Ontario Provincial Police and Ontario Federation of Snowmobile Clubs are asking snowmobilers to make smart choices this winter.
This is Snowmobile Safety Week in Ontario.
OPP Sergeant Michael Price says there have already been five snowmobile fatalities this winter.
"Unfortunately our latest fatalities took place on a lake," says Price, "so we're stressing that the safest place to operate a snowmobile is actually on an OFSC trail."
A 55-year-old man died when his snowmachine went through the ice near Kenora last month.
