{"id":19554,"date":"2019-02-26T12:39:19","date_gmt":"2019-02-26T17:39:19","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/wawa-news.com\/?p=19554"},"modified":"2019-02-26T12:40:59","modified_gmt":"2019-02-26T17:40:59","slug":"19554","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/wawa-news.com\/index.php\/2019\/02\/26\/19554\/","title":{"rendered":"OPP &#8211; Plan ahead when Snowmobiling"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>The Ontario Provincial Police is advising the public to plan ahead when it comes to recreational snowmobiling.&nbsp;In the past few weeks there has been a surge in calls for help from stranded sledders on local lakes.&nbsp;The substantial snowfall this winter has produced extreme slush conditions wreaking havoc on area lakes.&nbsp;There are a number of concerns in regards to these types of calls including location and time.&nbsp;With the drastic drop in temperatures during the night, getting stuck in slush could quickly become a life and death situation.<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>If you are going sledding, please plan ahead.<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>Check ice conditions on the route you are taking, avoid unknown lakes.<\/li>\n<li>Ensure you have a charged cell phone and an extra power supply.&nbsp;Keep them in a warm pocket.<\/li>\n<li>Stay on approved trails and don&#8217;t venture into unknown areas.<\/li>\n<li>Avoid alcohol consumption while sledding.<\/li>\n<li>Always travel in pairs, never alone.<\/li>\n<li>Dress in layers and bring an extra set of mitts\/socks.<\/li>\n<li>Always carry an axe and small shovel in case of an emergency.<\/li>\n<li>Bring a lighter and paper in your backpack.<\/li>\n<li>Advise someone of your plans and when you will be back.<\/li>\n<li>Try not to travel at night and reduce your speed.<\/li>\n<li>Bring snacks (granola bars) and water<\/li>\n<li>If you get stuck, monitor your body for signs of hypothermia<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>The OPP encourages snowmobilers to adhere to OFSC trails, as these remain the safest areas to ride on. The OPP remains committed to ensuring that snowmobiling remains a safe recreational activity in Ontario.<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>Editor&#8217;s Note &#8211; This media release was from Thunder Bay OPP.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>The Ontario Provincial Police is advising the public to plan ahead when it comes to recreational snowmobiling.&nbsp;In the past few weeks there has been a surge in calls for help from stranded sledders on local lakes.&nbsp;The substantial snowfall this winter has produced extreme slush conditions wreaking havoc on area lakes.&nbsp;There are a number of concerns &#8230;<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":15,"featured_media":101,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[48],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-19554","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-weather"],"publishpress_future_action":{"enabled":false,"date":"2026-04-28 15:14:55","action":"change-status","newStatus":"draft","terms":[],"taxonomy":"category","extraData":[]},"publishpress_future_workflow_manual_trigger":{"enabledWorkflows":[]},"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/wawa-news.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/19554","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/wawa-news.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/wawa-news.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/wawa-news.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/15"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/wawa-news.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=19554"}],"version-history":[{"count":3,"href":"https:\/\/wawa-news.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/19554\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":19558,"href":"https:\/\/wawa-news.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/19554\/revisions\/19558"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/wawa-news.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/101"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/wawa-news.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=19554"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/wawa-news.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=19554"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/wawa-news.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=19554"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}