Moose FM CKLP 103.3 - Parry Sound

If you plan to celebrate the long weekend with fireworks, fire officials are urging you to use caution.  If you're organizing a neighbourhood or family fireworks display, be sure to follow the directions on the fireworks packaging and keep a water hose or pail of water close by.  Fire services are recommending people plan to attend public fireworks instead of putting on their own display.

As boaters head out on the water for the long weekend, there's a plea for your safety: wear a personal floatation device.  OPP Inspector Mark Andrews with the Northeastern Traffic and Marine Unit says it just isn't good enough to have one in the boat with you, you need to wear it at all times.  In an emergency there isn't time to put on a PFD, and almost impossible to get one on once you're in the water.  Andrews says with new technology there's no reason to complain that they're uncomfortable.  Last year in Northeastern Ontario last year, six men drowned, none of them were wearing a PFD while across Ontario, 22 people drowned, 18 of them were not wearing a PFD or life jacket.

As you get ready to hit the road this long weekend you may want check your tire pressure before heading out.  The Rubber Association of Canada has launched a national "Be Tire Smart" campaign to encourage you to check your tires often.  Communications Manager Antonia Issa says just by check the pressure you can save a lot on fuel.

Checking tire pressure doesn't only save fuel.  It can save you money as well. 

Issa says they found that tires are a grudging purchase for Canadians and therefore, not many people take the precautions to check their tires.

Not only will it save money and fuel, Issa says there environmental benefits as well.

For more information on the campaign and to learn more about tire safety visit: www.betiresmart.ca or www.rubberassociation.ca.

The Seguin photo contest winners have been announced.  After over 100 entries were received, the top four photos were chosen along with a few honourable mentions.  First place went to Laura Heberle (sent in by Josef Lorincz) for a scenic photograph of Sugar Lake, second place to Paul Steinberg (sent in by Owen Smith) for a nature shot of a blue heron flying over Otter Lake, third place to Margaret Wallace for a shot of father and son taking a stroll on the Rosepoint Trail, and Forth place went to Kara Duggan for a photo of her daughter after her first dog sled ride at the Seguin Dog Sled Mail Run.  All submitted photographs will be showcased on Seguin's brand new website, www.seguin.ca, scheduled to launch on June 8, 2012.