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stouffville suntribune thursday feb 2 2006 19 warm weather zapping regions winter fun by serena willoughby staff writer while you may be enjoying unsea sonably warm temperatures over the past month the peculiar weather pat terns have sent a ripple effect across the region a lack of snow has been replaced by rain which means the regions ponds and streams are not frozen and water levels have risen not only are ponds and streams extremely dangerous the banks are slip pery and unstable don haley at toronto region conservation authority said crosscountry ski and snowshoe trails atkortright centre for conservation in vaughan are severely lacking in snow however january and february thaws are commonhe noted meanwhile winter sports enthusiasts are taking a major hit with georginas ice fishing industry reporting a very slow year although many areas of the lake are safe casey creber operator of caseys huts in port bolster said half his lodge is empty because people are afraid to try their luck port bolsters unique position shel tered by georgina island and duclos point protects it from thaws that effect the rest of the lake he said and just in case i go out and drill a hole in the lake if theres less than six inches i wait for another day mr cre ber said in sutton on the west side of duclos point hank heyink of hank heyink fish hut rentals said he needs three or four days of 20 temperatures to create stable conditions crosscountry ski and snowshoe trails at kortright centre for conservation in vaughan are severely lacking in snow ifs the worst skiing and snowshoeing conditions hes seen in years kortright manager alex waters said although kortright trails are still open for hiking most people arent sure whats safe and easy to do in these conditions so they stay away he said with no snow you might think municipal workers are enjoying a bit of a holiday not so richmond hill engineer ing and public works commissioner italo breutto said the thawandfreeze cycle creates potholes and without snow to protect the pavement frost penetrates deeper causing water main breaks and keeping works crews busy the weather hasnt affected the num ber of times snow removal trucks have been dispatched in newmarket accord ing to town spokesperson crystal moss trucks were sent out 29 times in the winter of 20045 and 24 so far this year while there isnt any snow to clear crews are still busy sanding and salting ms moss said and with forecasts calling for con tinued mild temperatures and increased precipitation this month it looks like the midwinter thaw may turn into no winter at all j mar mi am outlet store off price everyd we have expanded our assortment to include furniture major appliances weekend specials friday feb 3 sunday feb 5 2006 unless otherwise stated while quantities last reesor 3wvy bakingf o fresh roasting chickens about ollce a month a new delivery of fresh extra large roasting chickens arrive at our store these special birds have never been fed antibiotics or 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