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OPP and Wellington County Roads Department would like drivers to know: • Snowplows typically plow snow at 60km/hr or less so that the blade doesn't bounce and can take a smooth cut of snow and ice from the road. • When spreading sand, salt or liquid de-icer, trucks travel at 50km/h or less which ensures even distribution and a thor- ough coverage. • When plowing the shoul- ders, trucks need to be extremely precise and travel at 30km/h or less. This allows the operator to adjust for obstacles like signs, mailboxes and guardrails. Mailboxes guidelines can be found at www.wellington.ca • When putting garbage and recycling out for pickup, keep it at least one meter away from the roadway. • When parking a vehicle on the road, keep plows in mind. Highway legis- lation prohibits someone from parking their vehicle on a road when it inter- feres with the removal of snow. Section 170(12) of the Highway Traffic Act (HTA). • Section 181 of the HTA pro- hibits anyone from dumping any amount of snow onto a road or highway. • We never recommend passing a plow. The snow and road conditions in front of the plow will be more severe and crossing between different levels of snow covered roads can be dangerous. • While winter-tires can provide an advantage to drivers when it comes to steering a vehicle in the snow, they do not necessarily provide ad- vantages when it comes to stopping. "See snow, go slow!" Volume 21 No. 03 Thursday, January 18, 2018 GEORGETOWN 905-877-0149 www.georgetownchrysler.ca Your Actonian connection for Great Savings! RAM • DODGE JEEP CHRYSLER C a l l P h i l Your Hometown Newspaper NEW News stand Price 40¢ + GST The David Burland Sales Representative REALTOR ® 416-543-1779 Ltd. Brokerage DAVID@BURLAND.CA Serving Acton & Rockwood for 15 years The New Year brings new opportunities! Call David for a FREE Comparative Market Analysis Residents of Eden Mills gathered Saturday for the annual Burning of the Christmas Trees and Tobogganing evening. The event had been postponed a week due to the bitter cold. All those gathered appreciated the heat from the burning of numerous trees, as temperatures dipped again Saturday night. Seemingly immune to the cold, or perhaps just having too much fun on the hill, children enjoyed the night time sledding. - Les Schmidt photo Plowing through the facts