NEWS RELEASE
ONTARIO PROVINCIAL POLICE
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ESPANOLA - On Friday, Jan. 18, East Region Ontario Provincial Police (OPP) Snow Machine, All Terrain Vehicle and Vessels Enforcement Unit (S.A.V.E.) was out patrolling the Ontario Federation of Snowmobile Clubs (OFSC) trail system in Espanola, Ont.
At approximately 11:10 a.m., officers observed a violation and conducted a stop. As a result of the investigation, Marcel Loranger, age 44 from Greenstone, Ont. has been charged with:
- Drive Vehicle Having Component or Device Removed or Modified, contrary to section 18(2) of the Motorized Snow Vehicles Act (MSVA)
No other additional charges were laid in relation to him.
Much of Ontario's trail system encompasses private property. Landowners generously allow the use of their private property so that snowmobilers can ride long distances on OFSC trails. Landowners and municipalities are being disturbed by the increase in snowmobile exhaust noise, which is contributing to trail closures.
The OPP remains committed to ensuring that snowmobiling remains a safe recreational activity in Ontario.
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