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Snowmobilers in the North Bay and Almaguin areas appear to be taking an order to stay off the trails to heart, according to the communications co-ordinator for the Ontario Provincial Police North East Region.
Sgt. Carlo Berardi said Thursday regular patrols of the Ontario Federation of Snowmobile Clubs trails in the region have resulted in no charges.
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“It’s a very high compliance rate,” Berardi said.
“There have been a couple of charges in the West Parry Sound area, but the Almaguin and North Bay areas have been very high compliance.”
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The North Bay Parry Sound District Health Unit is requiring all Ontario Federation of Snowmobile Clubs’ (OFSC) trails and trails utilizing Crown Land in the health unit district to close Thursday for the duration of the province’s stay-at-home order.
The trails closure is being done under the medical officer of health’s “ability to increase restrictions within their district,” and will be reassessed when the 28-day stay-at-home order ends.
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“We have been told to stay home and we need to do this,” Dr. Jim Chirico, the medical officer of health, said in a release Monday. “I have received many complaints about people travelling from other districts to use the local snowmobile trails, thus putting our district at risk of COVID-19.