Monday, April 19, 2004

POLICE AND FIRE DEPARTMENT RESPOND TO SNOW MACHINE TROUGH ICE

(North Bay, Ontario)
North Bay OPP and the North Bay Fire Department responded to a bizarre call that someone had gone through the Ice on Trout Lake near Peninsula Park on Peninsula Road, North Bay, Ontario late Saturday April 17th, 2004.

A 31-year-old male and 27-year-old male, both of North Bay, decided to take a late night joy ride on Trout Lake.

Shortly after 11 p.m. on Saturday evening upon returning home from their original destination, the males got hung up through some ice on their snow machine and had to abandon it. Police were called because residents in the area could hear voices on the lake.

It was a short time later when police found the males safely at their residence.

It is late April and ice still exists on area lakes. It is obviously hazardous to be on the ice at this time of year.

This incident could have been a tragedy.
Please do not take any chances.

SPRING SEAT BELT INITIATIVE
First Weekend

(North Bay, Ontario)
On Saturday April 17th, 2004, North Bay, Mattawa, and Powassan OPP officers started this years Spring Seat Belt Initiative.

Along with the rest of the Province, they are targeting the use of seat belts and appropriate childcare seats, booster seat or seat belt (depending on the Child’s physical size and development).

This weekend, the North Bay OPP cluster checked 381 vehicles and of that 4 child seats were checked.
Police charged 4 people in this weekend’s efforts.

The initiative continues through to Sunday April 25th, 2004.

Officers from the Ontario Provincial Police will focus on reducing fatalities and serious injury, by ensuring everyone uses their seat belts and their children are buckled in their car and booster seats. Booster seats are the often neglected “next step” for children over 40 pounds, who are still too small to properly use a seat belt.

A booster seat with a seat belt is specifically designed to be used to provide appropriate protection for young children.

Take the time to properly buckle up our most precious resource.

Ontario’s seat belt compliance rate currently stands just over an impressive 92%. This year, Ontario’s goal is 95%.

“The police can only do so much to protect us. The rest is up to us. Buckle up," says Monte Kwinter, Minister of Community Safety and Correctional Services.