When the weather outside is frightful, it’s important that drivers make sure their vehicles are prepared for wintery weather conditions. Snow and ice can turn a normally safe road into a slippery hazard. According to the U.S. Department of Commerce, 70 percent of the fatalities related to ice and snow occur in automobiles. Firestone Complete Auto Care recommends these vehicle maintenance and safe driving tips to help families stay safer on the road this winter season:
Archive for January, 2012
Safer Driving in a Winter Wonderland
Friday, January 27th, 2012
Score Big with Guests at Your SuperBowl Party
Friday, January 27th, 2012
What makes Lodges of Blue Mountain special is that we offer guests the comforts of “a home away from home”. And its not more evident than in the upcoming weeks in Collingwood, whether a participant or a spectator of the World Cup Ski & Snowboardcross and Audi FIS Ski Cross World Cup, you can keep the excitement going from the slopes with a group of friends and settle in to watch the Superbowl.
Snowboard Betties: Stylin’ for the Slopes
Monday, January 16th, 2012As the girls only Billabong, Flaunt It competition draws near…here’s to the Betties looking their best while shreddin’ the slopes.
This Weekend at Blue Mountain Jan. 13-15
Friday, January 13th, 2012Come on up and enjoy the snow and the other festivities the area has to offer…
Ladies of the Canyon and The Heartbroken at Meaford Hall
January 14, 8:00 p.m.
Canadian Indie band, The Heart Broken: Damhnait Doyle, Blake Manning, Stuart Cameron and Peter Fusco. Canadian country music group Ladies of the Canyon, Senja Sargent, Maia Davies, Jasmine Bleile and Anna Ruddick are from Montreal.
1-877-538-0463 www.meafordhall.ca
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How to Choose the Best Overnight Accommodation for Your Vacation Needs
Thursday, January 12th, 2012
Five Simple Solutions to “Are We There Yet?”
Monday, January 9th, 2012
According to Statistics Canada, residents spent over $35 million on domestic travel in 2010. So if you too are planning a family get-away sometime soon, it is easy to enhance the adventure with these tried and true tricks for the road:
1. Pack wisely
The more you haul, the more fuel you will burn, so only take what you will actually use during your vacation. Before embarking on your trip, clean out your car and if in doubt, take it out.
Winter Comfort Food: Delicious Almond Crusted Pumpkin Fritters
Thursday, January 5th, 2012
Winter foods typically mean one thing: comfort. Regardless of the climate, we crave the root vegetables and braised meats that go with the season and keep our bellies full and warm. Luckily, almonds in all their forms guarantee these dishes taste as indulgent and delicious as the very things we crave.
Calling All Girls! The Flaunt It, Billabong Slopestyle and Rail Jam
Wednesday, January 4th, 2012
Billabong Flaunt It 2012, Slopestyle & Rail Jam from Billabong Girls on Vimeo.
Calling all girls! Billabongs Flaunt It, girls Slopestyle and Rail Jam is back for its sixth year! The series starts at Blue Mountain on Jan. 21. Win big money!
“As part of the TTR World Snowboard tour, Flaunt It’s first 6 stops are TTR 3 star events with the Slopestyle winners receiving airfare and accommodation to the series finals. New to this year are stops at Lake Louise, AB and Mont Saint-Sauveur, QC. The Flaunt It Finals (with Jamie Anderson) are back to Sierra-at-Tahoe March 31st, which will be a TTR 4 star event featuring a $10,000 cash purse, plus lots of additional prizing from tour sponsors.” Click here to find out more and register.
