Local police are issuing a few safety reminders ahead of the Chapleau derby.
Superior East Ontario Provincial Police Constable Trevor Tremblay urges snowmobilers to "take it slow", emphasizing speed is the number one cause of snowmobile fatalities - and warning conditions on the ice can be a problem.
Tremblay also recommends watching for open water.
Anglers are also warned to secure your ice hut - and to avoid keeping any valuables inside when you're not there - as Constable Tremblay notes reports of thefts from ice huts in recent weeks, mainly in Chapleau.
Finally, Constable Tremblay urges people not to drink and drive - cars or snowmachines - and reminds it's illegal to drink out on the ice.