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The OPP have their snowmobile trail patrols out and about. The focus is riders who drink and ride but police will also be checking for proper licensing, registration, insurance and ownership of snowmobiles and that riders have trail permits and are wearing approved safety helmets. Police will also check that riders are obeying traffic regulations for trail intersections with public roads and any no trespassing signs for private woodlands and pastures. Snowmobilers caught on trails which are designated for cross-country skiing only or as footpaths for snowshoers can also expect penalties. – Gregg Chamberlain The South Nation Conservation Authority (SNC) plans to groom more than 30 kilometres of cross-country and snowshoeing trails within the South Nation River watershed region in partnership with several municipalities. The trailgrooming schedule is part of the SNC’s support of winter tourism and community recreation. Winter trail grooming is scheduled in the SNC’s Warwick Forest recreation area in Berwick, the J. Henry Tweed and W.E. Burton recreation areas in Russell Township, Nokomis Park in the Village of Limoges, Two Creeks Forest near Morrisburg, and the Robert Graham recreation area near Glen Stewart. The SNC and Russell Township also have a partnership deal for grooming the New York Central Fitness Trail between the villages of Russell and Embrun. – Gregg Chamberlain