"HUNTSVILLE – Winter weather may not mean lake ice is safe, warn Ontario Provincial Police and the Ministry of Natural Resources.
Const. Lynda Cranney, Huntsville OPP media relations officer, said snowmobile operators should check trail statuses with the Ontario Federation of Snowmobile Clubs before heading out because some trails might be closed. Trails that travel across water bodies could be dangerous if the ice is not properly frozen, she said.
“A lot of them are not safe right now because of the warm weather we’ve had,” said Cranney of area lakes after a week of higher temperatures in the region. But she also said some areas such as the inlet at the Dwight beach freeze faster because of their location and depth. At the end of December, ice-fishing huts started popping up on top of watery ice in the area."
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