Play on (in?) the lake begins! Bless our volunteer firefighters

Mississippi Lake, near Carleton Place,
Lanark County

Yes, not the typical summer play, but the winter play ––on not very solid ice!

I say, women, make your spouses sign their wills before leaving. Now, I know many families engage in these activities, but it would be prudent, with the number of young men who nearly drown, to prepare ahead.

BLess our BBDE volunteer firefighters

EMS crews, make them pay for the rescue. Bless our BBDE volunteer firefighters who have to play around the water, too!

Jan 13, 2012

Water rescue on Mississippi Lake

by Staff

PERTH - Two men were rescued after falling through the ice on Mississippi Lake Thursday night. (Jan. 12, 2012)

And incidents are not limited to Ontario, with a VERY mild fall/winter...

Ice fisherman fights frostbite after Lake Winnipeg rescue

CBC.ca‎ - 18 hours ago
A man whose truck went through the ice on Lake Winnipeg is dealing with severe ... He and friend Jody Saniuk, 51, were taking part in an ice-fishing derby ...

Yes, ice fishing, another risky sport in this era of climate change.

See the open water near the ice hut?!

Then there are the ice fishing huts! Legally, they must be registered.


Ice huts must be registered, MNR says
EMC News –To protect the environment and ensure safety, anglers must register new or previously unregistered ice fishing huts on area lakes, notes the Ontario Ministry of Natural Resources.

The huts are quite a hoot.

A family affair

In this case, the owners ought to be liable for not removing them in good time!
OPP warn against people one the ice near bubblers. These bubble to keep docks free of ice!

This one sunk:

Shack is tip of the iceberg

April 13, 2011 A shack from the ice fishing season was not removed off King’s Bay on Mississippi Lake, close to Scotch Corners in Beckwith Township.

I took a walk in the bog, in spring the water is three feet or about a metre deep. Even THAT is not solid!

My soaker in the bog!

On a recent bog trip, I sunk down into water in the middle.

How people think the lakes are solid is beyond me.

The edges are wet under the trees, the middle is wet underneath. We've had such warm temperatures lately.

I took this just before my soakers!

It looks frozen–but it is not!

ATV accidents or incidents?

Reported Injuries: 7 | Deaths: 5
April 19/2010

10. Moosomin man, 37, dies after being thrown from ATV

Source: Regina Leader-PostSASKATCHEWAN - A 37-year-old Moosomin male died after being thrown from the ATV he was riding Tuesday morning.The man, whose name is not being released until next of kin is contacted, was driving an ATV on a grid road two kilometres north and eight kilometres west of...

9. ATV crash sends four kids to hospital
Winnipeg Free Press

RCMP officer says lack of helmets 'a big factor in their injuries'

At 6 p.m. on Wednesday, Steinbach RCMP were called to the scene of the crash on Two Rivers Road, where a one-seat ATV loaded with children had careened off the dirt-and-gravel path. Injured in the accident were the 13-year-old driver and his passengers, a 10-year-old girl, a two-year-old boy and a one-year-old infant. None of the children was wearing a helmet.

A dangerous history

Hospitalizations related to ATV accidents in Canada rose 25 per cent to 4,104 in 2004-2005 from 3,296 in 1996-1997.
Snowmobile-related hospitalizations de­creased by almost 20 per cent.
Source: Canadian Institute for Health Information In Manitoba, there have been several deadly ATV crashes over the last two years.

A 26-year-old man died and two people were taken to hospital in serious condition following a collision of two all­terrain vehicles near Grunthal. The four­wheeler driven by a 26-year-old wearing a helmet rear-ended a second, stationary four-wheeler being ridden by a 30-year­old couple, neither of whom was wearing a helmet.
An 80-year-old Manitou-area farmer was found dead after being pinned under his ATV while check­ing his crops. Family found the victim at about 6:30 p.m. after he failed to return home on time. He was not wearing a helmet.
A 43-year-old man was killed in the RM of Alonsa. His body was found lying on the road and an ATV was in the water-filled ditch.
A 20-year-old man was killed when his ATV crashed into a police vehicle owned by the Shamattawa First Nation. The driver and his two 13-year-old pas­sengers were thrown from the ATV. None was wearing helmets, RCMP said.
A 19-year-old man from Carman was killed when the ATV he was driving north on Provincial Road 32 toward Haywood collided with a southbound pickup truck about 9:45 p.m. The occupants of the truck were not injured.
A 41-year-old man was killed when his ATV rolled in the Interlake north of Gimli.
Two Saskatchewan men in their 30s died after crashing an all­terrain vehicle near Swan River, 500 kilo­metres northwest of Winnipeg. Their quad ATV was travelling through a farming area when it drove off a steep embankment and crashed into the ground below. Both riders were wearing helmets at the time of collision.

8. Three injured in ATV accident - Winnipeg Free Press

Three people are in serious condition following a collision of two all-terrain vehicles in the RM of Hanover. At approximately 9 p.m. Monday night, April 19,  members of the Steinbach RCMP responded to an accident involving ATVs on Road 33 East, near Grunthal.
Police determined that a north-bound four wheeler carrying a 26-year-old from Grunthal had rear-ended a second, stationary four-wheeler being riden by a 30-year-old couple, also from Grunthal.
Police also determined the north-bound four-wheeler had been reported stolen from a resident in the RM of Ste. Anne in 2006. Alcohol was not a factor, but it is believed speed was in the accident.

7. Fort Erie ATV accident sends two to hospital - Niagara Falls ...

5 Apr 2010 ... called serious injuries in an ATV accident Friday afternoon in Fort Erie

6. CBC News - Saskatchewan - ATV accident kills young girl

30 Mar 2010 ... A 13-year-old girl is dead after an accident involving an all-terrain vehicle last weekend

5. Mix 97 | News Team » Blog Archive » Bancroft man dies from ATV ...

Bancroft man dies from ATV accident injuries. Posted on Tuesday, April 6th, 2010

. A 73-year-old Bancroft man has died from injuries suffered in an A-T-V

4. Sarnia boy defying odds in ATV accident recovery | London | News ...

27 Feb 2010 ... Aaron Rops' road to recovery is speeding along beyond expectations

 

3. 25 Year Old Male from Port Alberni Injured in ATV Accident

23 Feb 2010 ... Port Alberni: On Saturday February 20, 2010 at approximately 5:05 pm the RCMP were alerted to an ATV accident

2. CBC News - Nova Scotia - N.S. teen dies in ATV accident

16 Jan 2010 ... A Nova Scotia teenager is dead following an all-terrain vehicle accident in the community of Devon Friday night

1. Man dies in ATV accident 

Jan. 7, 2010—A 60-year-old man from Mitchell's Brook, Mount Carmel, in St. Mary’s Bay died Wednesday when a three-wheel ATV he was driving went over an embankment landing on a rocky shoreline 100-feet below.
RCMP say the accident occurred about 5:15 p.m. as the man was driving the ATV out of his driveway. The machine crossed the roadway and left the shoulder of the road becoming airborne over the embankment. The man was not wearing a helmet. The man was transported to the Health Sciences Centre in St. John’s where he was pronounced dead on arrival. The ATV was seized for inspection and the police investigation is continuing.