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Snowmobilers who endanger the lives of others may see their sleds seized by authorities, under legislation proposed by B.C. Tourism Minister Kevin Krueger. The legislation would attempt to prevent tragedies such as the one near Revelstoke on March 13, when two Alberta men died in an avalanche believed to have been triggered [...] The B.C. government is pledging to create legislation specifically targeting problem snowmobilers who put themselves and others at risk in the province’s backcountry. The comments from Tourism Minister Kevin Krueger come after another deadly season in B.C.’s mountains, which saw three men killed in avalanches triggered by high-marking — a practice [...] Snowmobilers in Puvirnituq, Que., have found a snowmobile that’s believed to have belonged to an 18-year-old boy who went missing more than four months ago. Jimmy Alashoak was last seen Dec. 14, when he left by snowmobile to join his father at a hunting camp about 80 kilometres away from the northern [...] On April 12th 2010, the Superior East OPP, OPP Underwater Search and Recovery Unit, OPP helicopter and 2 MNR boats returned to the scene on Manitowik Lake to continue the search for 46 year old, Daniel Boisseneau of Hawk Junction who went missing on December 10th 2009 while driving a snowmobile [...] Snowmobilers in North Eastman will benefit from better and safer trails next year, after the Victoria Beach Snowdrifters Club received the final installment of a $16,200 federal cash injection for snowmobile trail maintenance. The money was given out in a series of installments to the club, which maintains their snowmobile trail [...] What was supposed to be a weeklong spring snowmobiling trip in the Bugaboos turned deadly for a Crossfield man. Mark Daniels, 41, set out Friday with a group of three friends for adventure in the southeast corner of British Columbia during considerable avalanche conditions. On Monday, Daniels was highmarking, triggering a snow [...] LONGLAC, Ont. — A northern Ontario man is dead after the snowmobile on which he was a passenger plunged through thin ice. Provincial police officers recovered the body of Lucien Dubeault, 48, on Sunday from Upper Jobrin Lake. Police say the Cochrane, Ont., man was among a party of three who had been fishing [...] MARKLEEVILLE, Calif.—A Bay Area man has been identified by the Alpine County Sheriff’s Department as the victim of a fatal snowmobile accident. Oakley resident Kevin Robert Rudnicki died in a single-vehicle crash at about 12:40 a.m. on Thursday. He was 43 years old. The cause of the crash which occurred near Utica [...] Reporting from Seattle — At least two people were killed and 30 injured after a massive avalanche smothered a high-risk snowmobile rally in southern British Columbia, police said Sunday. “It’s certainly a small miracle that we didn’t end up with a complete, massive group buried under the snow,” said Cpl. Dan Moskaluk [...] Police have recovered the body of a 67-year-old man after his snowmobile trail groomer crashed through the ice of a lake in the Lanaudière region of Quebec Thursday afternoon. The man’s body was found by provincial police divers Friday, one day after police said the groomer went though the ice on Lac Blanc, [...] ctvwinnipeg.ca A 46-year-old man from The Pas died after a snowmobile crash on Tuesday morning, said RCMP. Police are continuing to investigate but said alcohol is believed to be a factor in the collision. Officers and emergency crews in The Pas were called around 11 a.m. to the crash at Young’s Point. Joseph Carriere, 46, [...] VANCOUVER — As the fog rolled in and the sun started to set, Burnaby, B.C. resident Carl Mulherin knew he had a cold, lonely night ahead of him in Pemberton B.C.’s snowy backcountry. Separated from his three friends after a day snowmobiling on Top of the World glacier, the 33-year-old accepted his [...] Nathan Vanderklippe REVELSTOKE, B.C. — Tuesday’s Globe The cultural gap between snowmobilers and avalanche professionals may be partly to blame for low levels of safety training in the fast-growing sledding community. Those who work in avalanche awareness and forecasting overwhelmingly come from the skiing community, and though they have made efforts to [...] A 63 year old man was killed in a snowmobile accident early Saturday morning near Jonathan’s Pond in Central Newfoundland. RCMP Sergeant Wayne Newell says the snowmobile struck some kind of obstruction on a trail, and the victim was thrown from the machine. A 44-year-old man who was also on the snowmobile remains in hospital in serious condition. A man died in [...] GANDER, N.L. – RCMP investigating a fatal snowmobiling accident in central Newfoundland said it’s believed the driver hit an embankment, causing the machine to go airborne. The driver, a 63-year-old man, was killed in the incident Saturday in a remote wooded area near Gander known as Jonathan’s Pond. Sgt. Wayne Newell said the [...] GANDER, N.L. (CP) — Police in central Newfoundland are investigating a fatal snowmobiling accident in the remote woods near Gander early Saturday. A 63-year-old Gander man was pronounced dead at the scene. A 44-year-old man, who was a passenger on the snowmobile, was sent to hospital with serious injuries. No names were released. The accident happened [...] Sonia Sunger, ctvedmonton.ca The family and friends of a local man who was killed in an avalanche almost a year ago say their hearts sank when they heard about this weekend’s tragedy in Revelstoke, B.C. “I feel horrible for everybody involved,” said Sherry Waldroff, who lost her father in an avalanche in March 2009. “The friends, [...] White Fox, Sask., is about 13 kilometres north of Nipawin. (CBC) A 33-year-old man who was injured in a snowmobile crash has died in hospital, RCMP reported Friday. The collision took place about 1.6 kilometres south of the town of White Fox, Sask., a community northeast of Prince Albert. The crash happened on [...] SOMBA K’E/YELLOWKNIFE – Police are still searching for a man who drove off on a city-owned snowmobile after tackling and knocking down the bylaw officer who stopped him at the end of a chase on Saturday. A bylaw officer and tow truck driver stand near the snowmobile that was abandoned by a man near Highway 4 [...] Charlottetown Police Services have identified and charged three men in relation to the death of a fox on the northern outskirts of the city last month. |
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