good
•• working order and that you carry
an emergency kit with you at all
tirnes."
Contact local snowmobile clubs
for a list of recommended trails in
the area.
The OSSC is comprised of six
government ministries, a host of
provincial service organizations_
and e snowmobile indust),
Members on the committee il*r
chide the Ministries of Culture,
Tourism and Recreation, Trans
portation; Natural Resources;
Northern Development and Mites;
Attorney -Genera!; Solicitor Gener-
al; Federation of Ontario Cottage
Association; the Royal Life Sa
ing Society Canada, (Oritarib.
branch); Think Fist Canada; die'',
Ontario Federation of Snowmobile
Clubs; the Addictio Research
Foundation; and three snowmobile
manufactarers: Arctic Cat, Bonil
hardier Inc., and ,Yamaha Mot&
Canada Ltd.
The OSSC is spending a total of
$481,000 on the campaign during
the 1954-95 snowinobiling season.
Many volunteers across the prov-
ince are donating their time to -
Wards this important effort.
This is the fourth year of the
"Ride safe, Ride Sober" campaign.
I as+ year, there was a significant
improvement, with a 41 per cent
drop in snowmobile fatalities,
down to 23 from an average of 39
deaths in each of the previous four
years. In general, the vast majority
of fatalities are men, the majority
in the 18 to 34 year old age group.
While females suffer few injuries,
about two-thirds of those injured .
range in age between 15 and 34_
"As we enter the holiday sea-
son, 1 want to emphanine how im-
portant it is to take an extra mo-
ment to think safety first before
heading out for a ride," the minis -
HOW TO BEA LOCAL
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Local Heroes know that when the need is there,
even the busiest people have time to helix
They know that volunteering is one of life's
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Be a Local Hero.
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A onstant 30 per cent dropout rate
repreents approximately 100,000
young people per year This means
almost one million young people will
have dropped out of school by the
year 2000.
for release in February
dproduction of a helmet safety ed-
ucation tool, ready for release in
February
"Ride Safe# Ride Sober" campaign
to students and community
groups.
tidistribution of a pamphlet cold -
mining safety tips early in January
independent study ID evaluate
the first three years of the 'Ride
Safe, Ride Sober" program
*data study profiling fatal and
non-fatal snowmobile injuries re-
quiring' medical attention, includ-
ing contributing factors, demo-
graphics, and participation levels
Snew radio and television public
service announcements.
A number of communities are
operating programs this winter to
help reduce snowmobile accidents.
Examples of annual community
events associated with the safety
campaign include YAMAFEST, IQ
be held Feb. 3-5 in Sudbury, and
SNOFEST in Owen., Sound, Feb.
11-12. The events are expected to
attract thousands of participants
from across Ontario. •
Snowarama
Clubs prepare annual ride
TORONTO - Avid snowmobilers
are revving up their engines for
Snowarama, a special fund-raising
snowmobile ride for children with
physical disabilities that will take
place in the Wingharn area on Jan_
22, 1995. -
The event is part of a province -
wide series of 74 Snowarama
Which help support Easter Seal
children in Ontario. Since its in-
ception in 1975. Snowarama has
raised more than 8115 million for
the children and more then
$500,000 in 1994.
"In the southwestern Ontario re-
gion. there are more then 960
Easter Seal families," says Judith
Lavoie, Regional Development
Manager for Easter Seala.
"Snowarama rides are a very im-
portant part of our overall fund-
raising plan because they help us
to, maintain existing programs in
the area and they help to raise
awareness of how Faster Seals and
the community can work together
to help the kids."
The Easter Seal Society pro-
vides a number of services to fam-
ilies in the region, including nurs-
ing services, parent support
groups, family education work-
shops and Woodeden Camp — a
fully -accessible facility which
gives the kids and their families a
chance to enjoy a memorable
camping experience. Easter Seals
also provides financial assistance
to families who need help paying
for equipment late wheelchairs,
braces, and van lifts, for example.
The Easter Seal Society is the
largest and oldest children's organ-
iaation of its kind in Canada. East-
er Seals is dedicated to helping the
more than 8,000 children with
physical disabilities achieve their
full potential and future indepen-
dence.
Pee Wee's split games
The Wingharn Wescast Indus- Leitch earning a pair of assists.
tries Pee Wee Bs competed in the
Belmore tournament on Dec. 29-
30 and managed a split in games.
The Pee Wee Bs scored a 5-0
Win over Walkerton Larson with
Joel Leitch and Chris Roberts
sharing the shut out.
Kelly Holden scored two goals
for Wingham with Aaron Himmel -
man, Adam lvIcQuiggan amnd
Tom Mullen adding singles. An- 13.
Single helpers went to Tyler Fen-
ton, Jim McCracken, and Jordan
Flicks.
Shawn Bucholtz spored both
goals for Hanover.
The Pee Wee Bs host ICincar-
dine 1 at the Lockridge Manorial
Arena on Sunday at 7:30 p.me and
then travel to Mount Forest on
Jan_ 12 and to Walkerton on Jan.
drew Lang earned a pair (if assists —
with single helpers being received i "ar lr
by Jordan Hicks. Luke Foeister, ; rtunter 9 S
Jamie Koch, and Tyler Huffman. 0 2 12A. •
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